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Drake Accuses UMG & Spotify of Scheme to ‘Artificially Inflate’ Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’

Drake has filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group and Spotify, claiming they conspired to artificially inflate Kendrick Lamar's song, 'Not Like Us'.
The lawsuit alleges UMG used bots, payola, and other methods to enhance the song's popularity amid a feud with Drake.
UMG denied the accusations, stating, 'the suggestion that UMG would do anything to undermine any of its artists is offensive and untrue.

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Drake lawsuits blame Big Tech for the L he took from Kendrick Lamar’s lyrical beatdown

In a petition filed Monday, rapper Drake launched a legal attack against record label Universal Music Group, and Spotify, which he accuses of harming him by allegedly boosting Lamar’s song “They Not Like Us,” a scathing diss track aimed at Drake and his associates.

4 months ago·United States

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Business Insider

Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar: A complete timeline of the rappers' beef, including every diss track

The Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar beef took over the hip-hop world in 2024, but the rappers had been trading barbs for years before "Not Like Us."

4 months ago·United States

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Straight Arrow News

Drake accuses UMG, Spotify of unfairly boosting Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us'

Rapper Drake is taking legal action against record label Universal Music Group and streaming app Spotify. The Canadian rapper claims both companies unfairly promoted his rival Kendrick Lamar during a public spat earlier this year. Lawyers representing Drake allege the companies illegally manipulated streaming numbers for Lamar’s diss track about him, “Not Like Us.” They cite online reports of Apple users hearing “Not Like Us” when asking for Dra…

4 months ago

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The Cut

Drake Is Still So Mad About ‘Not Like Us’

Drake accused Universal Music Group of falsely inflating the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us,’ a diss track that will apparently haunt him forever.

4 months ago

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The Express Tribune

Drake files second petition against Universal Music Group over 'Not Like Us' radio promotion scheme

Drake files second petition against UMG, alleging label paid for radio play of Kendrick Lamar’s diss track.

4 months ago·Pakistan

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We Got This Covered

'He went back in the house and dialed 911': Kendrick Lamar just bullied Drake into losing the little street cred he had left

An unspoken rule in Hip-Hop is that rap beefs live and die in the studio. But Drake evidently missed the first few classes of RAP 101, and Kendrick Lamar’s got the last laugh once again. Hip-Hop has always thrived on rivalries, diss tracks, verbal skirmishes, and beefs that echo across mixtapes and music videos. But not everyone expects the fallout from a rap feud to veer into downright absurdity. We thought we all had it worse with the Cole apo…

4 months ago

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