The court papers accuse UMG of scheming to turn 'Not Like Us' into a viral hit at Drake's expense.
Drake has escalated his dispute with fellow rap superstar Kendrick Lamar, filing a pair of court notices warning of legal action against major music companies for what Drake called manipulative promotion of Lamar’s megahit “Not Like Us.”
The record-breaking “diss” track “Not Like Us” released this year suggests Drake is a sex offender with lyrics such as, “Drake, I hear you like ’em young,” and references to a “certified paedophile” and a “predator.” Drake, using his given name Aubrey Drake Graham, filed a petition in Bexar County District Court in Texas on Monday serving notice to music giants iHeartMedia and Universal Music Group accusing UMG of scheming to turn “Not Like Us” into a viral hit at the expense of Drake, a fellow UMG artist.
Universal Music Group denied it undermined Drake or that it used unethical practices to market Lamar’s song, saying in a statement that Drake’s accusations were “contrived and absurd legal arguments.”ReutersDrake’s company Frozen Moments filed a similar action in the New York Supreme Court against Universal and Spotify on Monday, accusing Universal of using payola and other manipulative practices to promote “Not Like Us.
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