Read the actual filing document:
“UMG charged Spotify 30% lower licensing fees for NLU than other songs”: No source cited.
“UMG conspired UNKNOWN PARTIES to use bots.” Source: AK YouTube video
“UMG used Siri to misdirect users to Not Like Us”. That’s how Siri and btw Alexa work for EVERYTHING. Unless you specify the specific song and artist when talking to them, it will play the closest match to the request. It played NLU because it contains the lyric certified lover boy. Go ahead and try this with literally any other song when you aren’t exactly specific.
“UMG engaged in similar play to play schemes to increase the air play of NLU” No source cited.
“UMG paid NFR to endorse NLU” Source: a generic tweet by NFR about NLU numbers which by the way has the same kind of tweets for multiple songs including every single Drake song and project that dropped too, even 100gigs tracks. Another cited source in the lawsuit itself is a YouTube video where NFR are hyping up BOTH Drake and Kendrick diss tracks.
“UMG terminated employees with loyalty to Drake” No source cited.
“UMG threatened to bring its own claims against Mr Duckworth if Drake were to pursue claims against UMG” No source cited.
“UMG’s choice to saturate the music market with NLU comes at the expense of other artists, like Drake” Every streaming service and social media was saturated with Drake music for literally years. Now promoting a song is a problem when it’s not Drake? Delusional.
“Petitioner has a viable cause of action for civil RICO. HOWEVER, petitioner REQUIRES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION to frame his complaint” translation: we don’t have s*** but hearsay and conjecture, so UMG please provide proof of our accusations.”
In summary, they don’t have s*** but an AK video and a tweet as proof of anything. This is a last ditch effort by Drake to change the narrative after getting absolutely destroyed. It should come as no surprise he waited till Kendrick album release to do this to try and get some attention away.
Anybody with a brain and that can read knows that this suit is going absolutely nowhere and will not even see anywhere near a court because it’s based on literally zero substantial evidence. And even though that’s OBVIOUS, the crazy schizos will say it was shut down by the Illuminati
No artist has ever gone out more sad.
Isn’t he just essentially requesting data logs which would allow his team to review evidence? This is equivalent to authority requesting camera footage from a crime.
Yall hate Drake so much you cant see the larger issue. Beef brain over black men you have never met and most of you are not black. You just playing fantasy football with niggas. S*** is pathetic
You stupid if you think Drake is gonna expose anything lol you 5 or what?
I find it very hard to believe Drake would sue if everything here is baseless but the way you break it down it really does just seem like a bunch of bullshit
I think I believe some pro-Drake employees got fired. But I'd like to hear both sides on that because it could have been them wanting to suppress NLU despite how much the public wanted it
I'm not an industry insider but I heard that streaming services do offer lowering licensing fees to promote songs more. Idk how this would be illegal though and why it'd be part of the suit
The bot thing and NFR thing are so obviously bullshit it does just seem like he's throwing s*** at the wall
Drake’s intention wasn’t for this to be an actual lawsuit. No serious lawyer would look at this filing and tell him that they’ve got a case. Drake isn’t dumb enough to not know this.
The entire intent was to take attention away from GNX and to have Drake Stans and online schizos make him look like a victim and a martyr. And judging by some of the discourse, tbh, it seems to be at least partially working.
Yall wont be laughing when kendrick and these labels gotta pay drake all their worth
its not kendrick being sue
You right there’s way too much evidence here
The evidence: 1 Ak tweet
You don’t know how court works
This isn’t about Kendrick he just so happens to be highlighting Not Like Us and how it cost drake money it could be any song!!!!
You stupid if you think Drake is gonna expose anything lol you 5 or what?
aight craquer.
Well he should pay
no he shouldnt the boosting of the song wasnt a him choice nor is he involved
aight craquer.
Why you ain’t call zack a craquer
oh that’s right you’d rather defend his racist posts
clownnnn
Read the actual filing document:
“UMG charged Spotify 30% lower licensing fees for NLU than other songs”: No source cited.
