The Hollywood Reporter

Universal Music Says Drake “Lost a Rap Battle” and It Shouldn’t Be Held Liable for Hyperbole

The label says followers of the rap battle understand that Kendrick Lamar was exaggerating in the song accusing Drake of pedophilia. By Winston Cho In “Family Matters,” Drake‘s penultimate diss track ...
AllHipHop

EXCLUSIVE: Drake Accused Of Trying To “Chill” Art Of Dissing With “Not Like Us” Lawsuit

Drake’s legal fight over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” drew fire from UMG, which accused him of trying to silence diss tracks & free speech. Drake is being accused of trying to muzzle Hip-Hop’s ...
Stereogum

Universal Music Group Files To Dismiss Drake’s “Not Like Us” Lawsuit, Saying He “Lost A Rap Battle He Provoked”

In January, after taking some preliminary legal measures last fall, Drake officially sued his own record label Universal Music Group, claiming the company illegally schemed to boost the popularity of ...
Pitchfork

Universal Music Group Asks to Dismiss Drake’s Federal Lawsuit, Blames Him for Losing Rap Battle to Kendrick Lamar

Lawyers for Universal Music Group (UMG) formally responded to Drake’s federal lawsuit against the major label today (March 17) and asked the court to dismiss the defamation case. The court filing ...
Rolling Stone

A Year Later, No One Can Get Over the Kendrick and Drake Beef

One year ago this week, Kendrick Lamar and Drake engaged in a monumental rapid-fire rap beef, trading scathing diss songs like “Euphoria” and “Family Matters” back-to-back, sometimes in a matter of ...