Drake’s Label UMG Files Motion to Dismiss His Lawsuit

Drake‘s label says there’s a giant hole in the lawsuit he’s filed over Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us” … and they’re basically saying Drizzy should’ve paid closer attention to the Super Bowl Halftime Show.

As expected, Universal Music Group filed a motion to dismiss the defamation lawsuit, and in the docs they point out Drake, or his lawyers, made a major misstep when they amended their lawsuit following Kendrick’s performance at Super Bowl LIX.

UMG says Drake’s lawsuit isn’t really about K Dot calling him a “certified pedophile” … because he didn’t even include those words during the performance. Now, the reality is the Superdome crowd did the damage itself, chanting the lyrics … but that’s not on Kendrick.

The label is also throwing Drake’s own words back at him — reminding him that about 3 years ago, he signed a public petition criticizing prosecutors for using rap lyrics as evidence in criminal cases against artists. UMG says “Drake was right then and is wrong now” … because his lawsuit is merely an “attempt to save face for his unsuccessful rap battle with Lamar.”

UMG’s bottom line is … rap lyrics are hyperbole, not literal fact. Just as Drake rapped about Kendrick’s kid being fathered by another man, called him a domestic abuser and threatened to slit his throat with a razor — all lyrics from Drake’s “The Heart Part 6” — it’s exaggeration for the purpose of art.