Barack Obama is from Charli XCX to Shaboozey, but apparently wasn’t feeling Kendrick Lamar’s “ ,” leading to fans wondering whether the former President is on Team Drake. While “Not Like Us” has turned out to be one of the biggest songs of the summer so far, on the Hot 100 , it doesn’t appear on Obama’s recently shared summer 2023 playlist — even though the playlist includes entries from hip-hop faves like GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion, and Saweetie. Who told the homie to keep Not Like Us off 😭 — Frazier Tharpe II (@The_SummerMan) His team when he wanted to add Not Like Us — Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) Y’all think Michelle made Barack backspace “Not Like Us” when he was typing up us playlist? — Grip Bayless✨ (@talleyberrybaby) You know you’ve been listening to “Not Like Us” and I know you’ve been listening to “Not Like Us.
” — Jamilah Lemieux (@JamilahLemieux) The song , inspired part of , and finally . The song was even a big hit during the Olympics, with Team USA basketball stars Steph Curry and LeBron James . It isn’t like Obama dislikes the Compton rapper’s music; he’s hung out with the rapper on several occasions, and even admitted to having him on a .
He even predicted that Kendrick would topple Drake in a theoretical rap battle, before the two actually came to lyrical blows. Maybe his excluding “Not Like Us” was an oversight, or perhaps he simply wanted to keep things kosher for the playlist, which still feels like it has some obligation to be at least a little wholesome and less haterific..
