Drake has filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG), alleging defamation stemming from Kendrick Lamar's diss track 'Not Like Us.' The lawsuit claims UMG knowingly promoted the track despite its inclusion of false pedophilia allegations against Drake, leading to threats, attempted break-ins, online harassment, and reputational damage. Drake seeks damages and accountability from UMG for prioritizing profits over artist safety.
A hip-hop superstar beef was cranked up another notch Wednesday when Drake sued Universal Music Group for defamation over rival Kendrick Lamar's diss track “Not Like Us.”
The result, the suit says, was intruders shooting a security guard and two attempted break-ins at Drake’s Toronto home, online hate and harassment, a hit to his reputation and a decrease in his brand's value before his contract renegotiation with UMG this year. The suit later alleges, “UMG did so because it understood that the Recording's inflammatory and shocking allegations were a gold mine.”
“Not only are these claims untrue, but the notion that we would seek to harm the reputation of any artist — let alone Drake — is illogical," the company said. “We have invested massively in his music and our employees around the world have worked tirelessly for many years to help him achieve historic commercial and personal financial success.”
The two were occasional collaborators more than a decade ago, but Lamar began taking public jabs at Drake starting in 2013. The fight escalated steeply last year.
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