In the Nineties, it was East vs West. Now, hip-hop’s juiciest beef has migrated to the streets of north London. Two weekends ago, Drake oversaw a chorus of “f*** Kendrick” at his Wireless headline slot in Finsbury Park. Last night, it was Kendrick Lamar’s turn. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium erupted in a word-perfect rendition of “Not Like Us,” still the triumphant knockout blow in the now-infamous feud between the Compton rapper and the Canadian chart-topper.
Lamar has been riding high since releasing the scathing diss track earlier this year – sweeping up seven Grammys, headlining the Super Bowl, and dropping a critically acclaimed sixth album, GNX. The Grand National Tour, the rapper’s first all-stadium tour which kicked off in the US in April, is the latest iteration of this.
