This is a really weird approach... it is a rap battle based on who the public deems the winner is, just like every rap battle in the past. There is usually a public consensus. The streaming element is a part of it, but the song overnight defeated drake not the weeks after as the song gathered steam and records. I think there is a different play going here by drake so ye contract negotiations etc and another way to discredit Kendrick. He is trying to discredit Kendrick in the eyes of the public, but in reality, he is only discreditng him amongst the ovo fans who already support him.