Drake fans had their day turned upside down when they tried to play his music on Spotify, only to be greeted by Kendrick Lamar’s diss track.
Imagine gearing up to listen to Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’ and suddenly hearing Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ instead. That’s exactly what happened to fans using Siri for their Spotify playlists. In a video that went viral, Jeremy Hecht from HipHopDX illustrated this odd glitch. Hecht demonstrated how asking Siri to play ‘Certified Lover Boy’ resulted in the device playing Lamar’s track, which includes the line ‘Certified Lover Boy? Certified pedophile,’ causing confusion with the app’s lyric-based identification system.
Several users took to social media to share their own experiences with this glitch. Videos popped up showcasing the same mishap, turning what should have been a Drake listening session into an unexpected Kendrick Lamar moment. The issue boiled down to the app using lyrics alongside song and album titles for identification, which clearly backfired in this instance.
This glitch comes at a bad time for Drake, who hasn’t fully recovered from his public beef with Kendrick Lamar. The internet widely believes that Drake lost this feud, and now this Spotify mishap adds another layer to the embarrassment. To make matters worse, Drake was the target of jokes by the Argentinian soccer team after Canada lost to them in the Copa America semi-finals.
The team’s social media account posted, ‘Not like us, not with us,’ quoting Kendrick’s diss track and celebrating their victory over Canada. Adding fuel to the fire, Drake had bet $300,000 on the game, hoping Canada would win. He even cheekily mentioned Messi when he posted his betting slip, writing, ‘This could get Messi [Canada flag emoji].’ Unfortunately for Drake, the joke was on him as Canada lost 2-0.
As if all this wasn’t enough, the music video for Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ surpassed Drake’s ‘Family Matters’ on YouTube. Lamar’s video amassed over 41 million views in less than a week, far outstripping Drake’s 35 million views.
It’s clear that this glitch, though likely inadvertent, has added to Drake’s string of bad luck lately. From losing bets to soccer matches to being bested by Kendrick Lamar in YouTube views, Drake can’t seem to catch a break.
Whether the Spotify glitch gets fixed or not, it’s a moment Drake and his fans likely won’t forget any time soon. Meanwhile, Kendrick Lamar continues to ride the wave of his success.
