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Drake Files a Lawsuit Over Kendrick Lamar’s Diss Track ‘Not Like Us’ Calling Him a Pedophile

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Drake has filed a defamation lawsuit over rival Kendrick Lamar's diss track Not Like Us

Drake has filed a federal defamation lawsuit over rival Kendrick Lamar’s diss track Not Like Us.

The Canadian rapper, 38, has sued Universal Music Group for spreading the “false and malicious narrative” that he is a pedophile. TMZ reported Wednesday.

Drake says in court documents that UMG knew Lamar’s diss track would contain lyrics and images in a music video that referred to him as a pedophile.

He accuses UMG of allowing the “inflammatory and shocking allegations” because the song was a “gold mine” for the company.

The rapper claims that UMG did everything they could to promote Not Like Us because they knew it would devalue Drake’s music and give them leverage in future contract negotiations.

According to the lawsuit, UMG paid a third party to use bots to increase the song’s streams by at least 30 million.

The company is also alleged to have engaged in a ‘pay for play’ scheme with at least one radio promoter and classified the song as a ‘chart topper’ based on fraudulent data.

Drake has filed a defamation lawsuit over rival Kendrick Lamar’s diss track Not Like Us

Drake says in court documents that UMG knew Lamar's diss track would contain lyrics and images in a music video that referred to him as a pedophile.

Drake says in court documents that UMG knew Lamar’s diss track would contain lyrics and images in a music video that referred to him as a pedophile.

It comes as Kendrick prepares to perform at the Super Bowl in New Orleans next month.

Drake mentions the performance in the lawsuit, claiming that UMG was there to get Kendrick the performance so the song could be released at “one of the most important (and watched) cultural events of the year.”

The lawsuit also emphasizes that it is not against Kendrick himself.

“This lawsuit is not about the artist who created Not Like Us,” the lawsuit says.

“Instead, it’s all about UMG, the music company that decided to publish, promote, exploit and monetize a song that contained false claims.

Drake also said the song put him in danger, citing the numerous shootings near or at his Toronto mansion since its release.

Not Like Us broke several chart records after spending 21 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot Rap chart, and spending 22 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart – where it reached number one twice.

It has been played over 914 million times on Spotify, while ranking third on the Rap Streaming Songs chart.

The rapper had already filed a lawsuit against UMG and Spotify in New York state court, but he withdrew it to file a federal case instead.

After the state’s case was filed, UMG told DailyMail.com: ‘The suggestion that UMG would do anything to undermine one of its artists is insulting and untrue. We employ the highest ethical practices in our marketing and promotional campaigns.

“No amount of contrived and absurd legal arguments in this pre-action entry can mask the fact that fans choose the music they want to hear.”

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