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Drake, real name Aubrey Graham, has filed an amended complaint against fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar in which he accuses the rapper of engaging in “character assassination” during his Super Bowl halftime show. Drake’s new complaint specifically names Kendrick’s performance of his massively popular diss track ‘Not Like Us’ during the Super Bowl LIX performance.
The 38-year-old rapper had previously filed a defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group in connection to the hit Kendrick Lamar song ‘Not Like Us,’ which includes lyrics such as, “Say Drake, I heard you like ’em you,” and “Certified lover boy? Certified p——–!”
In response to his latest claim, Universal Music Group provided a statement to TMZ in which they torched Drake’s lawyers “misleading him into taking one absurd legal step after another.” They made sure to mention in their statement that Drake is “unquestionably one of the world’s most accomplished artists and with whom we’ve enjoyed at 16-year successful relationship.”
“In Texas last November, his counsel instituted a legal proceeding with much fanfare and bluster. On Monday, they quietly dropped the case. In New York in January, Drake’s counsel filed a defamation lawsuit. Fearful of being sanctioned by the court for asserting false allegations, tonight they amended the complaint to withdraw them only to add more baseless allegations,” UMG told TMZ.
Biggest. Halftime Show. EVER. @kendricklamar #AppleMusicHalftime@AppleMusic @RocNation @pgLang pic.twitter.com/HedFmdTCbL
— NFL (@NFL) March 20, 2025
“Two weeks ago, his representatives celebrated a ‘win’: the granting of a routine discovery motion. That ‘win’ will become a loss if this frivolous and reckless lawsuit is not dropped in its entirety because Drake will personally be subject to discovery as well. As the old saying goes, ‘be careful what you wish for.’”
Should his legal representatives senselessly keep the New York lawsuit alive, we will demonstrate that all remaining claims are without merit. It is shameful that these foolish and frivolous legal theatrics continue. They are reputationally and financially costly to Drake and have no chance of success,” their statement concluded.
Universal Music Group certainly makes a point about Drake’s reputation, as it’s been unquestionably harmful to Drake’s public image and brand. While that is in part due to the lawsuits he’s filed — a far-cry (admittedly good, in one sense, since no one is dying) from the heyday of rap beefs in the 90s — but also is general response to Kendrick Lamar, and his traditional loss as far as the dueling diss tracks were concerned.
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