Dr. Dre Says He Loves ‘Not Like Us’ After Hearing Drake Speak Negatively About Kendrick Lamar’s Family During Feud
Written by djfrosty on January 30, 2025
Dr. Dre has long been one of Kendrick Lamar’s mentors, and when K. Dot clashed with Drake last year, it’s obvious what side the West Coast legend was going to be on.
Dre joined the debut episode of interview series The Unusual Suspects With Kenya Barris and Malcolm Gladwell on Thursday (Jan. 30), during which he publicly voiced his support for Lamar’s “Not Like Us” knockout blow and said he didn’t appreciate Drizzy speaking negatively on Kendrick’s family throughout the battle.
Barris brought up Kendrick’s Pop Out concert and how it made the director “feel proud to be from L.A.,” which prompted Dre to defend his mentee.
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“I love that record,” the Death Row icon said of “Not Like Us.” “I’ma say this on camera. I don’t want to get negative. My whole s–t is about being positive and moving forward and all that s–t, but the fact I heard Drake say something negative about Kendrick’s wife and his kids, that made me say, ‘Ah, adios!’”
Drake repeatedly poked at Kendrick with allegations of abusing his wife, Whitney Alford, and claims that his business pgLang partner Dave Free illegitimately fathered one of their kids on diss tracks such as “Push Ups,” “Family Matters” and “The Heart Part 6.”
“Not Like Us” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and broke the record for most weeks atop the Hot Rap Songs when it passed Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus’ “Old Town Road” in October.
Dr. Dre made a special surprise appearance at Kendrick’s Pop Out concert on Juneteenth last year at the Kia Forum, where he had the honor to introduce “Not Like Us” with a simple, “Pst, I see dead people.”
Lamar will have the chance to bring “Not Like Us” to millions of households in February when he takes the stage at the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show in New Orleans.
Hosted by Barris and award-winning author Malcolm Gladwell, The Unusual Suspects debuts on Thursday, and the audio series will feature additional episodes with Jimmy Kimmel, Ava Duvernay, David Chang, Sue Bird and more as guests.
Listen to the clip of Dr. Dre talking about “Not Like Us” below.