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Drake’s lawsuit against UMG was dropped, and the label has something to say about it.
Speaking to Billboard after Judge Jeannette Vargas dismissed the lawsuit, a UMG spokesperson described the lawsuit as an affront to artists' creativity. They added that they were satisfied with the judge’s decision and would continue to promote Drake’s music.
“From the outset, this suit was an affront to all artists and their creative expression and never should have seen the light of day. We’re pleased with the court’s dismissal and look forward to continuing our work successfully promoting Drake’s music and investing in his career.”
Drake’s upcoming album, ICEMAN, is expected to drop late this year. It is preceded by three singles: What Did I Miss, Which One, and Dog House. ICEMAN would be Drake’s full-length solo album since his infamous feud with Kendrick Lamar, which led to the lawsuit.
More details on Drake’s lawsuit against UMG
In January 2025, eight months after Kendrick Lamar released the diss song Not Like Us, Drake sued UMG, his record label, for releasing and promoting the music, knowing fully well that it labelled him as a pedophile. He added that the false pedophilia allegations ruined his career and reputation.
“UMG brazenly continued to publish and promote the [song] even after [Drake’s] home was attacked by a gunman, after his businesses were defaced, after [Drake] made UMG aware of the falsity of the allegations (and the harm they were causing), and after UMG knew that the public believed the allegations to be true statements of fact,” a part of his court filings read.
UMG responded that Drake wasn't bothered by the content of Lamar’s lyrics, but rather by the commercial success of Kendrick Lamar’s song.
“Nowhere in the hundred-plus page ‘legal’ blather written by his lawyers do they bother to acknowledge that he himself has written and performed massively successful songs containing equally provocative taunts against other artists,” they added.
On October 9, 2025, Judge Jeannette Vargas dismissed Drake’s lawsuit against the label on the basis that verbal fights in a rap battle don't break any laws.
“The artists’ seven-track rap battle was a ‘war of words’ that was the subject of substantial media scrutiny and online discourse.”
Judge Vargas added that both parties made offensive claims about each other, so no statement is a verifiable fact.
“Although the accusation that plaintiff is a pedophile is certainly a serious one, the broader context of a heated rap battle, with incendiary language and offensive accusations hurled by both participants, would not incline the reasonable listener to believe that ‘Not Like Us’ imparts verifiable facts about plaintiff.”
Not Like Us was released on May 4, 2025. A part of its lyrics reads:
“And Party at the party playin' with his nose now/ And Baka got a weird case, why is he around?/ Certified Lover Boy? Certified pedophiles/ Wop, wop, wop, wop, wop, Dot, fuck 'em up/ Wop, wop, wop, wop, wop, I'ma do my stuff/ Why you trollin' like a bitch? Ain't you tired?/ Tryna strike a chord and it's probably A minor”
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