Drake Initiates Legal Action Against UMG

[Sir Richard Spirit]

I thank GOD for this moment and I’m not joking. Kendrick did exactly what needed to be done. Remove this stain from hip hop.

 

[DPresidential]

UMG cheated and they’re gonna wave it in his face. Its over.

Cheated?

The fukk... What sport were these nikkas playing for them to cheat?

What are these nikkas talking about. Throwing football flags on the play in a rap battle.

Goofy nikkas.

 

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@KevOnStage
Not even to be all think piece Twitter. But Drake filing a lawsuit feels like he don’t understand Black culture.

Like how could you not understand this would be perceived?



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@realonx1
Mind you, this was Drake a few years ago

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@PropheT100NL
Drake on a mix called “Fresh Gospel” is INSANE



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@ykmaso_
Bro they da had him on the cover of all the country playlists too I remember ts




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[((ReFleXioN)) EteRNaL]

Said this in another thread but…

Drake Ethered himself.

Never mind what Kenny did.

Drake Ethered HIMSELF

"fukk a rap battle, this a life long battle with yourself"

 

[((ReFleXioN)) EteRNaL]

Don't think this was posted

Why does that A minor line slap even harder on this

 

[Yecht]

Maybe is just confused. Does anybody know if Canada has the right to free speech too? Or do they only have the rights to be cold, make maple syrup, play hockey, and force people to write dance songs in tents against their will?

 

[mrvaughn]

One serious problem about this thing could end up being that in the future any disses could be neutered from out the gate.

This situation could be a watershed for battles. And obviously in the negative.

 

[TheRtist]

Maybe is just confused. Does anybody know if Canada has the right to free speech too? Or do they only have the rights to be cold, make maple syrup, play hockey, and force people to write dance songs in tents against their will?

bruh your avatar makes this post 1000000000xs more hilarious

 

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[TheRtist]

I thought Drake loved battle culture....he's for the culture

 

[derro13]

I still remember when they made fun of Kendrick for not being "battle tested"

 

[Spidey Man]

Why does that A minor line slap even harder on this

 

[Lavish]

Don't project on me, you call another man papi

Tell me, how you broke and call yourself Lavish? That's a fruity ass name for a man too

You aint answer my question..was it $25/hr?

You are one pathetic fakkit..cant believe you thought you was doing something by working the graveyard shift for chump change.

Eat a glass dikk

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Cheated?

The fukk... What sport were these nikkas playing for them to cheat?

What are these nikkas talking about. Throwing football flags on the play in a rap battle.

Goofy nikkas.

How much more do I need to spell this out?

His label, tanked his viability in their renegotiation.

 

[Claudex]

Again, there is what Drake did and what he is accusing the label of doing this time around. It’s one thing if it’s just a square to square rap battle. It’s a different thing when you are accusing your label of supporting your musical opposition in getting the upper hand over you. Thats why I’m pushing hard on this. We can say over and over again that Drake had the machine behind him with the other battles and he can’t cry now. It’s different when the machine is on your side right? The bigger question I’ve been trying to drill is why the machine turned on him when he needed it most? This is underlying factor of the lawsuit. It’s a question no one has been able to answer outside of saying Drake got his feelings hurt from battling with Dot. It’s too reductive and fails to look at the music business for what it is which is a business first. So why would UMG take an artist that’s been bringing them hundred of millions and have it pissed away in one weekend from a rap battle. As a company your job is to protect your investment. This did not happen and imo people need to question why

But we all know the answer to that. It's like you said, UMG is a business!

It's contract renegotiation season for the "Boy" and he chose to go to war. A war that wouldn't have started if he didn't talk saucy, and that many times Kendrick told him on wax he wanted to avoid/keep it bars only. He didn't listen.

For all the talk about being a decorated war general, Drake went to war without weigheing the pros and cons of his decision. Without seeing the bigger picture. And he inadvertently gave UMG an out to not accept his counter proposal come negotiation time. It's something that could've been avoided...

But his ego was more important...Kendrick could've been ignored and reasoned with. But the thirst for blood was bigger than the cunning to realize that Drake's owners aren't his friends nor family.

And they never will be, so the talk about corporations being fair is just noise, unless you're investing in legislation.