Kendrick Lamar made waves during the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show by bringing Drake's diss track Not Like Us ... Fans didn’t need every word spelled out to know exactly what he was saying ...

The main way that they differ is that spoken word tends to be a lot more straight to the point, avoiding complicated metaphors in favour of stripped back and straight to the point lyrics.

Are the lyrics of diss tracks meant to be taken literally? UMG argued not in its recent motion to dismiss Drake’s defamation lawsuit.