r/Music • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Feb 12 '25

music Kendrick Lamar becomes the Rapper with the highest monthly listeners in Spotify history (88.8 Million), surpassing Drake

https://aipate.com/2025/02/11/kendrick-lamar-becomes-the-rapper-with-highest-ever-monthly-listeners-on-spotify-beating-drake/
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u/romance_in_durango Feb 12 '25

This is crazy, considering John Prine is also on Spotify.

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u/PCBName Feb 12 '25

it's just a joke. like "that's crazy considering you could be listening to X artist instead." i dont think it has anything to do with suggesting he's a rapper.

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u/tomahawkfury13 Feb 12 '25

Considering the topic is about the rapper with the top monthly listeners…

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u/CreamOnMyNipples Feb 12 '25

The joke definitely insinuates that John Prine is a rapper in this context. If the title just said “artist” and not specifically “rapper” it would’ve been an alright joke, but it straight up does not work here

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u/GhostOfDrTobaggan Feb 14 '25

Of course he’s a rapper. Ever heard Jesus, the Missing Years or Lake Marie? Fucking bars.

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u/PCBName Feb 12 '25

yeah, jokes sometimes rely on an subversion of expectations, like bringing up a old, white folk artist in a conversation about a young, black rap artist.

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u/someguyfromsomething Feb 12 '25

A joke is something you expect followed by something you don't expect. Hope that helps!

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u/CreamOnMyNipples Feb 12 '25

Being given a friggin packet is literally the basis of the meme and I have never heard anyone reference this out of context