“UMG conspired UNKNOWN PARTIES to use bots.” Source: AK YouTube video
“UMG used Siri to misdirect users to Not Like Us”. That’s how Siri and btw Alexa work for EVERYTHING. Unless you specify the specific song and artist when talking to them, it will play the closest match to the request. It played NLU because it contains the lyric certified lover boy. Go ahead and try this with literally any other song when you aren’t exactly specific.
“UMG engaged in similar play to play schemes to increase the air play of NLU” No source cited.
“UMG paid NFR to endorse NLU” Source: a generic tweet by NFR about NLU numbers which by the way has the same kind of tweets for multiple songs including every single Drake song and project that dropped too, even 100gigs tracks. Another cited source in the lawsuit itself is a YouTube video where NFR are hyping up BOTH Drake and Kendrick diss tracks.
“UMG terminated employees with loyalty to Drake” No source cited.
“UMG threatened to bring its own claims against Mr Duckworth if Drake were to pursue claims against UMG” No source cited.
“UMG’s choice to saturate the music market with NLU comes at the expense of other artists, like Drake” Every streaming service and social media was saturated with Drake music for literally years. Now promoting a song is a problem when it’s not Drake? Delusional.
“Petitioner has a viable cause of action for civil RICO. HOWEVER, petitioner REQUIRES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION to frame his complaint” translation: we don’t have s*** but hearsay and conjecture, so UMG please provide proof of our accusations.”
In summary, they don’t have s*** but an AK video and a tweet as proof of anything. This is a last ditch effort by Drake to change the narrative after getting absolutely destroyed. It should come as no surprise he waited till Kendrick album release to do this to try and get some attention away.
Anybody with a brain and that can read knows that this suit is going absolutely nowhere and will not even see anywhere near a court because it’s based on literally zero substantial evidence. And even though that’s OBVIOUS, the crazy schizos will say it was shut down by the Illuminati
No artist has ever gone out more sad.
'no source cited' this isnt a science paper bro yall so funny
no he shouldnt the boosting of the song wasnt a him choice nor is he involved
That’s your opinion
Drake isn’t exposing anybody.
This is all about money that HE lost. This ain’t even a defamation suit.
Drake don’t care about other artist. This ain’t no crusade.
Drake isn’t exposing anybody.
This is all about money that HE lost. This ain’t even a defamation suit.
Drake don’t care about other artist. This ain’t no crusade.
Also here’s some context to the Siri thing
Still hasn’t learned his lesson from family matters/heart part 6 to not run with random social media posts as factual news
That’s your opinion
No I am not asking you its not my opinion its fact. Kendrick lamar wasnt involved in the boosting of not like us.
Drake isn’t exposing anybody.
This is all about money that HE lost. This ain’t even a defamation suit.
Drake don’t care about other artist. This ain’t no crusade.
They'll swear it is though
Drake isn’t exposing anybody.
This is all about money that HE lost. This ain’t even a defamation suit.
Drake don’t care about other artist. This ain’t no crusade.
Isn’t it just a petition right now? Basically saying “prove to me that this stuff didn’t happen” to UMG?
No I am not asking you its not my opinion its fact. Kendrick lamar wasnt involved in the boosting of not like us.
My fault, i apologize i had no idea you were in the studio with kendrick when he released not like us
Drake’s intention wasn’t for this to be an actual lawsuit. No serious lawyer would look at this filing and tell him that they’ve got a case. Drake isn’t dumb enough to not know this.
The entire intent was to take attention away from GNX and to have Drake Stans and online schizos make him look like a victim and a martyr. And judging by some of the discourse, tbh, it seems to be at least partially working.
Let’s be honest drakes Stan’s would defend ANYTHING he does, case in point. Everyone else is laughing at him
Why you ain’t call zack a craquer
oh that’s right you’d rather defend his racist posts
clownnnn
I did call Zack a craquer.....
even within the past week I directly said "you know how I feel about craquers thanks for at least typing out your thoughts and not just tmz level gas lighting"
so again craquer you a christmas ornament