Drake filed a lawsuit against his own record label, Universal Music Group, for alleged defamation over fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" on Jan. 15. He alleges that Universal Music Group "approved,

In the documents, Drake claims that UMG knew that Lamar's lyrics and images in the song's music video, were false and dangerous, and that the song's release and promotion are an example of valuing "corporate greed over the safety and well-being of its artists.

The lawsuit accuses the record label of promoting the “false and malicious narrative” that Drake is a pedophile, which the rapper denies, by releasing "Not Like Us."