After losing his rap feud with Kendrick Lamar, Texas resident Drake decided to turn the ordeal into a legal battle. Drake filed two petitions against Universal Music Group (UMG), one in New York and one in Bexar County,

Drake's legal team said Universal Music Group used its resources to "elevate a dangerous and inflammatory message that was designed to assassinate Drake’s character."

After threatening legal action two months ago, Drake officially sued his record label, Universal Music Group, over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” on Wednesday.

Drake is reportedly suing Universal Music Group for defamation in connection to the release of Kendrick Lamar 's "Not Like Us."

Universal Music has filed a motion to dismiss Drake’s petition for pre-suit deposition in Bexar County, Texas, citing lack of evidence in the rapper’s claims against the record company that it artificially inflated and promoted Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.

Universal Music Group is not backing down against Drake. More than a week after he filed a defamation and harassment lawsuit, accusing them of heavily promoting Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” the behemoth music company is filing a motion to have it dismissed.

Universal Music Group is again clapping back at Drake in the legal fight over Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us.” UMG Files Motion to Dismiss Texas Pre-Action Petition On Thursday (Jan. 23), lawyers for UMG filed a 144-page motion requesting the dismissal of Drake’s pre-action petition filed in Texas last November,

Univeral Music Group (UMG) has filed a counterclaim against its biggest star, Drake, seeking to dismiss Drizzy's pre-suit deposition in Texas.

Drake filed two headline-making legal petitions last year, one against both Universal Music Group and Spotify, and a second, filed in Texas, solely against UMG. While Drizzy dropped the first petition to make way for a full-blown lawsuit,