US EditionKendrick Lamar Performs ‘Not Like Us’ In Toronto, Crowd Asks for Encore
- Kendrick Lamar performed his diss track "Not Like Us" during the first night of his Grand National Tour in Toronto on June 12, 2025.
- The performance followed an intensified feud with Drake that escalated through 2024 and prompted Drake's defamation lawsuit over the song's lyrics.
- Concertgoers loudly echoed Lamar's harsh verses, chanting accusations like "colonizer" and "pedophile" against Drake, and called for an encore that Lamar did not grant.
- The audience's applause and calls for an encore continued for two minutes, while reports emerged of heightened security measures, including a police escort near Toronto's Rogers Centre, Drake's hometown.
- Lamar’s Toronto show highlighted the ongoing high-profile rap battle with Drake, while a planned livestream and giveaway by Drake and Kai Cenat scheduled for the same night was postponed.
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Daily CourierKendrick Lamar gets two-minute ovation after 'Not Like Us' in Drake's hometown
TORONTO — Kendrick Lamar stepped onto Drake’s turf on Thursday, playing his first concert in Toronto since the rift between the music superstars went into hyperdrive last year.
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