UMG to Drake
Kendrick Never Said ‘Pedophile’ at SB …
Toss This Lawsuit, Judge!!!
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Drake‘s label says there is a big gap within the lawsuit he is filed over Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us” … and so they’re principally saying Drizzy ought to’ve paid nearer consideration to the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
As anticipated, Universal Music Group filed a movement to dismiss the defamation lawsuit, and within the docs they level out Drake, or his legal professionals, made a serious misstep after they amended their lawsuit following Kendrick’s performance at Super Bowl LIX.
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UMG says Drake’s lawsuit is not actually about Okay Dot calling him a “certified pedophile” … as a result of he didn’t even include those words in the course of the efficiency. Now, the fact is the Superdome crowd did the injury itself, chanting the lyrics … however that is not on Kendrick.
The label can be throwing Drake’s personal phrases again at him — reminding him that about 3 years in the past, he signed a public petition criticizing prosecutors for utilizing rap lyrics as proof in legal circumstances towards artists. UMG says “Drake was right then and is wrong now” … as a result of his lawsuit is merely an “attempt to save face for his unsuccessful rap battle with Lamar.”
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UMG’s backside line is … rap lyrics are hyperbole, not literal truth. Just as Drake rapped about Kendrick’s child being fathered by one other man, referred to as him a home abuser and threatened to slit his throat with a razor — all lyrics from Drake’s “The Heart Part 6” — it is exaggeration for the aim of artwork.
The label is asking the decide to throw out Drake’s lawsuit. While that will finish their authorized conflict, it certain would make issues awkward at their subsequent enterprise assembly.
