Rumor has it that Drake filed a lawsuit against his own label in a desperate attempt to prevent Kendrick Lamar from performing "Not Like Us"

Drake filed a lawsuit against his own record label, Universal Music Group, for alleged defamation over fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" on Jan. 15. He alleges that Universal Music Group "approved,

Drake filed a defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, the record company that distributes both the Canadian artist and Lamar, saying that the company "sought to make [him] a pariah" with the release and promotion of Lamar's smash-hit diss track "Not Like Us."

The leading hip-hop superstar beef has been cranked up another notch, with Drake suing Universal Music Group for defamation over rival Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.”

Drake sued his own label, UMG Recordings, Inc, alleging defamation. He accused the label of approving and publishing Kendrick Lamar's diss track, which the suit said included false and dangerous allegations.

The lawsuit alleges Universal Music Group put “corporate greed over the safety and well-being of its artists" by publishing Lamar's song, "Not Like Us."

The summer single, one of several to come from a feud with fellow rapper Drake, was one of the biggest songs of 2024, hitting the top of Billboard’s Hot 100.