Drake’s lawyers say UMG withheld key evidence in the “Not Like Us” case, pushing for Kendrick Lamar’s contract and Lucian Grainge’s emails. Read more at Rap-Up.

Three months after a federal judge dismissed Drake's defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, the superstar rapper and his lawyers filed an opening appellate brief Wednesday that seeks to ...

NEW YORK, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The superstar rapper Drake is appealing the dismissal of his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG.AS), opens new tab over Kendrick Lamar's Grammy-winning ...

Kendrick Lamar has added another accolade to an already amazing year. Apple Music announced that “Not Like Us” is the most-streamed rap song on the platform in 2025. Although the record dropped on May ...

The decision adds to the Second Circuit’s growing body of law on defamation claims involving rap lyrics, and offers a thorough analysis of how “rap battles” are interpreted under the law. In spring ...

Two years after Kendrick Lamar’s defining diss track, Drake’s Iceman arrives in a rap world permanently altered by the song’s aftershocks Unlike the songs volleyed in Jay and Nas’ beef — which had the ...

Drake appeals dismissal of his ‘Not Like Us’ lawsuit, claiming the judge created a dangerous rule protecting all rap diss tracks from defamation. Drake refuses to back down from his legal war with ...

Attorneys for Drake argued that the judge's dismissal was "dangerous" and set a precedent that rap can't be defamatory Simone Joyner/Getty Drake filed an appeal after his lawsuit against Universal ...

Michael Eric Dyson's Take On "Not Like Us" Sparks Reactions Huh? : Michael Eric Dyson Compares Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” To Donald Trump’s Immigration Policies Dyson touched on the chart-topping ...

Three months after a federal judge dismissed Drake’s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, the superstar rapper and his lawyers filed an opening appellate brief today that seeks to ...

In 2024, Kendrick Lamar baited Drake into history's most famous rap beef and absolutely destroyed him, delivering the knockout blow with the chart-topping, Grammy-winning, world-conquering smash "Not ...