Kendrick Lamar has been on a roll in recent months, and mercifully for his die-hard fans, he exhibits no signs of relenting. Chart Data on X reveals that the Compton-bred rapper is celebrating yet another remarkable streaming milestone. Allegedly, he has reclaimed the coveted No. 1 spot on the U.S. Spotify Top Artists chart, a throne previously occupied by Drake.
However, this is merely the latest in a series of breathtaking accomplishments by Kendrick. Just last month, he scooped up five Grammy awards for his scathing diss track "Not Like Us." The very next weekend, he had the honor of performing it during the highly anticipated Super Bowl halftime show, which garnered a staggering 133.5 million viewers, making it the most-watched Super Bowl Halftime Show in history. Prior to Kendrick, Michael Jackson held the record with his 1993 performance, watched by 133.4 million people. And just last week, he set yet another Spotify record by becoming the first rapper to amass over 110 million monthly listeners on the platform.
Drake isn't the only artist Kendrick has recently deposed from their throne. Last week, it was also reported that he had usurped Travis Scott's crown for having the fastest rap album to reach 2 billion streams in the 2020s. According to the NFR Podcast, his project GNX achieved this impressive feat in just 96 days, while Scott's Utopia took 114 days.
News of Kendrick's latest triumph comes just weeks before he is set to embark on his "Grand National" tour alongside SZA. The dynamic duo will enchant audiences in cities across North America, including Minneapolis, Houston, Atlanta, and more, until June. Subsequently, they will shift their focus to the European leg of the tour, which sold out almost instantly. They are expected to captivate crowds in Germany, France, Italy, and beyond. The pair's track "Luther" has been topping charts for weeks, along with Kendrick's other hits such as "Not Like Us," "TV Off," "Squabble Up," and more.
