Serena Williams says Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” is the hit of the Summer.
When asked about the song during the Essence Festival, Williams says, “Oh, I love that song. It’s the hit of the Summer! Whew! When they play that jam, I’m jamming. I’m jamming jamming.”
“You definitely Crip walking in that song. It’s so cool what he did though. Bringing everyone to the stage? That was incredible … I couldn’t believe it,” Williams said.
The song is an undeniable hit- however, Williams may have her own reasoning for liking it. In the song, K.Dot raps, “From Alondra down to Central, n**** better not speak on Serena.”
K. Dot’s bars were in reference to Drake previously dissing Serena’s husband, Alexis Ohanian, in his single “Middle of the Ocean.” He rapped, “Sidebar, Serena, your husband a groupie/ He claim we don’t got a problem but/No, boo, it is like you comin’ for sushi.”
Ohanian used a Kobe Bryant quote to clap back at Drake.
During the same interview, Williams talked growing up in Compton and how special it was.
“Growing up in Compton was a special time. I mean, we grew up around the time it was Dr. Dre and Eazy-E,” she said. “And then Snoop Dogg was in Lynwood, which is literally the next street over from where we lived in Compton.”
“I was really young, but I still remember how cool it was and just being a part of that culture. Then growing up in that era and training on those Compton courts and even training in Watts,” she added.
“It’s crazy like how small that was and, and all these amazing artists and athletes all coming out from this one tiny city that just means so much,” she continued. “So it’s just really cool memories and just really cool things to look back on.”