By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-01-15 15:52:03 | Updated at 2025-01-15 18:31:51
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Drake has filed a federal defamation lawsuit over rival Kendrick Lamar's diss track Not Like Us.
The Canadian rapper, 38, sued Universal Music Group for spreading the 'false and malicious narrative' that he is a pedophile, TMZ reported Wednesday.
Drake says in court documents that UMG knew Lamar's diss track would include lyrics and images in a music video that referred to him as a pedophile.
He accuses UMG of allowing the 'inflammatory and shocking allegations' because the song was a 'gold mine' for the company.
The rapper claims UMG did everything to promote Not Like Us because they knew it would devalue Drake's music and give them leverage in future contract negotiations.
According to the lawsuit, UMG paid a third party to use bots to increase the song's streams by at least 30million.
The company also allegedly engaged in a 'pay for play' scheme with at least one radio promoter and assigned the track as a 'chart-topper' based on fraudulent data.
Drake has filed a defamation lawsuit over rival Kendrick Lamar's diss track Not Like Us
Drake says in court documents that UMG knew Lamar's diss track would include lyrics and images in a music video that referred to him as a pedophile
