UMG Files Motion to Dismiss Drake's Not Like Us Lawsuit

Last month Universal Music Group took the first step in requesting a dismissal of Drake defamation of character lawsuit for distributing Kendrick Lamar's Drake diss track, "Not Like Us [click here if you missed that]." 

This week UMG pulled the trigger...

From Variety

Universal Music Group has filed a scathing motion to dismiss Drake‘s New York lawsuit against them for promoting Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us,” stating that he’s only suing because he “lost a rap battle” and took legal action to “salve his wounds.”

The motion, filed earlier today and reviewed by Variety, took a cutting approach to making the case for dismissal, claiming that Drake “lost a rap battle that he provoked and in which he willingly participated. 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. Plaintiff’s Complaint is utterly without merit and should be dismissed with prejudice.”

"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."

UMG has moved to dismiss Drake's lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." pic.twitter.com/UOwv6DVNlo

— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) March 17, 2025

"Notably, less than three years ago, Drake himself signed a public petition criticizing “the trend of prosecutors using artists’ creative expression against them” by treating rap lyrics as literal fact."

Full filing: https://t.co/jUIBkGTgFn

— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) March 17, 2025