Drake's lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar diss track is dismissed.
A judge has dismissed Drake's defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us.
Judge Jeannette Vargas ruled Lamar's lyrics, which accused Drake and his associates of being "certified paedophiles", were "nonactionable opinion" and could not be considered defamatory.
Getty Images Kendrick Lamar performed Not Like Us during the 2025 Super Bowl half-time show in New Orleans, Louisiana.
She also noted that, in an earlier song, Drake had "challenged Lamar to make the paedophilia accusations" that featured in Not Like Us.
On the track Taylor Made Freestyle, Drake used the AI-generated voice of Tupac Shakur to give Lamar advice on how to win the rap battle.
"The similarity in the wording suggests strongly that this line is a direct callback to Drake's lyrics in the prior song.". »