A short excerpt from Judge Jeannete Vargas's long opinion in Graham v. UMG Recordings, Inc.; read the full opinion for more: This case arises from perhaps the most infamous rap battle in the genre's ...

A spokesperson for Drake has released a statement to XXL regarding today's court decision to dismiss the rapper's defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." ...

The decision adds to the Second Circuit’s growing body of law on defamation claims involving rap lyrics, and offers a thorough analysis of how “rap battles” are interpreted under the law. In spring ...

A federal judge in New York dismissed Drake’s defamation lawsuit against his own label Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us,” finding that the rapper’s lyrics in the ...

A federal judge dismissed Drake‘s defamation lawsuit against his own record label on Thursday. The suit, brought after the Canadian rapper was on the losing end of a rap beef with Super Bowl halftime ...

On Thursday, Federal Judge Jeannette A. Vargas dismissed Drake’s lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) over Kendrick Lamar’s song “Not Like Us”. The lawsuit alleged that UMG intentionally ...

Oct 9 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday dismissed superstar rapper Drake's defamation lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar's diss track "Not Like Us" against Universal Music Group (UMG.AS), ...

Drake has lost his defamation suit against Universal Music Group (UMG) over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” with a federal judge ruling that the allegedly defamatory statements in the hit diss track ...

NEW YORK, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The superstar rapper Drake is appealing the dismissal of his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG.AS), opens new tab over Kendrick Lamar's Grammy-winning ...

Drake performs onstage during "Lil Baby & Friends Birthday Celebration Concert" at State Farm Arena on December 9, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. Prince Williams/Wireimage/Getty Images A federal judge ...

A federal judge has dismissed rapper Drake's defamation lawsuit against his record label, Universal Music Group, ruling that the lyrics in Kendrick Lamar's controversial diss track "Not Like Us" were ...

Update 12/6/25 11:35 p.m. ET: Santa must’ve came early, because Drake’s request for his “Not Like Us” suit to be pushed til after the holiday was approved. The rapper’s brief is now due on Jan. 26, ...