Drake Makes Another Legal Move Against Universal Over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Diss

For the second day in a row Drake took legal motion against Universal Music Group, this time in Texas Kendrick Lamar diss track “Not Like Us”.

The result is analogous reporting in New York on Monday, through which Drake accuses UMG of falsely inflating the recognition of “Not Like Us” on Spotify and other streaming services.

These two legal moves have taken the bitter feud between the 2 hip-hop superstars to a complete latest level, and the parent company of each men’s record labels has now been drawn directly into the fray.

Tuesday’s indictment filed in Bexar County accuses UMG of engaging in “irregular and improper business practices” to acquire radio airplay of “Not Like Us,” including making illegal payments to San Antonio-based iHeartMedia. The petition, a precursor to a possible lawsuit, seeks testimony from corporate representatives of each firms.

The lawsuit alleges that UMG allegedly knew that “the song itself, in addition to its accompanying album cover and music video, attacked the character of one other of UMG’s most distinguished artists, Drake, by falsely accusing him of committing a sex crime, engaging in pedophilic acts, harboring sex offenders and committing other criminal sexual acts.”

The filing points out that “the song calls Drake a ‘certified pedophile,’ a ‘predator,’ and an individual whose name should ‘be recorded and placed on a neighborhood watch.’

The petition states that Drake may sue UMG for defamation, amongst other things.

A UMG representative didn’t immediately reply to an email looking for comment on the brand new filing. In a press release Monday responding to the New York report, the corporate said that “the suggestion that UMG would do anything to undermine the standing of any of its artists is offensive and unfaithful. We apply the very best ethical practices in our marketing and promotional campaigns.”

An email sent to an iHeartMedia representative looking for comment also didn’t immediately receive a response.

The New York petition also previews a possible lawsuit and alleges that fired UMG employees were perceived as loyal to Drake “in an apparent attempt to conceal his plans.”

The repeated legal maneuvers represent a serious and maybe unprecedented escalation within the hip-hop dispute, especially since at its center is a label representing two of music’s biggest stars.

Drake, 38, a five-time Grammy Award-winning Canadian rapper and singer, and Lamar, 37 Pulitzer Prize winner who shall be the foremost character of the following one Super Bowl halftimethey collaborated occasionally over a decade ago.

That modified when Lamar began publicly attacking Drake in 2013. Fight it intensified rapidly earlier this 12 months.

“Not Like Us,” Lamar’s wildly popular single released in May, was a very brutal moment within the two artists’ barrage of duels.