Drake Files Second Legal Action Against Kendrick Lamar - Noise11.com
Drake, Photo by Ros O'Gorman, noise11

Drake, Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Drake Files Second Legal Action Against Kendrick Lamar

by Music-News.com on November 28, 2024

in News

Drake has filed a second legal petition against Universal Music Group (UMG) over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track Not Like Us.

Drake has filed court documents in Texas against UMG bosses for alleged defamation over Kendrick’s inflammatory song, in which he accuses Drake of being a paedophile.

In the new filing, his lawyers claim Not Like Us damaged Drake’s reputation by “falsely accusing him of being a sex offender, engaging in pedophilic acts, harboring sex offenders, and committing other criminal sexual acts”.

They argued that UMG bosses knew the lyrics of the song “attacked the character” of Drake and could have “refused to release” the diss track or demanded edits to remove the controversial words.

“But UMG chose to do the opposite. UMG designed, financed, and then executed a plan to turn Not Like Us into a viral mega-hit with the intent of using the spectacle of harm to Drake and his businesses to drive consumer hysteria and, of course, massive revenues,” they alleged.

Executives at the iHeartRadio network are also named in the filing because the rapper’s lawyers accuse staff of possibly accepting “covert payments” from UMG to promote the song as part of a “pay-to-play scheme”.

In his New York petition earlier this week, Drake accused UMG bosses of working with Spotify to artificially inflate the popularity of Not Like Us.

A UMG representative said at the time, “The suggestion that UMG would do anything to undermine any of its artists is offensive and untrue. We employ the highest ethical practices in our marketing and promotional campaigns. No amount of contrived and absurd legal arguments in this pre-action submission can mask the fact that fans choose the music they want to hear.”

The petitions are not lawsuits, but pre-action requests for information that could potentially lead to one in the future.

Not Like Us was the most successful song in the series of diss tracks Drake and Kendrick released against each other earlier this year. The Canadian rapper denied the incendiary allegations in his response song, The Heart Part 6.

music-news.com

Stay updated with your free Noise11.com daily music news email alert. Subscribe to Noise11 Music News here

Be the first to see NOISE11.com’s newest interviews and special features on YOUTUBE and updated regularly. See things first SUBSCRIBE here: Noise11 on YouTube SUBSCRIBE

Follow Noise11 on Social Media

Noise11.com

Noise11 is now on Bluesky. Follow us at Noise11 on Instagram

You’ll discover music news first following Noise11 on Twitter

Related Posts

Beyonce in concert in Melbourne by Ros O'Gorman
Unreleased Beyoncé Music Stolen

Unreleased Beyoncé music and setlists have been stolen from her choreographer's car.

5 hours ago
Big Noter
Briggs’ Metal Act Big Noter Premieres ‘Talk Straight’

Big Noter, the metal side of Aussie rapper Briggs, has premiered a second song ‘Talk Straight’.

7 hours ago
Katy Perry, photo by Ros O'Gorman, rod laver arena, Melbourne 2014
Katy Perry Issues Restraining Order Against Stalker

Katy Perry has been granted a permanent restraining order against a man who allegedly keeps showing up at her California home.

18 hours ago
Justin Bieber in Sydney photo by Ros O'Gorman, music news, noise11.com
Justin Bieber Pops Out 21 Song Album ‘Swag’ #LISTEN

Justin Bieber has just slipped out a surprise new album ‘Swag’ with 21 tracks.

5 days ago
Jack White at the Forum Melbourne 9 December 2024 photo by David James Swanson
Jack White Gets His First Mobile Phone

Jack White received his first "cellular telephone" as a 50th birthday present.

6 days ago
Hilltop Hoods by Ashlee Jones
Hilltop Hoods Ninth Album is ‘Fall From The Light’

Hilltop Hoods will release their ninth album ‘Fall From The Light’ 1 August and then hit the road for the Never Coming Home tour in February 2026.

July 9, 2025
Simple Plan
Simple Plan Doco Hits Prime Video

Prime has premiered the Simple Plan documentary ‘The Kids In The Crowd’.

July 8, 2025