Kendrick Lamar Named Billboard’s Greatest Pop Star Of 2024

American rapper Kendrick Lamar has been crowned the ‘Greatest Pop Star’ of 2024 by Billboard, marking a historic milestone in his career.

Lamar’s impressive run on the Billboard Hot 100 chart this year, fueled by his highly publicized hip-hop beef with Canadian rapper Drake, earned him this prestigious title.

During the beef, Lamar released several chart-topping songs, including the number one single ‘Not Like Us.’ This achievement makes Lamar the first rapper to be named Billboard’s Greatest Pop Star of the year since Drake in 2018.

In related news, Mariah Carey’s festive hit ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ has tied with Lil Nas’ ‘Old Town Road’ and Shaboozey’s ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’ as the longest-running number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with an impressive 17-week streak.

Notably, all three longest-running number one songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart are now by Black lead artists, which is seen as a significant milestone in music history.