Universal Music Group calls Drake's lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar's diss track 'meritless'
Rappers Kendrick Lamar (L) and Drake are pictured in Inglewood, California, U.S., on August 27, 2017 and in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 9, 2017 respectively in this combination photo.
UMG calls 'Not Like Us' lyrics 'rhetorical hyperbole'
Drake says Lamar's song defamatory, threatened safety
'Not Like Us' won Grammy awards, performed at Super Bowl
Drake's lawyer says UMG seeking to avoid accountability
Drake's longtime label Universal Music Group on Monday sought a dismissal of his defamation lawsuit over its promotion of Kendrick Lamar's Grammy-winning single "Not Like Us," the biggest hit of a barrage of diss tracks between the two rappers.
In a filing in Manhattan federal court, UMG said the lyrics to "Not Like Us," which according to Drake brand him a pedophile, are merely "rhetorical hyperbole" and opinion safeguarded by the US Constitution's First Amendment.
