"Not Like Us" was the coup de grace in the epic rap battle between Lamar and Drake this year, which saw both rappers reach new lows and occasional highs (unless you ask J. Cole and Questlove ). The track also became Lamar's fourth No. 1 single, and first as a solo artist, and also broke numerous streaming records.

Kendrick Lamar is breaking down the meaning of "Not Like Us" — without ever saying the name Drake. The Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper, 37, spoke with SZA in an interview for Harper's Bazaar published Monday and was asked to explain what his Drake diss track "Not Like Us" means to him.

For Kendrick Lamar, there's much more to his catchy hater anthem "Not Like Us" than his disdain for Drake. Five months after dropping the diss track, which decisively ended the rappers' legendary rap feud earlier this year,