UMG has filed a motion to dismiss Drake’s defamation lawsuit over ‘Not Like Us,’ arguing that he willingly engaged in a rap battle widely considered a loss

“Instead of accepting the loss like the unbothered rap artist he often claims to be, he has sued his own record label in a misguided attempt to salve his wounds.”

“In spring of 2024 two of the most popular artists in the world engaged in a rap battle […] Drake encouraged the feud, for example, when he felt that Lamar was taking too long to respond, Drake released a second recording (Taylor Made) in which he goaded Lamar to continue the public rap battle. Lamar did just that”

“One of the most successful recording artists of all time, lost a rap battle that he provoked and in which he willingly participated.”