Kendrick Lamar Ties Drake For Highest-Certified Rap Song Ever

Kendrick Lamar has officially tied with Drake for having the rap song with the highest number of certifications awarded by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). On Monday (November 25), Kendrick and Travis Scott‘s 2016 collab “Goosebumps” was certified 16x platinum – joining Drake’s 2018 single “God’s Plan” as the only other rap song in history to reach the feat, which means each track has sold over 16 million units. AD LOADING… The news arrives just after Drake submitted two “pre-action” filings against Universal Music Group (UMG), seeking discovery and depositions for potential future lawsuits surrounding Kendrick’s diss song against him, “Not Like Us.” These aren’t lawsuits themselves, but petitions asking for more information before a lawsuit is filed. Even if he gains access to the information he desires, Drake is not legally bound to follow through with a lawsuit. In the first filing, Drizzy claims that UMG — the parent company of both his label Republic and Kendrick’s longtime home of Interscope — used bots and payola to boost the popularity of “Not Like Us” on streaming services and radio, ensuring it would become a mega-hit. AD LOADING… It seeks “pre-action discovery” from UMG and Spotify to allow...