TheFader

2y

This and Adidon are two totally different ballgames. He is quite literally never coming back from what transpired this year

Valentine

2y

I got you. You want the full breakdown? I’ll keep it short

yungking

2y

Y’all Drake stans are proving y’all don’t care about HipHop day by day

Kr0niic

2y

I will never not laugh at this being in f***ing legal documents

Prez

2y

he's not someone who needs a career break. he's established. everyone will listen to his s*** now and forever, even if numbers decline.

and i think if he releases music of that quality (not saying it was his best work or anything but it was good quality drake) then he will be perfectly fine

Jbreezyondeck

2y

Remember when the only Drake jokes were the “Drake the type of guy” memes and he was giving as classic music…yeah me too

Noir

2y

Another positive: maybe Drake will finally take a break if he's tied up in legal disputes with his label

SegaDreamFlash

2y

No because the music hasn’t been the same. Adidon did damage but Drake still had In My Feelings and Nice For What and Gods Plan to coast off all summer.

There has been no genuine Drake smash to cover this up and make people forget and every move made has been more embarrassing than the last.

You niggas are stuck in 2010s where Drakes public perception was at an all time high and think that he can just brush past this and it’s hilarious cuz that couldn’t be any further from the truth.

Let’s hope this lawsuit doesn’t go to court either cuz he’s getting rinsed

AZNoah

2y

The constitutional standard is “plausible” facts. Essentially, you have to show the court that is it more than possible and reasonable to believe you have claim.

Reading the NY Bots & Payola document, Drake’s firm is requesting the identities of the unidentified actors who were used to promote NLU. One of them was Akademiks guest, whose veracity of his claims was even questioned by Ak on the stream. So the firm is using NFR retweets and Akademiks guest to dig around UMG and find something that shows a payola scheme. If they don’t find these transactions, can’t verify that UMG paid influencers, or find UMG’s bots, the firm might advise Drake they can’t meet the standard to file a claim.

I haven’t read defamation filing, but I’d imagine the biggest obstacle for the Drake suing is showing that NLU is actually false. That’s a high burden, because UMG’s counsel could cut through his argument pointing out the nuisances of NLU (ie, he doesn’t explicitly call Drake a pedophile, he says that he is harboring pedofiles and likes them young). Drake would need to prove that he hasn’t done any what NLU alleges as a matter of fact before even getting to the distribution issue. Part of the reason Cardi B got a rare defamation win against a YouTuber who said she has STIs was because she proved to the court through medical records she did not have STIs.

Also, there is a tougher first amendment standard for public figures to meet that they were defamed, which is to protect the public from being sued. Law has said that public figures with big platforms can counter damaging speech with simply more speech on their part. Drake went back and forth in a rap battle, said possible defaming statements in family matters and released the Heart Part 6. I can see the courts finding his own speech as enough to remedy Kendrick’s allegations and refrain from ordering a remedy from UMG. Judges hate getting into music disputes and do not want to disturb businesses activity, for economic reasons.

americana

2y

Only a c***would throw away their culture to pursue petty politics

doot doot

2y

The freakin dictionary is roasting Drake now?! 😂 This is awesome.

Prez

2y

adidon happened at the beginning of an album cycle. this happened at the conclusion of an album cycle. give the guy a chance to put out an album before u say this

Noir

2y

He does that without our help

SegaDreamFlash

2y

Brother this is way worse than you realize. Like I don’t think you’re understanding the implications of this.

Put your fandom aside and think for a second

NyxOS

2y

Dot didn’t care about Drake’s family or safety when he posted that man address and labeled him a predator

sniper

2y

Gen Z thinks Drake is a dork

Himothee

2y

No way you actually justifying Drake’s behavior as he commits career suicide. Him screwing himself over and ya’ll not being able to call him out is exactly why we’re here