A hip-hop superstar beef was cranked up another notch Wednesday when sued Universal Music Group for defamation over rival diss track 91裸聊视频淣ot Like Us.91裸聊视频�

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New York City, alleges UMG 91裸聊视频� the parent record label for Drake and Lamar 91裸聊视频� published and promoted the track even though it included false pedophilia allegations against Drake and suggested listeners should resort to vigilante justice. Lamar is not named in the suit.

The result, the suit says, was intruders and two attempted break-ins at Drake91裸聊视频檚 Toronto home, online hate and harassment, a hit to his reputation and a decrease in his brand91裸聊视频檚 value before his contract renegotiation with UMG this year.

91裸聊视频淭he lawsuit is not about the artist who created 91裸聊视频楴ot Like Us,91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� the lawsuit says, referring to Lamar. 91裸聊视频淚t is, instead, entirely about UMG, the music company that decided to publish, promote, exploit, and monetize allegations that it understood were not only false, but dangerous.91裸聊视频�

The suit later alleges, 91裸聊视频淯MG did so because it understood that the Recording91裸聊视频檚 inflammatory and shocking allegations were a gold mine.91裸聊视频�

And, the suit claims, the music company has made large investments and used its connections to arrange for 91裸聊视频淣ot Like Us91裸聊视频� to be performed at next month91裸聊视频檚 Super Bowl, where Lamar will be

The lawsuit, which is seeking a trial and an undisclosed amount of money for damages, also repeated allegations in other legal filings that UMG on streaming services.

The track is nominated for five Grammys, including record of the year and song of the year.

UMG disputed the lawsuit91裸聊视频檚 allegations in a statement Wednesday afternoon.

91裸聊视频淣ot only are these claims untrue, but the notion that we would seek to harm the reputation of any artist 91裸聊视频� let alone Drake 91裸聊视频� is illogical,91裸聊视频� the company said. 91裸聊视频淲e have invested massively in his music and our employees around the world have worked tirelessly for many years to help him achieve historic commercial and personal financial success.91裸聊视频�

The company added: 91裸聊视频淭hroughout his career, Drake has intentionally and successfully used UMG to distribute his music and poetry to engage in conventionally outrageous back-and-forth 91裸聊视频榬ap battles91裸聊视频� to express his feelings about other artists. He now seeks to weaponize the legal process to silence an artist91裸聊视频檚 creative expression and to seek damages from UMG for distributing that artist91裸聊视频檚 music. 91裸聊视频�

Representatives for Lamar did not respond to emails seeking comment.

between Drake, a 38-year-old Canadian rapper and singer and five-time Grammy winner whose full name is Aubrey Drake Graham, and Lamar, a 37-year-old , is among the biggest in hip-hop in recent years, with two of the genre91裸聊视频檚 biggest stars at its center.

The two were occasional collaborators more than a decade ago, but Lamar began taking public jabs at Drake starting in 2013. The fight last year.

Drake91裸聊视频檚 lawyers, from New York-based Willkie Farr & Gallagher, said the lawsuit seeks to hold UMG accountable for knowingly promoting false and defamatory allegations against him. They said the shooting and break-in attempts at Drake91裸聊视频檚 home, and the online vitriol, prompted him to move his family out of the house, and that he fears for his and their safety.

91裸聊视频淏eginning on May 4, 2024 and every day since, UMG has used its massive resources as the world91裸聊视频檚 most powerful music company to elevate a dangerous and inflammatory message that was designed to assassinate Drake91裸聊视频檚 character, and led to actual violence at Drake91裸聊视频檚 doorstep,91裸聊视频� the law firm said in a statement.

91裸聊视频淭his lawsuit reveals the human and business consequences to UMG91裸聊视频檚 elevation of profits over the safety and well-being of its artists, and shines a light on the manipulation of artists and the public for corporate gain,91裸聊视频� it said.