At what point did you realize it was a banger for the ages?
At the very first, I thought it was very simple pop track, especially right after MTG. But I kept seeing people either having fun or Drake stans losing their minds over a pop song

then the song grew on me. Not only this song was so humiliating for it to be the #1 banger in the world, this gave a deep scar on Drake. He was not the same as he was 2019-2023. With Drake not being on top now, Hip-Hop feels like its being restored. O.G. Rappers coming back and giving us art again. With NLU, he stole Drake's audience: The World.
Plus, ngl this song is catchy as fukk