UMG to Drake
Kendrick By no means Mentioned ‘Pedophile’ at SB …
Toss This Lawsuit, Decide!!!
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Drake‘s label says there is a big gap within the lawsuit he is filed over Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us” … and so they’re mainly saying Drizzy ought to’ve paid nearer consideration to the Tremendous Bowl Halftime Present.
As anticipated, Common Music Group filed a movement to dismiss the defamation lawsuit, and within the docs they level out Drake, or his attorneys, made a serious misstep after they amended their lawsuit following Kendrick’s efficiency at Tremendous Bowl LIX.

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UMG says Drake’s lawsuit is not actually about Okay Dot calling him a “certified pedophile” … as a result of he did not even embrace these phrases in the course of the efficiency. Now, the truth is the Superdome crowd did the harm itself, chanting the lyrics … however that is not on Kendrick.
The label can also be throwing Drake’s personal phrases again at him — reminding him that about 3 years in the past, he signed a public petition criticizing prosecutors for utilizing rap lyrics as proof in felony instances towards artists. UMG says “Drake was right then and is wrong now” … as a result of his lawsuit is merely an “attempt to save face for his unsuccessful rap battle with Lamar.”

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UMG’s backside line is … rap lyrics are hyperbole, not literal truth. Simply as Drake rapped about Kendrick’s child being fathered by one other man, known as him a home abuser and threatened to slit his throat with a razor — all lyrics from Drake’s “The Heart Part 6” — it is exaggeration for the aim of artwork.
The label is asking the choose to throw out Drake’s lawsuit. Whereas that might finish their authorized battle, it positive would make issues awkward at their subsequent enterprise assembly.