{"id":320481,"date":"2025-04-14T15:42:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T20:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/kendrick-lamars-luther-keeps-drakes-nokia-from-no-1-after-heavy-push-2"},"modified":"2025-04-14T15:42:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T20:42:24","slug":"kendrick-lamars-luther-keeps-drakes-nokia-from-no-1-after-heavy-push-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/kendrick-lamars-luther-keeps-drakes-nokia-from-no-1-after-heavy-push-2","title":{"rendered":"Kendrick Lamar&#039;s &#039;Luther&#039; Retains Drake&#039;s &#039;Nokia&#039; From No. 1 After Heavy Push"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Kendrick Lamar &amp; SZA<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">&#8216;Luther&#8217; No. 1 For 8 Straight Weeks!!!<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Holds Drake&#8217;s &#8216;Nokia&#8217; at Bay<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n            Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-04-14T11:49:59-07:00\">April 14, 2025 11:49 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"40.8955223881\">\n<section id=\"cb-8d0a6c5a010a64f4e93b8990ef48efcb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250414_d810605463414d0aad50443ba2514f9c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:e4489892-ce49-456d-8fb1-9211e4555b01\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Adin Ross\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d8\/4by3\/2025\/04\/14\/d810605463414d0aad50443ba2514f9c_md.jpg\" alt=\"kendrick-lamar-sza-drake-billboard-hot-100-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8d0a6c5a010a64f4e93b8990ef48efcb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-badd338670c409b369dd5d0159213764\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"23.811023622\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/drake\/\"><strong>Drake<\/strong><\/a> will have to wait another week to see if his latest breakout hit will hit No. 1 &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kendrick-lamar\/\"><strong>Kendrick Lamar<\/strong><\/a> is STILL in his way!!!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-badd338670c409b369dd5d0159213764--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ecd58dc3be8a8cd003f48e0a75233444\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28.4528301887\">\n<p>On Monday, the latest Billboard Hot 100 chart emerged with Kendrick and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/sza\/\"><strong>SZA<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s melodic duet &#8220;Luther&#8221; still stingy with the top spot for its 8th week in a row!!!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ecd58dc3be8a8cd003f48e0a75233444--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ce9ab14c9e06833b3193dbdf3c361cd8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250414_8f27d08c7e38404ab45eac55e956f60e\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:e4489892-ce49-456d-8fb1-9211e4555b01\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8f\/4by3\/2025\/04\/14\/8f27d08c7e38404ab45eac55e956f60e_md.jpg\" alt=\"kendrick-lamar-sza-drake-billboard-hot-100-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>                 <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ce9ab14c9e06833b3193dbdf3c361cd8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0db4ee0e632f42b2e36d9bea668525f5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Drake&#8217;s &#8220;Nokia&#8221; single has been climbing the charts and hit a new peak position of No. 2 &#8230; the traction just wasn&#8217;t enough to topple &#8220;Luther.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0db4ee0e632f42b2e36d9bea668525f5--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5d4e5d3c0b34206514f670ebe8b08f1b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5d4e5d3c0b34206514f670ebe8b08f1b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3023b69ae720eb5a6b5240e4e9023b5c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"26.6644295302\">\n<p>We spoke to R&amp;B legend <strong>Cheryl Lynn, <\/strong>whose vocals are sampled on &#8220;Luther&#8221; and she called the success <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/11\/cheryl-lynn-reacts-to-kendrick-lamar-and-szas-luther-topping-billboard-for-7-weeks\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>mind-blowing<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; and it hasn&#8217;t slowed down yet!!!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3023b69ae720eb5a6b5240e4e9023b5c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6b0fb61fea147961b4036a51fdd2e53f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Fans still punch-drunk over last year&#8217;s beef have been keeping tabs to see if Drake&#8217;s star power holds up after Kendrick reached new heights by dissing him with &#8220;Not Like Us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6b0fb61fea147961b4036a51fdd2e53f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f7cb22dc68edb2196b73c71da80f1c0b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f7cb22dc68edb2196b73c71da80f1c0b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-34a22f2eee6a024749aedf280cda6721\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>Kendrick and SZA released the &#8220;Luther&#8221; video last Friday &#8212; shot by Drake&#8217;s former video director, to inflame the beef, which built even more momentum that carried them to the finish line.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-34a22f2eee6a024749aedf280cda6721--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e3cf4d9e25cecd36579daa312a0c9c93\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-d2e25e38-8e27-4dac-903c-b176359fd01f-372437108-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-d2e25e38-8e27-4dac-903c-b176359fd01f-372437108-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/54\/16by9\/2025\/04\/14\/54c4b35f1afe45f68f61f84777a126ac_md.jpg\" alt=\"041425_drake_adin_ross_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Kick\/Stake<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e3cf4d9e25cecd36579daa312a0c9c93--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-cc55bc0e1f59cd4e7c1c5edacfbcc5ef\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"26.4347826087\">\n<p>Drake hosted a live stream with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/adin-ross\/\"><strong>Adin Ross<\/strong><\/a> over the weekend and alluded that K. Dot and other opps are raging with the machine by using bots to boost their music.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-cc55bc0e1f59cd4e7c1c5edacfbcc5ef--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/14\/kendrick-lamars-luther-keeps-drake-s-nokia-from-1-after-heavy-push\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kendrick Lamar &amp; SZA &#8216;Luther&#8217; No. 1 For 8 Straight Weeks!!! 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