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Since the beginning of March, the dispute between Drake and Kendrick Lamar has not only been carried out musically, but also in court. The focus is on universal, in which the labels of both rappers are under contract. In a pre -negotiation conference, the responsible judge decided on April 2 in favor of Drake.
The background of the lawsuit
The rapper sued the label for defamation and insult. The reason: Lamars Disstrack “Not Like Us” from the Universal Music Group is deliberately spreading the “wrong and malignant narrative” that Drake is pedophile. The song is said to have been continued to make profit without observing the consequences for the Canadian rapper.
The label is also accused of deliberately firing the beef in order to strengthen your own negotiating position. The background is the upcoming renegotiation of Drake’s contract with Universal, which expires this year. According to the lawsuit, the publication of “Not Like Us” is said to have targeted drake market value in order to gain an advantage in the negotiations.
Universal has all the allegations and said “HipHop.de”: “Instead of accepting the defeat, as the carefree rapper, for whom he often pretends, he has sued his own record company to heal his wounds.”
First successes for Drake
After the company wanted to pause the evidence process, but the application was rejected, Drake was able to achieve the first victory in the legal dispute. From now on, his team may challenge label officials and request documents. The contracts between Kendrick Lamar and Universal are particularly interesting. The lawyer of the Canadian rapper told “Variety”: “Now it is time to find out what has been trying to hide so desperately.”
Since 2013, the rappers have not been to speak well
Drake and Kendrick Lamar have long been a friendship. While they were still making music together in 2011, their ongoing beef began in 2013. At the latest since last year, the two are likely to be considered bitter rivals. Since then, not only musical disses have been in the room – mutual accusations of domestic violence and sexual misconduct have also been loud. It was only at the beginning of the year that Lamar stuck against Drake again when he performed the popular Disstrack at the Super Bowl and even brought the ex-girlfriend of the “One Dance” interpreter, Serena Williams, to the stage.