{"id":265339,"date":"2024-11-26T17:00:14","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T17:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/26\/why-hes-suing-them-for-kendrick-lamars-song-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:10:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:10:21","slug":"why-hes-suing-them-for-kendrick-lamars-song-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/26\/why-hes-suing-them-for-kendrick-lamars-song-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Why He\u2019s Suing Them for Kendrick Lamar\u2019s Song \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-image\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1448234007_853bc2-e1732639579642.jpg?resize=384%2C216\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc wp-post-image\" alt=\"ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 9: Rapper Drake performs onstage during &quot;Lil Baby &amp; Friends Birthday Celebration Concert&quot; at State Farm Arena on December 9, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams\/Wireimage)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1448234007_853bc2-e1732639579642.jpg?resize=384%2C216 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1448234007_853bc2-e1732639579642.jpg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1448234007_853bc2-e1732639579642.jpg?fit=1024%2C578&amp;resize=1536%2C864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption id=\"lead-image-credit\">Image Credit: WireImage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The feud between <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/drake\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Drake<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/kendrick-lamar\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Kendrick Lamar<\/a><\/strong> continues, as the 38-year-old Canadian rapper\u2019s company, Froze Moments LLC, filed a \u201cpre-action petition\u201d against Universal Music Group (UMG), the label representing the 37-year-old rapper, over the song \u201cNot Like Us.\u201d The track references Drake with the line: \u201c<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Say, Drake, I hear you like \u2018em young\/ You better not ever go to cell block one\/ To any b*tch that talk to him and they in love\/ Just make sure you hide your lil\u2019 sister from him.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This prompted UMG to release a statement, shared by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/universal-music-responds-drake-legal-filing-kendrick-lamar-fight\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><span class=\"s2\">Billboard<\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\">, saying:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe suggestion that UMG would do anything to undermine any of its artists is offensive and untrue.\u201d The statement continued, \u201cWe employ the highest ethical practices in our marketing and promotional campaigns. No amount of contrived and absurd legal arguments in this pre-action submission can mask the fact that fans choose the music they want to hear.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Learn more about the lawsuit between Drake and Universal Music Group below.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Drake is taking legal action against Universal Music Group and Spotify, alleging they conspired to artificially inflate the popularity of Kendrick Lamar\u2019s \u201cNot Like Us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\">According to Billboard, Drake\u2019s filing accuses UMG of a \u201cscheme\u201d involving bots, payola and other methods to\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/59qLpVkZAC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">pic.twitter.com\/59qLpVkZAC<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">\u2014 Pop Crave (@PopCrave) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopCrave\/status\/1861166794800800183?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">November 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">Who Is Drake Signed To?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In 2022, Drake signed with Universal Music Group, the same label that represents Lamar.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">Why Is Drake Suing UMG?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/universal-music-responds-drake-legal-filing-kendrick-lamar-fight\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Billboard<\/a>, the \u201cGod\u2019s Plan\u201d rapper decided to sue the music label, accusing UMG of conducting an illegal \u201cscheme\u201d to promote Kendrick\u2019s song, ensuring that it received additional attention. Drake alleges this was done despite the track serving as a diss aimed at him and referencing his name directly.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">Is Drake Suing Kendrick Lamar?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">No, Drake is not suing Lamar, but the two have had a long-standing rivalry. They previously collaborated on tracks like \u201cPoetic Justice\u201d and \u201cBuried Alive Interlude,\u201d but their feud began with Kendrick\u2019s verse on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/big-sean\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Big Sean\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> \u201cControl.\u201d In the track, Kendrick name-dropped several artists, including Drake, and declared, \u201cI got love for you all, but I\u2019m trying to murder you.\u201d He continued to rap, \u201cTrying to make sure your core fans never heard of you.\u201d\u00a0Drake later responded in a <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Billboard<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> cover story, saying, \u201cI know good and well that Kendrick\u2019s not murdering me, at all, in any platform.\u201d Since then, the two have subtly taken shots at each other in their music, keeping their beef alive over the years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/drake-vs-umg-lawsuit-5348523\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Image Credit: WireImage The feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar continues, as the 38-year-old Canadian rapper\u2019s company, Froze Moments LLC, filed a \u201cpre-action petition\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":265340,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265339"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265339\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/265340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}