Kendrick Lamar Wins Early Rap Prizes & Best Music Video at 2025 Grammy Awards for ‘Not Like Us’

Kendrick Lamar is a 20-time Grammy Award winner, and he could be adding more to that tally later Sunday night (Feb. 2). Lamar’s “Not Like Us” won in the best rap song, best rap performance and best music video categories during the 2025 Grammy Premiere Ceremony ahead of Sunday night’s prime-time telecast.

With his 20th win, K. Dot becomes the third rapper ever — joining Ye and Jay-Z — to have 20-plus victories at the Grammy Awards.

Lamar — who directed the “NLU” visual alongside pgLang’s Dave Free — beat A$AP Rocky’s “Tailor Swif,” Charli XCX’s “360” and Eminem’s “Houdini” for best music video. In the best rap song category, the Mustard-produced Drake diss track edged out Rapsody’s “Asteroids,” Ye and Ty Dolla $ign’s “Carnival” and his other nom with Future and Metro Boomin for “Like That.”

As far as best rap performance, “Not Like Us” donned the crown over Cardi B’s “Enough,” Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That” (with Lamar), Doechii’s “Nissan Altima,” GloRilla’s “Yeah Glo!,” Eminem’s “Houdini” and Common and Pete Rock’s “Where the Sun Shines Again.”

The Compton, California, native might add a few more trophies to his case, as he’s also nominated in the song of the year and record of the year categories among his seven total noms.

“Not Like Us” arrived in May in the midst of Kendrick Lamar’s feud with Drake and proved to be the knockout shot in their battle. The Cali anthem debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 and broke “Old Town Road”‘s record for most weeks at No. 1 on the Hot Rap Songs chart in October. Next up, Lamar will headline the Super Bowl halftime show, alongside special guest SZA, a week from Sunday, Feb. 9.

Tune in to the 67th Annual Grammy Awards when the televised ceremony begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS.