Drake files federal lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar diss track Not Like Us
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Drake has filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group after they released Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us diss track that called him a paedophile. It has been reported that Drake, real name Aubrey Drake Graham, is suing UMG for spreading the ‘false and malicious narrative’ he’s a paedophile.
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This comes after Kendrick’s hit song Not Like Us contained lyrics that read: ‘Say, Drake, I hear you like ’em young,’ and ‘Just make sure you hide your lil’ sister from him.’. The artwork released with the single is an aerial shot of Drake’s mansion with sex offender targets overlaid.
Drake, 38, is signed to his own company OVO, and Kendrick, 37, is signed to pgLang, but both artists license their music to the record company for marketing and distribution. TMZ reported that the suit claims the song’s lyrics are filled with ‘inflammatory and shocking allegations’ and claims that UMG had an ulterior motive when it came to promoting Kendrick’s tune.
In the documents seen by TMZ, Drake suggests that UMG profited from the devaluation of Drake’s brand as it would provide them with leverage when it came to future contract negotiations. According to the lawsuit, UMG also paid a third party to use bots to increase the song’s streams by at least 30 million.
The suit specified that Kendrick was not being discussed in the suit. ‘This lawsuit is not about the artist who created Not Like Us,’ the documents state. ‘It is, instead, entirely about UMG, the music company that decided to publish, promote, exploit, and monetize’ a song that contained false claims.
