Drake Emerges As Best Selling Rapper In Country For 2024

Arguably, the biggest hip-hop beef in history between Drake and Kendrick Lamar has declared that the Compton lyricist was the clear winner, but in an industry where numbers reign supreme, Drake is the victor in that department when he sold the most units in the United States.

According to Chart Data, the “6” God sold over eight million total album units in 2024.

.@Drake was the best selling rapper by total album units in the US in 2024 with over 8 million sold. pic.twitter.com/5V6soQS10e

— chart data (@chartdata) January 5, 2025

Although through public perception, Drake took a big loss, it did not stop his bottom line and he is still one of the top recording artists in the world. However, seemingly his ego took a massive hit as caught in a song that was “leaked” online which has been since deleted recently. In the song, he is allegedly taking shots at the Los Angeles Laker’s future NBA Hall of Famer LeBron James, who he had a close relationship with before the Kendrick Lamar battle.

According to HipHopDX, music producer Conductor Williams dropped a new freestyle by the “Thank Me Later” rapper on his social media page before taking it down later. The track was titled “Fighting Irish Freestyle,” which coincidentally is the name of the high school team that LeBron played with while attending the St. Vincent–St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio.

It’s been widely reported that Drake has placed LeBron and another former friend, DeMar DeRozan, who once played for Drake’s favorite NBA team, the Toronto Raptors (where they formed a close friendship during his time with the franchise) on his “ops” list after both basketball players attended a Kendrick concert last year.

He eludes to his close friendship with Drake when he seemingly brings LeBron up without mentioning his name.

“‘Member we tradin’ watches? I gave you that Arabic dial, you gave me a numbered edition. You would even check up on my son like a pediatrician, sure convinced the gang this sh** was rooted in love when it isn’t, show me how different we are, there’s blessings in juxtaposition, I guess now you boys gotta abandon your summer tradition.”