00:00Drake has filed a defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group and Kendrick Lamar for the artist mega hit not like us
00:07Drake filed in federal court on Wednesday and said the release of Lamar's not like us which is aimed at the Canadian rapper was an
00:13Example of valuing corporate greed over the safety and well-being of its artists
00:17Both artists are signed to UMG subsidiaries Republic Records and Interscope Records
00:22The new lawsuit claims UMG approved
00:25Published and launched a campaign to create a viral hit out of a rap track that was intended to convey the specific
00:32unmistakable and false factual
00:34Allegation that Drake is a criminal pedophile and to suggest that the public should resort to vigilante justice in response
00:40Drake's latest suit comes two months after he claimed UMG and Spotify
00:44Inflated the streams of not like us which Lamar dropped in May after the rappers feud resurfaced in March
00:50Becoming one of 2024's biggest hits and nominated for key Grammys
00:54However, it was reported late Tuesday that he dropped that legal action in that case for more updates and details to the story
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