Drake is suing his personal label, Common Music Group.
The 38-year-old rapper is hitting the label with a lawsuit for spreading the “false and malicious narrative” he’s a pedophile, TMZ reviews.
He reportedly filed the defamation case Wednesday morning (January 15) in federal courtroom in New York Metropolis, placing UMG on blast for releasing and selling Kendrick Lamar‘s hit diss observe, “Not Like Us.”
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Drake claims within the swimsuit that UMG knew Kendrick‘s lyrics and music video imagery, referring to Drake as a pedophile, had been false and harmful.
He referred to the music as having “inflammatory and stunning allegations,” calling it a “gold mine” for UMG and claims that his label deliberately wished to advertise “Not Like Us” and devalue his personal music and model for future leverage in contract negotiations.
Drake‘s final UMG contract signed in 2022 was value a reported $400 million.
In accordance with the swimsuit, UMG paid a 3rd get together to make use of bots to extend the music’s streams by no less than 30 million and engaged in a “pay for play” scheme with no less than one radio promoter.
Drake claims UMG was additionally concerned in getting Kendrick the upcoming 2025 Tremendous Bowl halftime present so the music could possibly be carried out on that large stage, calling it “one of the vital (and seen) cultural occasions of the 12 months.”
“This lawsuit isn’t in regards to the artist who created ‘Not Like Us.’ It’s, as an alternative, fully about UMG, the music firm that determined to publish, promote, exploit, and monetize” the music, the swimsuit reads.
Drake additionally mentioned that since Kendrick dropped the music there have been a number of shootings at or close to his Toronto mansion, together with considered one of his safety guards getting shot.
Drake filed a movement to drop a authorized motion he’d filed towards UMG and Spotify in New York state courtroom, however sources now inform TMZ that was to might method for a federal case. See what he initially alleged within the authorized motion.
