Drake Initiates Legal Action Against UMG...files defamation suit against UMG over being a pedophile. Universal responds

[FunkDoc1112]

Imagine if 50 sued interscope after they turned his water off. He could have said it was collusion with Kanye or retaliation for his headphone venture.

Of course he didn’t tho. Cuz he’s not a sucker. your label will pump you when you’re hot and dump you when you’re not. That’s the business.

The Kanye "feud" was kayfabe and actually his idea.

 

[Theo Penn]

“We will win Round 2”

 

[Nuuko]

You know its time to retire when pop media call you anti hip-hop

 

[jerzboy]

So if he knew he had a lot to lost then why engage in a rap battle? Why risk getting your image tarnished? That's what happens in rap battles. It makes Drake and his team look like a complete dumbass. You have a contract coming up and you decide to get cute near negotiations?

As for the bold part, this is what Drake said to Kendrick on Taylor made freestyle about himself



The mf literally put the jacket on himself. Idiot.

I can’t for the life of me, understand why people cannot comprehend this!! This board specifically will call out women who try to play the victim, but with Drake… “see that was different”

 

[Kuro]

People trying to spin it like bbbut this is about umg and aint got nothing to do with kendrick.

Drake not going to “crash out” like this and not try to bring kendrick down too. Use yo brain.

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

so now you're a both sider, it's dumb in politics and it's dumb now. i guess you can only see the idiocy of it when it suits you.

anyway, this he's not suing kendrick personally is a cop out. if the courts rule that UMG was promoting anti-semitic music to hurt drake like he's suggesting then kendrick is the maker of anti-semitic music, not UMG. the fact that you're willing to ride for a motherfukker who would do a vile thing like that because he made some music you like is wild. the blackface shyt wasn't an accident, that's who he is that's what he was raised around. the man's fueled by self-hatred of the side that didn't raise him. don't both sides a man trying to weaponize anti-semitism against a black man, call that shyt what it is and no black person should rock with that shyt no ifs ands or buts.

The fukk are you talking about? nikka grew up in Canada and was raised by his Jewish moms, the fukk yall nikkas expected? Like I said in here blame young money for co signing him.. Now we talking about this lawsuit not that other dumb shyt…

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

If you got white women on the news telling you to get in the booth its time to pack it up

Ummm when media and cacs start with the hip hop slams and lingo the plot is lost and hijacked..

 

[Robbie3000]

He wants to use the industry for his benefit? He been doing that my G…

If he wanted to make Kendrick look bad he would direct his lawsuit at Kendrick… He’s literally directing his lawsuit at UMG all because they don’t want to give him the 600m’s so they doing shyt to damage or lowball his brand… it’s like you having a classic car worth 2mill and you looking to see it to an auction house but because they find a small imperfection on the bumper they want to offer you 700k when they know once they auction your shirt off they stand to back 3mill off it..

Again the Drake/kendrick UMG shyt is another league because sponsorships and endorsements are affect putting pedo allegations out there when it’s not true.. That’s nasty work..

Why would UMG damage its biggest artist and his ability to generate revenue for them?

This is like the dumbest logic I have heard in a long time.

This whole battle has made you go full retard.

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

Why would UMG damage its biggest artist and his ability to generate revenue for them?

This is like the dumbest logic I have heard in a long time.

This whole battle has made you go full retard.

Why? Because they don’t want to pay him 600 mill that’s why..


If I’m your employer and you want a salary of 10 mill and I know your worth that but I don’t want to pay it I’m going to find every excuse to lowball the fukk out of you to take this 2mill

This is business 101 bro,, I can tell you dumb nighas gets not bread or don’t have any negotiating skills when it comes to money

 

[Robbie3000]

Why? Because they don’t want to pay him 600 mill that’s why..

This would be the equivalent of a basketball team hiring a goon to injure their star player so they can save money on his contract.

It makes zero sense. UMG needs Drake to recoup his advance no matter what the amount is… they are literally tied at the hip.

 

[Heretic]

Why? Because they don’t want to pay him 600 mill that’s why..


If I’m your employer and you want a salary of 10 mill and I know your worth that but I don’t want to pay it I’m going to find every excuse to lowball the fukk out of you to take this 2mill

This is business 101 bro,, I can tell you dumb nighas gets not bread or don’t have any negotiating skills when it comes to money

what I don't get, is why not just gauge his value by what other labels would be willing to pay him, that shouldn't be hard to do. No need to concoct a battle that he "wanted" then say ooooo here's our chance to drive the price down, let's make people like "Not Like Us" then we can re-sign Drake for pennies on the dollar!

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

This would be the equivalent of a basketball team hiring a goon to injure their star player so they can save money on his contract.

It makes zero sense. UMG needs Drake to recoup his advance no matter what the amount is… they are literally tied at the hip.

nikkas get lowballed everyday on their worth bro… Corporations want to pay as little as possible and maximize profits as much as possible..

How many times you see nba players, nfl players, MLb players getting lowballed in contract negotiations?

If Drake asked for 100 mill umg would give it to him no problems… 600 is where they trying to draw the line even tho they know he good for it… if they give him 600 they want to make at least double back.. anything less is a loss for them even tho they will profit

 

[Knucklehead]

Can someone link me to 100% confirmed info as far as Drake renegotiating his contract?

I see people discussing it as if it's a fact and I never even heard it mentioned until he lost the rap battle.

It's possible I missed something but

Fred.

No one knows anything.
Not about Drakes current contract or negotiations or anything else.
One podcaster or influencer says something speculatively, the clip gets edited deceivingly and people run with it as fact.
Contracts at these levels are not public and everything everyone says is pure speculation and fan fiction.

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

what I don't get, is why not just gauge his value by what other labels would be willing to pay him, that shouldn't be hard to do. No need to concoct a battle that he "wanted" then say ooooo here's our chance to drive the price down, let's make people like "Not Like Us" then we can re-sign Drake for pennies on the dollar!

The battle was just the vehicle to damage him but I don’t think umg concocted it because if that was the case they would have just put the battle any anyones back lol

Thing is Drake is big enough as an artist where he don’t really need the label.. They don’t want him to go independent

 

[BK The Great]