Drake‘s record label are seeking to have his lawsuit against them dismissed, arguing he “encouraged” his feud with Kendrick Lamar.
Drake is suing his own record label
The Canadian rapper sued Universal Music Group (UMG) for releasing and promoting Kendrick’s diss track ‘Not Like Us’ but in their response to the defamation case, they argued the 38-year-old star “lost a rap battle that he provoked” and “sued his own record label in a misguided attempt to salve his wounds.”
In documents obtained by People magazine, UMG claimed that although ‘Not Like Us’ features hyperbolic insults, including refering to Drake and his friends as “certified paedophiles”, the ‘God’s Plan’ hitmakerhad used their platform to “promote tracks leveling similarly incendiary attacks” on his rival.
The filing added: “Drake encouraged the feud.
“For example, when he felt that Lamar was taking too long to respond, Drake released a second recording in which he goaded Lamar to continue the public rap battle. Lamar did just that, and collectively Drake and Lamar released a total of nine tracks taking aim at each other.”
The motion notes Drake was “pleased” to see UMG promote tracks that accused Kendrick of engaging in domestic abuse and “that one of Lamar’s business partners and managers is the true father of Lamar’s son.”
The filing noted: “But now, after losing the rap battle, Drake claims that ‘Not Like Us’ is defamatory. It is not.”
The response also criticised Drake’s claim ‘Not Like Us’ constitutes “second-degree harassment” and promoting the song goes against general business law in New York.
The document stated:”Less than three years ago, Drake himself signed a public petition criticising ‘the trend of prosecutors using artists’ creative expression against them’ by…
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