As a guest on the Hot Freestyle’s Mic Check podcast, the 46-year-old claimed he was ready to respond after being name-dropped ...

Drake says Kendrick Lamar’s blockbuster hit “Not Like Us” crossed the line when it accused him of ... co-author of the book ...

Universal Music Group has finally responded to Drake’s claims that the label damaged his reputation with Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us,” and ... t use lyrics against rappers ...

At such a critical moment in US history ... which includes the lyrics: “Say, Drake, I hear you like em’ young.” Lamar is not named in the lawsuit; however, Drake additionally claimed ...

In a filing in Manhattan federal court, UMG said the lyrics to "Not Like Us," which according to Drake brand him a pedophile, are merely "rhetorical hyperbole" and opinion safeguarded by the U.S ...

UMG claimed that the lyrics of “Not Like Us” are protected as free speech under the First Amendment, and although it contained exaggerated remarks, the use of “[h]yperbolic and metaphorical ...

Drake says Kendrick Lamar’s blockbuster hit “Not Like Us” crossed the line when it ... co-author of the book Rap on Trial about the use of hip-hop lyrics as criminal evidence, says.

Universal Music Group has filed a scathing motion to dismiss Drake‘s New York lawsuit against them for promoting Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us,” stating that he’s only suing because he ...

Universal Music Group (UMG) moved to dismiss the defamation lawsuit filed by Drake over Kendrick Lamar’s song “Not Like Us,” a pivotal ... about Lamar’s lyrics,” the motion reads.

By Joe Coscarelli With the Drake takedown “Not Like Us,” by Kendrick Lamar ... arguing that its lyrics are merely “a series of hyperbolic insults,” the lingua franca of any hip-hop ...

Now, they’re from his own label, in a motion to dismiss his defamation lawsuit over Lamar’s hit diss, “Not Like Us.” Drake ... petition against using rap lyrics as legal evidence.