The rapper withdraws a case accusing his label of artificially boosting the success of Not Like Us.

After flirting with the possibility for months, Drake is suing Universal Music Group for defamation and harassment over releasing Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.”

Rapper Drake has issued a federal defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group following the release of rival Kendrick Lamar's diss track, which he claims is defamatory

We thought Drake was done. He was not done. In November, Drake filed a pre-action legal petition against Universal Music Group and Spotify, claiming that the two companies had illegally schemed to elevate the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.” It was a shocking development, not least because Drake has been releasing music under the Universal umbrella for his entire career. This morning, Drake reportedly withdrew his petition and come to terms with Spotify. But now, The New York Times reports that Drake has officially filed a lawsuit against UMG, claiming that “Not Like Us” is “defamatory.”

Drake has dropped a legal case which accused labels of inflating the number of streams on Kendrick Lamar's diss track 'Not Like Us'.

Drake has withdrawn his legal petition against Spotify and UMG after claiming they artificially inflated Kendrick Lamar's 'Not LIke Us.'

Drake doubled down in his legal action against his label, Universal, suing the company for defamation over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track, 'Not Like Us.'

Drake has filed a defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s track 'Not Like Us'. The rapper alleges that the song falsely labels him as a criminal paedophile. 🎥 ‘Criminal Paedophile’: Rapper Drake Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Universal Music Group Over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Track.

UPDATE: Drake is suing UMG after all.

The leading hip-hop superstar beef has been cranked up another notch, with Drake suing Universal Music Group for defamation over rival Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.”.