Kendrick Lamar and his SZA collaboration “Luther” has now been top of the Billboard Hip Hop chart for 25 weeks.
Originally released last November, the song has been a record breaking hit, ruling the Billboard Hot 100 for 13 consecutive weeks.
While it has since been knocked off that particular throne, “Luther” is still at number five and still sits atop the Hip Hop chart for a record shattering 25th week.
Kendrick broke his own record to achieve the feat after Drake diss track “Not Like Us” spent 22 weeks atop the chart across the summer of 2024.
Kendrick recently got to celebrate the continued success of his astonishing year which has seen him dominate pop culture.
The Compton rapper swept the BET Awards, picking up five trophies on the night.
Held in his native Los Angeles, Lamar was on hand to collect awards for Album of the Year, Best Hip Hop Artist, Best Collaboration Video of the Year and Video Director of the Year, the latter two of which he shared with longtime creative partner Dave Free.
Lamar appeared on the TV broadcast to collect the award for Album of the Year and gave a brief speech to the crowd in attendance.
He said: “I ain’t been here in a long time but I always kept my heart BET. I always made sure they representing the culture right and they put me in the midst of the cycle we represent and that’s real, true, down to earth music that people can feel so I always give my heart to BET.
“To my folks in the building, to my LA natives in the back, I see you. God first and foremost, my company pgLang, SZA in the crowd, we on tour right now, please come to the show. We gonna keep this thing going, I appreciate y’all.”
Lamar is also currently on his Grand National tour with SZA which has been playing to sold out stadiums across North America with the show set to cross the pond to the UK and Europe in the coming months.
He also performed in Drake’s hometown of Toronto to a raucous reception.
