UMG Files to Have Drake's Lawsuit Dismissed

Today, Universal filed paperwork to have Drake's defamation lawsuit dismissed.

Drake is suing the label for using bots and payola to artificially inflate Kendrick Lamar's Drake diss "Not Like Us", which suggests Drake is a pedophile.

In UMG's filings, they argue the diss was part of a larger rap battle -- which included Drake accusing Kendrick of domestic abuse -- and Drake is only suing becasue he lost.

“Instead of accepting the loss like the unbothered rap artist he often claims to be, he has sued his own record label in a misguided attempt to salve his wounds ... In spring of 2024 two of the most popular artists in the world engaged in a rap battle," reads the filing.  "Drake encouraged the feud, for example, when he felt that Lamar was taking too long to respond, Drake released a second recording (Taylor Made) in which he goaded Lamar to continue the public rap battle. Lamar did just that ...One of the most successful recording artists of all time, lost a rap battle that he provoked and in which he willingly participated ... "Instead of accepting the loss like the unbothered rap artist he often claims to be, he has sued his own record label in a misguided attempt to salve his wounds, plaintiff’s complaint is utterly without merit and should be dismissed with prejudice."

It is unlikely the judge will throw the case out.