But Drake is hardly the first to claim song lyrics can be defamatory ... According to Nielson, rap battles and diss tracks ...

“Less than three years ago, Drake himself signed a public petition criticizing ‘the trend of prosecutors using artists’ creative expression against them’ by treating rap lyrics as literal fac ...

Universal Music Group, rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s label ... creative expression against them” when misjudging rap lyrics as fact. “Drake was right then and is wrong now,” the ...

Universal Music Group has filed a scathing motion to dismiss Drake's New York lawsuit against ... expression against them" by interpreting rap lyrics as fact. "Drake was right then and is wrong ...