Barack Obama's summer playlist 2024 is out, but this season's biggest hit, Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us," is noticeably missing from the former president's song recommendations.

On Monday, Obama took to X, formerly Twitter, to share his 2024 summer playlist, which features songs from viral stars like Tommy Richman and Paul Russell to music legends such as Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones.

"With summer winding down, I wanted to share some songs that I've been listening to lately – and it wouldn't be my playlist if it didn't include an eclectic mix. I hope you find something new to listen to!" Obama wrote alongside the list.

But while it included both recent hits and old-school classics, Lamar's chart-topping Drake diss song "Not Like Us" was not among the 44 tracks on Obama's summer playlist 2024.

Lamar released "Not Like Us" on May 4 amid his rap beef with Drake, which fans believe ultimately ended with the former's victory.

The song debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and did not leave the top 6 in the next eight weeks.

The "Not Like Us" snub may come as a surprise to fans as Obama is known to be a fan of Lamar's music.

Back in 2016, the former POTUS said he would pick Lamar over Drake as the winner of a then-hypothetical rap battle and praised the Compton rapper's album "To Pimp a Butterfly" as "outstanding."

While Lamar's hit was apparently not among the songs Obama was bumping this summer, his playlist featured several other rappers.

The former president listed Common's "The People," Megan Thee Stallion and GloRilla's "Wanna Be," Saweetie's "My Best" and 2Pac's "How Do U Want It" as some of his picks.

Obama also showed he's having a "brat summer" by adding Charli XCX's "365."

Some of the classics he included in his summer playlist were the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and Blackstreet's "No Diggity."

The playlist was released in tandem with Obama's 2024 summer reading list, which featured books by authors Percival Everett, Jonathan Blitzer, Lisa Ko and Adelle Waldman.

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Check out Obama's complete summer playlist 2024 below.

  • "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" - Shaboozey
  • "365" - Charli XCX
  • "Chihiro" - Billie Eilish
  • "Love Me Jeje" - Tems
  • "I Like the Way You Kiss Me" - Artemas
  • "Million Dollar Baby" - Tommy Richman
  • "I Can't Even Cry" - Hope Tala
  • "No Diggity" - Blackstreet ft. Dr. Dre and Queen Pen
  • "Charge It" - ENNY
  • "O Quarto (Soundtrack Version)" - Carminho
  • "What's in the Tea?" - Calimossa
  • "I Love the Life I Live, I Live the Life I Love" - Hubert Sumlin and Keith Richards
  • "Say So" - PJ Morton ft. JoJo
  • "Why Don't You" - Cleo Sol
  • "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" - The Miracles
  • "Process" - H.E.R.
  • "How Do U Want It" - 2Pac ft. K-Ci & JoJo
  • "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" - Sting
  • "Unsuffer Me" - Lucinda Williams
  • "Golden" - Jill Scott
  • "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" - The Rolling Stones
  • "My Best" - Saweetie
  • "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting" - Charles Mingus
  • "Come Away With Me" - Norah Jones
  • "The People" - Common
  • "Don't Cry Baby" - Etta James
  • "Bad Boy" - Chris Jedi, Gaby Music & Dei V ft. Anuel AA and Ozuna
  • "Yayo" - Rema
  • "Old Dutch" - Bonny Light Horseman
  • "Symptom of Life" - Willow
  • "Whiskey Whiskey" - Moneybagg Yo ft. Morgan Wallen
  • "Stargazing" - Myles Smith
  • "Wanna Be" - GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion
  • "Jump" - Tyla, Gunna and Skillibeng
  • "Perro Negro" - Bad Bunny & Feid
  • "Lil Boo Thang" - Paul Russell
  • "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" - Digable Planets
  • "Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)" - Bob Marley & the Wailers
  • "One of These Things First" - Nick Drake
  • "Silvio" - Bob Dylan
  • "Love Is Everywhere" - Pharoah Sanders
  • "Where Did Our Love Go" - The Supremes
  • "Texas Hold 'Em" - Beyoncé
  • "Someone to Watch Over Me" - Samara Joy ft. Pasquale Grasso
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