
Universal Music Group has responded to Drake’s lawsuit against them after they released Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us diss track that called Drake a paedophile.
It has been reported that Drake, real name Aubrey Drake Graham, is suing UMG for spreading the ‘false and malicious narrative’ he’s a paedophile.
This comes after Kendrick’s hit song Not Like Us contained lyrics that read: ‘Say, Drake, I hear you like ’em young,’ and ‘Just make sure you hide your lil’ sister from him.’
The artwork released with the single is an aerial shot of Drake’s mansion with sex offender targets overlaid.
Drake, 38, is signed to his own company OVO, and Kendrick, 37, is signed to pgLang, but both artists license their music to the record company for marketing and distribution.
TMZ reported that the suit claims the song’s lyrics are filled with ‘inflammatory and shocking allegations’ and claims that UMG had an ulterior motive when it came to promoting Kendrick’s tune.
In the documents seen by TMZ, Drake suggests that UMG profited from the devaluation of Drake’s brand as it would provide them with leverage when it came to future contract negotiations.
According to the lawsuit, UMG also paid a third party to use bots to increase the song’s streams by at least 30 million.


The suit specified that Kendrick was not being discussed in the suit.
‘This lawsuit is not about the artist who created Not Like Us,’ the documents state.
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‘It is, instead, entirely about UMG, the music company that decided to publish, promote, exploit, and monetize’ a song that contained false claims.
Kendrick’s upcoming Super Bowl performance in New Orleans was also mentioned in the lawsuit.
The documents alleged that UMG wanted to aid Kendrick in landing the gig so the song could be heard at ‘one of the most significant (and viewed) cultural events of the year.’

A spokesperson for Universal Music Group told Metro: ‘Not only are these claims untrue, but the notion that we would seek to harm the reputation of any artist—let alone Drake—is illogical. We have invested massively in his music and our employees around the world have worked tirelessly for many years to help him achieve historic commercial and personal financial success.
‘Throughout his career, Drake has intentionally and successfully used UMG to distribute his music and poetry to engage in conventionally outrageous back-and-forth ‘rap battles’ to express his feelings about other artists.
‘He now seeks to weaponize the legal process to silence an artist’s creative expression and to seek damages from UMG for distributing that artist’s music.
‘We have not and do not engage in defamation—against any individual. At the same time, we will vigorously defend this litigation to protect our people and our reputation, as well as any artist who might directly or indirectly become a frivolous litigation target for having done nothing more than write a song.’
Not Like Us was an immediate success that broke several streaming records, many of which had previously been held by Drake.
The song spent 21 weeks on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart and enjoyed 22 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Additionally, the song has over a billion streams on Spotify.
Not Like Us lyrics referencing Drake
Say, Drake, I hear you like ’em young
You better not ever go to cell block one
To any b***h that talk to him and they in love
Just make sure you hide your lil’ sister from him
They tell me Chubbs the only one that get your hand-me-downs
And Party at the party playin’ with his nose now
And Baka got a weird case, why is he around?
Certified Lover Boy? Certified paedophiles
When the hit song was initially released in May 2024, Drake directly addressed the paedophile claims in his own diss track rebuttal titled The Heart Part 6.
‘I never been with no one underage but now I understand why this the angle that you really mess with, he rapped in the song.
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‘Just for clarity, I feel disgusted, I’m too respected/ If I was f*****g young girls, I promise I’d have been arrested.’
Drake previously launched legal action against UMG and Spotify, accusing them of illegally boosting the popularity of Not Like Us.
After filing in New York state court in November 2024, he withdrew it to file a federal case instead.
Metro has reached out to UMG for comment.
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