section_path: History/2023–24: Direct confrontation/"Not Like Us" and "The Heart Part 6"
section_name: "Not Like Us" and "The Heart Part 6"
paragraph_text: "Not Like Us" and "The Heart Part 6"
  
  On May 4, 2024, Kendrick Lamar released " Not Like Us ", produced by DJ Mustard. In the track, Lamar more explicitly refers to Drake and members of his inner circle as pedophiles, saying: "Say, Drake, I hear you like 'em young. You better not ever go to cell block one" and referencing Drake's album Certified Lover Boy before calling Drake and his crew "certified pedophiles". Lamar's last line of his first verse, "Tryna strike a chord, and it's probably A-minor", an allusion to the accusations of pedophilia against Drake and his crew, became a cultural meme in its own right, with fans loudly chanting the line in later performances.
  
  Several members of Drake's crew were mentioned by name in the track, including a direct reference to Baka Not Nice 's prior criminal charges of sex trafficking, assault, and robbery of a 22-year-old woman he allegedly forced into prostitution in 2014. He was only convicted of an assault charge and an unrelated weapons charge. The cover art for the track was a satellite image of Drake's mansion labeled with pins representing sexual predators.
  
  Lamar also levies other accusations against Drake in his third verse, including referring to Drake as a "colonizer", pointing out how he has frequently collaborated with (and in Lamar's view, co-opted the stylings of) Atlanta rappers despite having no roots in the city, and drawing an allusion between this pattern and the history of slavery and indentured servitude in the same region of the U.S. Lamar also accuses Drake of disrespecting the Bay Area by using an A.I. version of Tupac's voice on "Taylor Made Freestyle", potentially inciting violence against him: "I think that Oakland show gon' be your last stop, nigga". Lamar hints at having significant further material for criticism of Drake, including many future diss tracks already prepared.
  
  After the release of the song, on Google Maps, fans have found Drake's mansion and have labeled the house, using Google Maps' option to customize locations, as "Owned by Kendrick", as well as things like "A-Minor", referencing the first verse of "Not Like Us" and "Kendrick's Dog", which could be another reference to one of Drake's albums, For All the Dogs.
  
  On May 5, 2024, Drake released " The Heart Part 6 ". The title references Lamar's "The Heart" series, picking up after Lamar's critically acclaimed " The Heart Part 5 ". In the track, Drake denies the pedophile and grooming allegations made against him. He claims Lamar's accusations were based on his own trauma stemming from abuse. The Aretha Franklin song "Prove It" is sampled, and uses Franklin's lines "Now let me see you prove it / Just let me see you prove it". Drake says: "Only fuckin' with Whitneys, not Millie Bobby Browns, I'd never look twice at no teenager", referring to Drake's friendship with the actress that started when she was 14, and led to accusations on social media that Drake was grooming her.
  
  Drake also alleges that his inner circle fed Lamar false information about having an 11-year-old daughter, which Lamar referenced in "Meet the Grahams". He continues claiming that there were cases of domestic violence in Lamar's relationship with Alford, and claimed that Lamar had not seen his children in six months. Writing on social media afterwards, Drake predicted Lamar would respond shortly, saying "And we know you're dropping 6 mins after so instead of posting my address you have a lot to address". "The Heart Part 6" received negative reviews from critics and fans, amassing an estimated over 1 million dislikes on YouTube.
  
  On May 4, 2024, Kendrick Lamar released " Not Like Us ", produced by DJ Mustard. In the track, Lamar more explicitly refers to Drake and members of his inner circle as pedophiles, saying: "Say, Drake, I hear you like 'em young. You better not ever go to cell block one" and referencing Drake's album Certified Lover Boy before calling Drake and his crew "certified pedophiles". Lamar's last line of his first verse, "Tryna strike a chord, and it's probably A-minor", an allusion to the accusations of pedophilia against Drake and his crew, became a cultural meme in its own right, with fans loudly chanting the line in later performances.
  
  Several members of Drake's crew were mentioned by name in the track, including a direct reference to Baka Not Nice 's prior criminal charges of sex trafficking, assault, and robbery of a 22-year-old woman he allegedly forced into prostitution in 2014. He was only convicted of an assault charge and an unrelated weapons charge. The cover art for the track was a satellite image of Drake's mansion labeled with pins representing sexual predators.
  
  Lamar also levies other accusations against Drake in his third verse, including referring to Drake as a "colonizer", pointing out how he has frequently collaborated with (and in Lamar's view, co-opted the stylings of) Atlanta rappers despite having no roots in the city, and drawing an allusion between this pattern and the history of slavery and indentured servitude in the same region of the U.S. Lamar also accuses Drake of disrespecting the Bay Area by using an A.I. version of Tupac's voice on "Taylor Made Freestyle", potentially inciting violence against him: "I think that Oakland show gon' be your last stop, nigga". Lamar hints at having significant further material for criticism of Drake, including many future diss tracks already prepared.
  
  After the release of the song, on Google Maps, fans have found Drake's mansion and have labeled the house, using Google Maps' option to customize locations, as "Owned by Kendrick", as well as things like "A-Minor", referencing the first verse of "Not Like Us" and "Kendrick's Dog", which could be another reference to one of Drake's albums, For All the Dogs.
  
  On May 5, 2024, Drake released " The Heart Part 6 ". The title references Lamar's "The Heart" series, picking up after Lamar's critically acclaimed " The Heart Part 5 ". In the track, Drake denies the pedophile and grooming allegations made against him. He claims Lamar's accusations were based on his own trauma stemming from abuse. The Aretha Franklin song "Prove It" is sampled, and uses Franklin's lines "Now let me see you prove it / Just let me see you prove it". Drake says: "Only fuckin' with Whitneys, not Millie Bobby Browns, I'd never look twice at no teenager", referring to Drake's friendship with the actress that started when she was 14, and led to accusations on social media that Drake was grooming her.
  
  Drake also alleges that his inner circle fed Lamar false information about having an 11-year-old daughter, which Lamar referenced in "Meet the Grahams". He continues claiming that there were cases of domestic violence in Lamar's relationship with Alford, and claimed that Lamar had not seen his children in six months. Writing on social media afterwards, Drake predicted Lamar would respond shortly, saying "And we know you're dropping 6 mins after so instead of posting my address you have a lot to address". "The Heart Part 6" received negative reviews from critics and fans, amassing an estimated over 1 million dislikes on YouTube.