Kendrick Lamar ties Drake as one of few artists to claim the entire top five on the Billboard Hot 100, days after Drake took their months-long rap beef to court.

As Kendrick Lamar’s new LP, GNX, blasts in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, the superstar rapper rules the Billboard Hot 100 songs survey, where the his song “Squabble Up” hit number 1. As if “Not Like Us” and Kendrick’s guest verse on “Like That” weren’t enough indication that 2024 is his,

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