Drake's legal team has provided the following statement to XXL in response to UMG asking that the rapper's defamation lawsuit be dismissed. "UMG wants to pretend that this is about a rap battle in ...

UMG didn’t seem to pull any punches against its client, saying the “One Dance” star was suing his own label for revenge because he “lost a rap battle” against Lamar that Drake initiated.

Bishop Brigante, the Canadian battle rap legend and Hip-Hop artist, has died at 41 after a battle with cancer. Bishop Brigante, a cornerstone of Canada’s Hip-Hop and battle rap scenes ...

After the epigraph, UMG’s lawyers argue: “Plaintiff [Drake], one of the most successful recording artists of all time, lost a rap battle that he provoked and in which he willingly participated.

“UMG wants to pretend that this is about a rap battle in order to distract its shareholders, artists and the public from a simple truth: a greedy company is finally being held responsible for ...

The label says followers of the rap battle understand that Kendrick Lamar was exaggerating in the song accusing Drake of pedophilia. By Winston Cho In “Family Matters,” Drake‘s penultimate ...

Now, as reported by Variety, UMG has filed a motion to dismiss the Canadian rapper’s suit, stating that he sued the corporation because he “lost a rap battle” and used the legal action as a ...

(Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP, File) The label alleged he “lost a rap battle that he provoked and in which he willingly participated. Instead of accepting the loss like the unbothered rap ...

Drake is also claiming defamation and a litany of other things, a surprising move in a rap battle; diss records often employ the most vicious and incendiary statements and lyrics in an attempt to ...

The motion, filed earlier today and reviewed by Variety, took a cutting approach to making the case for dismissal, claiming that Drake “lost a rap battle that he provoked and in which he ...

“But now, after losing the rap battle, Drake claims that ‘Not Like Us’ is defamatory. It is not.” The label goes on to say that both Drake and Kendrick’s disses are shielded from ...

Drake “lost a rap battle that he provoked and in which he willingly participated”, UMG stated in a court filing. “Instead of accepting the loss like the unbothered rap artist he often claims ...