Kendrick Lamar has Toronto concert participants beg for more after performing “Don’t Like Us” in Drake’s hometown.
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Kendrick Lamar brought his Grammy winner track “Don’t Like Us” to the heart of Drake’s hometown on Thursday night (June 12) tour in Toronto, and the crowd didn’t want it to end.
Videos on the show show Lamar burst into an ode “One” that towered above the audience after performing a bubble track against Toronto rappers.
Toronto crowd yells “A-Minor” in Unison pic.twitter.com/sz0kkizs2n
– PGLANG Update (@pglangupdates) June 13, 2025
The crowd didn’t stop either, and another clip grabbed the concert’s audience and shouted “Certified Pedophilia” and “A-Minor”, which echoed the stern lyrics in the song. Others repeatedly screamed at Drake’s Ovo brand “Ovhoes”.
Toronto crowd yells “A-Minor” in Unison pic.twitter.com/sz0kkizs2n
– PGLANG Update (@pglangupdates) June 13, 2025
The Toronto performance marks one of the most exciting moments in Kendrick Lamar’s 2025 tour, especially given the city’s in-depth connection with Drake. The song accused Drake of misconduct and cultural theft, which has become a cultural flashpoint in their ongoing dispute.
“Don’t Like Us” made headlines in 2024, when it dropped in a series of diss tracks swapped between two hip-hop heavyweights.
But it was Lamar’s performance in the Super Bowl halftime show, which cemented his position as a decisive moment in the competition.
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Since then, the track has gone to more platinum and won multiple Grammy Awards, but has also been in legal trouble.
In January 2025, Drake filed a federal defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, alleging that the label facilitated the song, despite allegations that he claimed it was “false and dangerous”, portraying him as a pedophile.
UMG responded with a motion for dismissal, believing that the lyrics were protected as opinions and rhetorical expressions.
The judge allowed the case to continue discovery, giving Drake access to internal documents and contracts related to the song promotion.
