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The overwhelming popularity of “Not Like Us” (and his decisive rap battle loss) bothered Drake so much he filed a lawsuit about it. Not against Kendrick Lamar, who uttered the allegedly defamatory statements (“certified pedophile”),
Drake's legal push to unseal Kendrick Lamar's contract has UMG warning that public access could cripple its artist negotiations.
While the rapper is currently on tour with PartyNextDoor in Europe to promote their album, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, Drake dropped a teaser on Instagram that has Texas fans begging to know more. The August 12 post showed clips of the rapper making his way through stadium crowds, captioned "COMING TO A CITY NEAR YOU."
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The company’s CEO, Lucian Grainge, called Drake’s claim “farcical” and “groundless and indeed ridiculous” in a letter filed in New York federal court Thursday, according to Forbes. Grainge said that he never heard “Not Like Us” or saw its music video until they were released.
Drake is demanding Interscope CEO's pay records, claiming they could reveal a financial motive behind releasing Kendrick Lamar's diss track.
In a declaration letter filed Thursday night in the Southern District of New York, Grainge said Drake's accusation that UMG (parent label firm to both Drake and Lamar) defamed him “makes no sense.”
Drake has given fans a warning about his run-in with an unusually potent German mouthwash.
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