“Because he’s a legend”: Fans react as Kendrick Lamar surpasses 50 billion total streams on Spotify

The year 2025 brings another achievement for rapper Kendrick Lamar, as he has surpassed 50 billion streams on Spotify. Earlier this year, Lamar's Not Like Us won five Grammys. The rapper also kick-started the Grand National Tour with SZA, which became the highest-grossing co-headline tour in history.

Now with over 50 billion Spotify streams, Kendrick Lamar has become the fifth rapper in history to achieve this feat. Many netizens praised and congratulated the rapper over his new accomplishment.

"Because he’s a legend," a fan reacted.

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Because he’s a legend.

Netizens gave mixed reactions to Kendrick Lamar surpassing 50 billion streams on Spotify

With tracks like Not Like Us and his recent album GNX, Lamar is topping charts and has crossed the massive mark of 50 billion streams on Spotify. Fans called him one of the best storytellers, whereas others called the streaming number "insane."

"50 billion streams is insane kendrick really showing why hes one of the greatest to ever do it," a netizen added.

"Kendrick out here proving the universe bends for talent while the rest of us are still arguing over who “hotter”," a user wrote.

"A massive milestone for one of hip-hop’s greatest storytellers... 50 BILLION streams = global impact and timeless replay value," another user commented.

The long-standing beef between Drake and Lamar, which was further escalated after Lamar released the diss track Not Like Us, drew many comments that compared the success of the two rappers. Many on the internet paralleled the streaming records for the two.

"The 5th rapper in history to achieve this. Drake, on the other hand, currently stands at over 110 billion total streams, making him the most streamed artist in Spotify history," a netizen added.

"Kendrick lamar is not good as Drake , still he is quite famous," another user wrote.

"Drake better but he's good too," another netizen commented.

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According to Hot New Hip Hop, Lamar became the fifth most-streamed rapper on Spotify, surpassing the 50 billion mark. Here is the list of the top five rappers.

• Drake - 118 billion
• Travis Scott - 58 billion
• Eminem - 58 billion
• Ye - 57 billion
• Kendrick Lamar - 50 billion

Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s Grand National tour took off as the most successful co-headline tour, raking in over $256.4 million and selling more than one million tickets. The tour isn't wrapped up yet and will wind down in December with the finish of the Australia leg.

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