Drake’s label fires back at rapper over ‘Not Like Us’ defamation lawsuit Drake sued Universal Music Group, for promoting Kendrick Lamar’s diss track, Not Like Us Drake’s record label Universal Music Group has recently filed a motion to dismiss his defamation lawsuit against them for promoting Kendrick Lamar’s single, Not Like Us. In the suit, the UMG label claimed that Drake “lost a rap battle that he provoked and sued his own record label in a misguided attempt to salve his wounds”. The label further said that Not Like Us might have featured “hyperbolic insults,” but the rapper also used UMG’s platform “to promote tracks leveling similarly incendiary attacks at Kendrick”.
It is reported that Kendrick’s Not Like Us referred Drake and his friends as “certified pedophiles” who should “be registered and placed on neighborhood watch”. However, UMG believed, “Drake encouraged the feud..
. For example, when he felt that Kendrick was taking too long to respond, Drake released a second recording in which he goaded Kendrick to continue the public rap battle.” “Kendrick did just that, and collectively Drake and Kendrick released a total of nine tracks taking aim at each other,” read the motion.
The statement also said that Drake “was pleased to see UMG promote tracks that hurled accusations of Kendrick engaging in domestic abuse and that one of his business partners and managers is the true father of Kendrick’s son”. “But now, after lo.
