Drake Initiates Legal Action Against UMG

[Nuuko]

suing your label has never happened before, apparently

Idiot.

 

[Slim]

I'm enjoying watching the OVHoe Stan's spiral into conspiracy theorist

Breh, they're on some QAnon level shyt...

Jew-Anon


Don't ask me how...

 

[jerzboy]

And he doesn't have a single good album. Drake really does lack talent.

This is disingenuous… mind u, I’ve never viewed Drake as an MC or rapper, moreso an entertainer… NWTS and IYRTITL are great projects. Again, he’s no real rapper to me, but these are solid projects

Edit: I’ve honestly always viewed Drake as a great A&R… he’s no Dre or Kanye, but simply a great A&R

 

[Illmagic]

He is not saying public opinion was swayed. He’s asking if his label intentionally tanked their own asset to devalue their renegotiation efforts.

Math Hoffa raised this point. If Drake is in 90-10 label split and Kendrick is in a 60-40, you get more out of the 60-40 than the guy who already maxed you out last time. The best thing for UMG would be to reduce drakes already sky high earning payouts and structure to make him more pliable at the deal table. Drake was literally saying Kendrick’s splits were trash, of course the label would want Drake to eat dirt to force him to take a smaller deal in the middle of a renegotiation.

I see the angle but does it not seem a bit far fetched? If they were going to tank the asset why did they only do it in the battle. They didn’t tank his last album. Rich Baby Daddy was getting played like crazy. Push ups was got pushed. It was Drakes most impactful song of the battle. Euphoria, 616 and MTG are not mentioned. Why didn’t they boast those to tank the asset? NLU was just a hit record.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

I see the angle but does it not seem a bit far fetched? If they were going to tank the asset why did they only do it in the battle. They didn’t tank his last album. Rich Baby Daddy was getting played like crazy. Push ups was got pushed. It was Drakes most impactful song of the battle. Euphoria, 616 and MTG are not mentioned. Why didn’t they boast those to tank the asset? NLU was just a hit record.

Bruh, it’s not my lawsuit…BUT…my label shouldn’t EVER put their hands on the scale. Period, ESPECIALLY when I’m trying to renegotiate.

This shyt wouldn’t fly in corporate environments. IDK why yall want him to NOT expose this shyt if it did happen.

 

[Piff Perkins]

Joe Budden raised the point. Let’s say you literally recouped but they say you didn’t. Who wins that argument?

That’s been a fight for decades in music and film. But even basic napkin math will tell you it’s impossible for Drake to hit even on that deal after a couple years. That’s not a knock on Drake either. Prime Michael Jackson wouldn’t recoup that quick.

This man and his Coli fans spent the last few months telling us NLU had no impact on his streams or popularity yet now they’re all arguing so much damage was done that he can’t satisfy his contract lmao. Make it make sense.

The real problem is that his new shyt isn’t nearly as popular as his old shyt, and that deal is based on the assumption that he’d be rolling out God’s Plan/In My Feelings/etc jams. That isn’t happening, his old music (pre-new deal) is dominating his streams. And instead of making better music he’s crying about legal harm lol.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

That’s been a fight for decades in music and film. But even basic napkin math will tell you it’s impossible for Drake to hit even on that deal after a couple years. That’s not a knock on Drake either. Prime Michael Jackson wouldn’t recoup that quick.

This man and his Coli fans spent the last few months telling us NLU had no impact on his streams or popularity yet now they’re all arguing so much damage was done that he can’t satisfy his contract lmao. Make it make sense.

Bruh, Lil Baby is probably worth as much as A1 rappers twice his age. Thats how fast they’re making money out here.

Theres something that refutes what you’re saying though...I’m not saying he was entitled to constantly hit the same numbers but I’ve peeped since CLB he’s saying that hes making all this money and it’s weird that Universal is playing games. It’s not like drake is complaining about NOT making money. He keeps alluding to the fact that he’s keeping the lights on at universal by leaps and bounds and the label is still playing hard to get.

The real problem is that his new shyt isn’t nearly as popular as his old shyt, and that deal is based on the assumption that he’d be rolling out God’s Plan/In My Feelings/etc jams. That isn’t happening, his old music (pre-new deal) is dominating his streams. And instead of making better music he’s crying about legal harm lol.

You’d cry about legal harm too if your label intended to tank your remaining value. Again, I think yall just want drake to protect the label here.

 

[TrifeGod]

My female friend don’t even want me to bring up this cracka up no moevery pass he ever had should be revoked including his black pass

 

[duck]

Can u imagine 2pac or biggie sueing over diss tracks? No...never.

This generation soft as fukk

Who gave this canadian that much power?

 

[Piff Perkins]

Bruh, Lil Baby is probably worth as much as A1 rappers twice his age. Thats how fast they’re making money out here.

Theres something that refutes what you’re saying though...I’m not saying he was entitled to constantly hit the same numbers but I’ve peeped since CLB he’s saying that hes making all this money and it’s weird that Universal is playing games. It’s not like drake is complaining about NOT making money. He keeps alluding to the fact that he’s keeping the lights on at universal by leaps and bounds and the label is still playing hard to get.

You’d cry about legal harm too if your label intended to tank your remaining value. Again, I think yall just want drake to protect the label here.

There is zero evidence he recouped. His tour revenue is public information. We know his album sales. We don’t know the profit margins but it doesn’t take a genius to understand a tour that grosses 100mil sustains significant costs from a label, which comes out of that revenue. None of this shyt adds up to half a billion dollars. And him bragging about making bank is irrelevant.

Drake hasn’t shown one example of the label doing anything for Kendrick that they haven’t done for him. Rob Markman just came out and blew up the whitelisting thing. The 30% Spotify “discount” thing is a lie too (Google Spotify discovery mode). This thing is full of blatant lies and is clearly written to convince fans, not a judge or jury. It’s pure Trump shyt.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

There is zero evidence he recouped. His tour revenue is public information. We know his album sales. We don’t know the profit margins but it doesn’t take a genius to understand a tour that grosses 100mil sustains significant costs from a label, which comes out of that revenue. None of this shyt adds up to half a billion dollars. And him bragging about making bank is irrelevant.

You’re right. Drake is broke.

You got me.

Drake hasn’t shown one example of the label doing anything for Kendrick that they haven’t done for him. Rob Markman just came out and blew up the whitelisting thing. The 30% Spotify “discount” thing is a lie too (Google Spotify discovery mode). This thing is full of blatant lies and is clearly written to convince fans, not a judge or jury. It’s pure Trump shyt.

Apparently it’s not the Spotify discover mode but literally a different program they have. Again we will see if this stands.

To me, what really again raises questions is why his label allowed their asset to be undervalued admist renegotiations. Thats insane, IMO.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

@Piff Perkins lets say Drake is lying. Should he expose foul play?

 

[Revolutionary]

What would be really good for the culture is to see Drake going to jail. Dude hurt us so much during all these years...

 

[Piff Perkins]

@Piff Perkins lets say Drake is lying. Should he expose foul play?

Drake makes irrational decisions all the time. Why would anyone be surprised at him making another by filing bs lawsuits on some Trump shyt. Everything he’s complaining about has been used to his advantage for years. He’s simply mad somebody with access to the same machine made a smash hit that clowns him while he slaves away in his deal.

And no Drake is not broke. He simply realized he’s not built for the Ed Sheeran life of touring nonstop to satisfy a massive contract.