After losing his rap feud with Kendrick Lamar, Texas resident Drake decided to turn the ordeal into a legal battle. Drake filed two petitions against Universal Music Group (UMG), one in New York and one in Bexar County,

Not only are these claims untrue, but the notion that we would seek to harm the reputation of any artist — let alone Drake — is illogical."

Universal Music has filed a motion to dismiss Drake’s petition for pre-suit deposition in Bexar County, Texas, citing lack of evidence in the rapper’s claims against the record company that it artificially inflated and promoted Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.

UMG’s motion to dismiss argues that Drake’s lack of direct evidence towards his “Not Like Us” defamation and payola claims warrant a dismissal of the petition. “Because [Drake’s] petition is related to and was filed in response to UMG’s protected free speech,

Universal Music Group (UMG) has responded to Drake’s lawsuit with a motion of their own. The music and entertainment company — that signed Drake in 2009 via Lil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment — is

Univeral Music Group (UMG) has filed a counterclaim against its biggest star, Drake, seeking to dismiss Drizzy's pre-suit deposition in Texas.