Hip-hop fans were almost treated to a powerful collaboration as American rapper Kendrick Lamar came close to working with his fellow rapper Young Thug and Lil Durk on Mustard’s song

Kendrick Lamar is kicking of 2025 with a bang. The rapper's monumental hit, "Not Like Us," has officially surpassed one billion Spotify streams. Lamar's anthemic track, released in May 2024, marked the end of the highly publicized feud between himself and Drake and became a longstanding hit,

The summer single, one of several to come from a feud with fellow rapper Drake, was one of the biggest songs of 2024, hitting the top of Billboard's Hot 100.