Drake sues his own label for defamation over Kendrick Lamar diss track
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Drake is accusing Universal Music Group of spreading the ‘false and malicious narrative’ that he is a pedophile. Drake is suing his own label, Universal Music Group (UMG), for spreading the “false and malicious narrative” that he is a pedophile.
Universal Music Group also represent Kendrick Lamar, who Drake has been involved in a long-running beef with. In May 2024, Interscope Records, a subsidiary of UMG, released Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us,” which included lyrics such as: “Say, Drake, I hear you like ‘em young.".
Drake, born Aubrey Drake Graham, claims in the lawsuit that Universal knew the allegations were false but “chose corporate greed over the safety and well-being of its artists.” Lamar is not named in the suit. It continues: “In controversy, UMG saw an opportunity, seized it, and continued to fan the flames.”.
The lawsuit has been filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. It claims that Universal “approved, published, and launched a campaign to create a viral hit out of a rap track” that was “intended to convey the specific, unmistakable, and false factual allegation that Drake is a criminal pedophile, and to suggest that the public should resort to vigilante justice in response.”.
The Independent has contacted UMG for comment. The lawsuit was filed just hours after Drake agreed to drop a separate legal complaint against UMG and Spotify that claimed they had schemed to artificially boost the streaming number for “Not Like Us.”.
