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The web is ABLAZE over Common Music Group’s scathing response to Drake’s defamation lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar’s smash hit diss observe “Not Like Us” which continues to hang-out the hitmaking Canadian rapper whereas fueling infinite warfare between their loyal fanbases on-line.
Within the now-viral movement, UMG delivers a scathing flurry of blows to Drake who they declare is making an attempt to ‘save face’ after shedding a high-profile Rap beef.
In response to stories from Billboard, attorneys for the music big insisted that Drake’s allegations in opposition to UMG had been “meritless,” claiming that he took the difficulty to court docket as a result of he had been publicly embarrassed.
“Plaintiff, one of the crucial profitable recording artists of all time, misplaced a rap battle that he provoked and by which he willingly participated,” UMG’s legal professionals write within the submitting. “As a substitute of accepting the loss just like the unbothered rap artist he usually claims to be, he has sued his personal document label in a misguided try to salve his wounds.”
Common additionally famous that the ‘Hotline Bling’ rapper hurled his personal “hyperbolic insults” and “vitriolic allegations” throughout the identical alternate of songs, accusing Kendrick of home abuse and even questioning whether or not he was actually the daddy of his son.
“Drake has been happy to make use of UMG’s platform to advertise tracks leveling equally incendiary assaults at Lamar,” the corporate’s attorneys identified within the submitting. “However now, after shedding the rap battle, Drake claims that ‘Not Like Us’ is defamatory. It’s not.”
As anticipated, social media erupted with reactions to the spiciest chapter of Drake vs. UMG, focusing totally on the label claiming that the “details and criticism regarding Drake’s relationships with minors predate ‘Not Like Us’ and have been broadly reported.” Yikesss!
In response to the spicy movement, Drake’s lawyer Michael J. Gottlieb issued an announcement to Billboard on Monday, calling the corporate’s submitting an try to distract from the reality.
“UMG desires to faux that that is a couple of rap battle with a view to distract its shareholders, artists and the general public from a easy reality: a grasping firm is lastly being held answerable for making the most of harmful misinformation that has already resulted in a number of acts of violence,” Gottlieb stated in his assertion.
“This movement is a determined ploy by UMG to keep away from accountability, however we’ve each confidence that this case will proceed and proceed to uncover UMG’s lengthy historical past of endangering, abusing and benefiting from its artists.”
This comes after “Not Like Us” took over the world as a chart-topping hit, successful a number of Grammys earlier than turning into immortalized throughout Lamar’s Tremendous Bowl halftime present in February.
To counter its success, Drake filed a lawsuit in opposition to UMG over the tune, claiming the label artificially boosted the observe’s reputation. The lawsuit additionally alleged that the label “waged a marketing campaign” in opposition to its Drake to unfold a “malicious narrative” about him that the corporate knew to be false.
Do you suppose Drake has an opportunity to win this case? Inform us down under and peep the pettiest reactions to UMG’s spicy clapback at Drake’s defamation lawsuit on the flip.
