{"id":1856,"date":"2025-05-08T07:09:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T07:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/05\/08\/drake-wants-to-chill-diss-rap-with-not-like-us-lawsuit-says-umg\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T07:09:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T07:09:55","slug":"drake-wants-to-chill-diss-rap-with-not-like-us-lawsuit-says-umg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/05\/08\/drake-wants-to-chill-diss-rap-with-not-like-us-lawsuit-says-umg\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake Wants To &#8220;Chill&#8221; Diss Rap With &#8220;Not Like Us&#8221; Lawsuit Says UMG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Drake is being accused of trying to muzzle Hip-Hop\u2019s long-standing tradition of lyrical combat in an attempt to undermine the First Amendment with his lawsuit against Kendrick Lamar.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper faces renewed legal resistance from Universal Music Group over his lawsuit targeting Lamar\u2019s chart-topping diss track \u201cNot Like Us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The legal battle stems from a heated two-month lyrical exchange in 2024 between Drake and <a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/kendrick-lamar\">Kendrick Lamar,<\/a> which saw the two rap heavyweights trade nine diss tracks.<\/p>\n<p>Drake\u2019s lawsuit initially centered on the lyric in \u201cNot Like Us\u201d that he claims defamed him by calling him a <a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/H58vbez_m4E?si=AzyHaGxpBu4HfcAe\">\u201ccertified pedophile.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><d class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><br \/>\n<d class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H58vbez_m4E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/d><br \/>\n<\/d><\/figure>\n<p>But after UMG filed a motion to dismiss, Drake filed an amended complaint and shifted his focus to Kendrick Lamar\u2019s Super Bowl performance, even though the lyric in question was omitted from the show.<\/p>\n<p>UMG is now asking a judge to toss the case entirely, calling the claims baseless and constitutionally dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAssessed in context, as it must be, \u2018Not Like Us\u2019 conveys nonactionable opinion and rhetorical hyperbole,\u201d UMG attorney Rollin A. Ransom explained. \u201cIndeed, diss tracks are a popular and celebrated art form centered around outrageous insults and they would be chilled if Drake\u2019s suit were permitted to proceed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ransom didn\u2019t hold back from pointing out what he saw as hypocrisy in <a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/drake\">Drake\u2019s<\/a> position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDrake, who had no concerns using UMG\u2019s platform to publish slurs about Lamar during their rap feud, now claims \u2018Not Like Us\u2019 is defamatory. These allegations\u2014directly aimed at chilling legitimate artistic expression safeguarded by the First Amendment\u2014are meritless,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>UMG argues that any defamation claims fall flat because the statements in the song are not factual assertions but rather exaggerated opinions typical of rap battles.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><d class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><br \/>\n<d class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE HEART PART 6 - DRAKE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HJeY-FXidDQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/d><br \/>\n<\/d><\/figure>\n<p>The label also took aim at Drake\u2019s own lyrical content, noting that he used UMG\u2019s platform to release diss tracks accusing <a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HJeY-FXidDQ?si=HkLMcTbWSFyGeQwp\">Kendrick Lamar of domestic abuse and questioning the paternity of his child.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>UMG says this undermines Drake\u2019s credibility in claiming to be a victim of defamation. The label\u2019s filing frames the lawsuit as less about legal harm and more about Drake\u2019s bruised ego.<\/p>\n<p>The label said the rapper is trying to \u201csalve his wounds\u201d after losing a public rap feud and is now targeting the commercial success of \u201cNot Like Us,\u201d which became the best-selling rap song of 2024<\/p>\n<p>UMG is asking the court to dismiss Drake\u2019s amended complaint with prejudice, which would prevent him from refiling the case.<\/p>\n<p>Drake\u2019s legal fight over Kendrick Lamar\u2019s \u201cNot Like Us\u201d drew fire from UMG, which accused him of trying to silence diss tracks and stifle free speech.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<aside class=\"article-footer-text\">\n<h2> What do you think about this article? <\/h2>\n<p><span> Share your thoughts in the comments below and join the discussion! <\/span><\/aside>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p>\n<aside>\n<\/aside><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/news\/drake-trying-to-chill-diss-rap-with-not-like-us-lawsuit\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drake is being accused of trying to muzzle Hip-Hop\u2019s long-standing tradition of lyrical combat in an attempt to undermine the First Amendment with his lawsuit against Kendrick Lamar. The rapper faces renewed legal resistance from Universal Music Group over his lawsuit targeting Lamar\u2019s chart-topping diss track \u201cNot Like Us.\u201d The legal battle stems from a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hip-hop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1856"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1856\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}