Ahead of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show performance, Drake’s legal team issued a new statement about his ongoing legal battle with Universal Music Group (UMG). The Canadian rapper has filed against UMG over claims that the label had “illegally inflated” streaming figures for Lamar’s diss track ‘Not Like Us’. Drake also claims that Lamar’s lyrics were defamatory against him, accusing him of being a sex offender and engaging in various sexual criminal acts. However, all of these accusations have been denied by Lamar’s team.
The lengthy feud between Lamar and Drake began this spring, with both rappers releasing multiple diss tracks at one another. Drake was even forced to remove ‘Taylor Made Freestyle’ from streaming services due to the likeness of late rapper Tupac Shakur’s voice in the track. Nevertheless, ‘Not Like Us’ won three GRAMMY awards in the previous week’s ceremony, thus leading Lamar to emerge as the winner of the feud.
Drake’s lawyers are accusing UMG in the ongoing legal battle that its actions regarding the diss track are not just harmless entertainment, but are promoting paedophilia and child abuse. The statement further added that UMG is prioritizing corporate profits and executive bonuses above the well-being of its artists and their content. The legal battle is ongoing, and more evidence will ultimately be presented in court to expose UMG’s completely wrong priorities.
Though the legal battle between the two rappers has been going on for months, both artists have continued to release new music. Lamar, recently released ‘Out of Time’, featuring a verse from rapper Baby Keem, while Drake dropped his hit single ‘What’s Next’. Despite the ongoing legal battle, both Lamar and Drake have cemented their statuses as hip-hop legends for years to come.
In conclusion, Lamar and Drake have been engaged in a long-standing feud, including multiple diss tracks and legal claims made by both parties. The Canadian artist has been deemed the loser of the feud as Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ won three GRAMMY awards. Drake continues to pursue legal action against his label, UMG, claiming that they have factually “illegally inflated” streaming figures for Lamar’s diss track. UMG has denied these claims and defended their commitment to the content they produce. The feud between the two rappers continues, with no end in sight
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