In the new filing, Drake’s attorneys (by way of Frozen Moments, LLC) claim UMG “could have refused to release or distribute the song or required the offending material to be edited and/or removed. But UMG chose to do the opposite.

Drake has filed a second legal petition against Universal Music Group (UMG) over Kendrick Lamar’s diss song ‘Not Like Us’. This latest development marks an unprecedented escalation in what music industry experts are calling one of hip-hop’s most significant legal battles.

Rapper Drake is taking Universal Music Group to court. In a petition, filed in Texas, Drake claims UMG knew Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" contained false language accusing him of sex offenses, but released the song anyway and promoted it illegally.