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Drake Says Universal’s Promotion of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ at Super Bowl and Grammys Shows Intentional Defamation: New Legal Papers

Drake has filed an amended complaint claiming Universal defamed him by promoting Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' at the Super Bowl and Grammys.

It’s also worth noting that in the initial complaint, Drake’s attorneys accused UMG of conspiring and paying unknown parties to use bots to artificially inflate the success of the song on Spotify. Drake’s counsel based the accusations on the appearance of an unknown person who said on DJ Akademiks’ livestream that Interscope, Lamar’s label, paid him via third parties to use bots in the days following the song’s release. Additionally, the suit claimed that the cover image of “Not Like Us” — a photo of Drake’s home dotted with markers that traditionally note the presence of registered sex offenders — led to a shooting incident at his house days after the song’s release, as well as two trespassers on the property.

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