Drake suing Universal Music Group in federal court after accusing the music label of a "scheme" around Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us."

Although Drake withdrew his legal petition against his label, Universal Music Group, on Tuesday, he doubled down Wednesday, suing the company for defamation and harassment, spreading the “false and malicious narrative” that he is a pedophile via Kendrick Lamar's brutal diss track,

The rap artist Drake has sued Universal Music Group NV for defamation in US federal court, accusing the company of putting his life in danger by releasing and promoting a song by his rival and labelmate Kendrick Lamar.

One day after dropping his pre-action petition against Universal Music Group, Drake has officially sued the label over Kendrick Lamar diss record, “Not Like Us.”

Drake's latest suit comes two months after he claimed UMG and Spotify inflated the streams of "Not Like Us," which is nominated for key Grammys.

The Toronto rapper is accusing his record label of promoting a campaign to create a viral hit out of the song “Not Like Us.”

Canadian superstar Drake has withdrawn the legal action he took against Universal Music Group and Spotify in November 2024

According to Drake's new suit, the label promoted a song "intended to convey the specific, unmistakable, and false factual allegation that Drake is a criminal pedophile." Drake Files Federal Defamatio

The notice also notes that Drake’s representatives “met and conferred” with the respondents to the legal action in January. Spotify, which filed an opposition to the petition, responded that it had no objection to the withdrawal. Meanwhile, UMG, which had not filed an opposition to the petition, “reserved its position.”

Drake has intensified his legal battle against Universal Music Group (UMG), filing a defamation lawsuit accusing the label of spreading a "false and malicious narrative" about him being a pedophile. The lawsuit,