Drake has been dealt a knockout blow in the courtroom. For, a judge has dismissed his ‘Not Like Us’ lawsuit against Universal Music Group.
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Moments ago, a federal judge ruled that UMG’s role in the “war of words” between the Canadian rapper and Kendrick Lamar did not violate the law.
Drake’s filed a suit against the company (to whom he is signed), alleging that releasing the track amounted to defamation because of the scale of Lamar’s lyrical lashing.
Judge Jeannette Vargas granted the UMG’s motion to dismiss, asserting that Lamar’s lyrics were more “hyperbole” than defamatory.
The ruling read:
“The artists’ seven-track rap battle was a ‘war of words’ that was the subject of substantial media scrutiny and online discourse. Although the accusation that plaintiff is a p*dophile is certainly a serious one, the broader context of a heated rap battle, with incendiary language and offensive accusations hurled by both participants, would not incline the reasonable listener to believe that ‘Not Like Us’ imparts verifiable facts about plaintiff.”
The judgment brings an end to a legal battle that few could have conceived would ever occur in Hip-Hop.
With that, what are…
