The rapper alleges the label promoted “Not Like Us” to harm him and drive profits. Universal denied the allegations.

Rapper Drake has filed a defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group related to Kendrick Lamar diss track "Not Like Us."

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 leading hip-hop superstar beef has been cranked up another notch, with Drake suing Universal Music Group for defamation over rival Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.”

Universal Music Group has posted a fiery response to Drake’s lawsuit around Kendrick Lamar’s brutal diss track, “Not Like Us,” in which he accuses the company of defamation. Early Wednesday, Drake sued the company for defamation and harassment,

One day after dropping his pre-action petition against Universal Music Group, Drake has officially sued the label over Kendrick Lamar diss record, “Not Like Us.”

Universal Music Group (UMG) has responded to Drake’s lawsuit with a motion of their own. The music and entertainment company — that signed Drake in 2009 via Lil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment — is

Universal Music has filed a motion to dismiss Drake’s petition for pre-suit deposition in Bexar County, Texas, citing lack of evidence in the rapper’s claims against the record company that it artificially inflated and promoted Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.

Drake’s legal dispute with Universal Music Group (UMG) continues to intensify. In a 144-page document submitted to Bexar County, Texas, on Thursday (Jan. 23), the music giant asked a court to dismiss the pre-action petition the rapper filed against them in November 2024.