Drake is suing his record label for spreading a “false and malicious narrative” when it released and promoted Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.”

Drake sued his music distributor, Universal Music, for defamation and harassment over the release and promotion of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us."

Drake's legal team said Universal Music Group used its resources to "elevate a dangerous and inflammatory message that was designed to assassinate Drake’s character."

Drake sues UMG over Kendrick Lamar’s track, citing threats to his safety. Personal struggles, including his son Adonis, could change fan reactions.

The rapper Drake has sued Universal Music Group for defamation, alleging the music empire of promoting a diss track against him last spring.

Then on Wednesday, news broke that the Toronto superstar decided to file a straight-up defamation lawsuit against his current and longtime parent record company, Universal Music Group. Drake claims UMG benefited and helped promote a “false and malicious narrative” and chose “corporate greed over the safety and well-being of its artists.”

During a celebrity news roundup, Bravo's Daryn Carp reported that Drake is suing Universal Music Group, which represents both him and Kendrick Lamar. Drake claims the diss track "Not Like Us" caused him "bodily harm,

Attorneys claim the record company promoted the track, labeling rapper Drake a "pedophile" for financial gain.

When Drake and Kendrick Lamar first started duking it out through a series of hard-hitting diss tracks in the spring of 2024, no one could've predicted that the back-and-forth would soon become one of hip-hop's most historic rap beefs on record - much less one of the music industry's biggest legal battles.

Drake upped the ante this week by formally filing a defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group for their promotion of “ Not Like Us .” The internet quickly noticed one glaring mistake about Kendrick Lamar written in the lengthy paperwork.