Universal Music Group (UMG) moved to dismiss the defamation lawsuit filed by Drake over Kendrick Lamar’s song “Not Like Us,” a pivotal track in the ongoing feud between the two rap stars.
In the motion, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday, which was obtained and reviewed by TheWrap, UMG states the “rhetorical hyperbole” in the song is common in rap diss tracks and thus is not meant to be taken literally, rendering the entire suit “baseless.”
Drake contends the lawsuit is “not about the artist who created ‘Not Like Us’” and instead places blame on UMG.