Drake Files Lawsuit Over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us”

Music superstar Drake has officially launched legal action against Universal Music and Spotify, accusing them of artificially boosting streams of Kendrick Lamar’s diss track, ‘Not Like Us’.

In legal documents filed in New York, Drake’s company, Frozen Moments LLC, accused several companies of orchestrating an illegal “scheme” using bots, payola, and other tactics to boost the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s song.

Drake’s lawyers argued that Universal Music did not leave the success to chance, but instead launched a deliberate campaign to manipulate streaming services and airwaves.

A spokesperson for Universal Music denied the allegations, calling them “offensive and untrue,” and emphasised that “fans choose the music they want to hear.”

‘Not Like Us’ was seen as many as the final knockout punch in Drake’s and Lamar’s recent beef which featured several diss tracks flying between the two.

It’s been a couple of busy days for Lamar, who managed to surprise the whole world, with his surprise album ‘GNX’ topping several charts.

The petition is not a complete lawsuit, but rather a “pre-action petition,” which allows Drake’s lawyers to request the court to compel Universal and Spotify to preserve all relevant documents and information in preparation for potential future legal proceedings.

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