the entire basis of the lawsuit is that kendrick's words were defamatory and should not have been distributed. if Drake's communications with UMG since July had been successful, the song would not have been distributed or promoted any further

how does this not directly affect and attempt to silence kendrick? #protectblackart

ts too funny fr

bro really went federal like deadass

On August 1, 2024, Drake sent UMG another letter again emphasizing the harm to Drake, as well as his businesses, that UMG was causing by continuing to promote the Defamatory Material. The letter demanded UMG issue a retraction and accept its responsibility in promoting and marketing the Defamatory Material.

Sue my own label dawg and everything forever changes

Do you think Drake regrets beefing with Kendrick? No way he thought a battle would end like this and still go through with it.

Darkest angel been real quiet

wait till he presses the red button assdot dumbass

the billboards

i love my city

As an absolutely Olympic Drake glazer of the highest degree, this is the biggest L of his career.

Even IF he wins the suit (0% chance), its such massive hit to optics that it could never possibly be worth it.

Either his feelings got genuinely hurt, or he's surrounded by a bunch of cuck yes men (e.g. Ye 2018-2023) and he got pushed to make a f***ing terrible decision.

He had a real setup here to stay quiet, release a banger tape, and go back to being far more relevant than Kdot per usual to 99% of the planet.

Instead, he's decided to call the hotel ahead of his stay to make sure the chair in his room is high quality.

What happened

hope they countersue and win

good idea, poor execution

Is this red button in the room with you rn fam

The red button all along was his hotline to his lawyers

I just made the connection

As a massive Kanye stan posting on a Kanye message board, I get intense crash out Kanye vibes from this entire situation. It's not necessarily as bad as Kanye saying he loves Hitler, but it's the kind of thing that can provoke an entire community to turn on you and it WILL be more difficult for Drake to release and promote music for a while. That is a significant obstacle.

If Drake ends up leaving music to become a streamer, it won't be because of Kendrick. He'll have done it to himself, and that's a generational L.

is drake gonna sue @CliCity

No amount of delusion can make a drake fan convince himself that Drake came out on top at this point

You're right. Just like Ye, all he had to do was shut the f*** up and let anything he drops turn to gold.

Instead we're suing record labels over diss tracks. I don't even know where to start with anyone trying to justify this.

It's a significant risk to his career AND legacy. It could never have possibly been worth it.

yeah, i dont fully understand why he went with the lawsuit, maybe there some larger play happening but idk man simplest explanation is usually it

agreed that drake had a slam dunk available if he just took a well earned and needed break

Ak on stream right now

Said he's been avoiding the clubs because Not Like Us is a bop and he don't want anyone catching him dancing to it

Drop a link family

They emptied the clip
I swapped out the petition & came back relitigated

I wana see if Ak gon try to spin this one as a dub for the boy