Drake Initiates Legal Action Against UMG

[DJ Paul's Arm]

Blocc from Atlanta? I thought he was from Memphis

 

[bl2k8]

there’s isn’t a single rapper who switched up ONLY because of this Kendrick beef. Anybody talking crazy about Drake had their own issues with him prior to this

 

[Peter Popoff]

 

[Gold]

Streisand effect, not that it was even needed

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

 

[NerdNash]

They got her on there

 

[NerdNash]

From what I read its not about the lyrics alone. He is claiming the label conspired against him (via bots, payola and unfair practices) to damage his brand value for the contract negotiations. The song is just how they went about doing that because they were aware the impact those lyrics could have on his brand. Basically saying the label deliberately amplified the damage the song did.

Nobody cares when you break this down to them

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Nobody cares when you break this down to them

Nobody cares for that because it's bullshyt.

 

[Big Boss]

From what I read its not about the lyrics alone. He is claiming the label conspired against him (via bots, payola and unfair practices) to damage his brand value for the contract negotiations. The song is just how they went about doing that because they were aware the impact those lyrics could have on his brand. Basically saying the label deliberately amplified the damage the song did.

The defamation filing is about the lyrics.

Drake wanted UMG to block the song

 

[Feed-Me]

The defamation filing is about the lyrics.

Drake wanted UMG to block the song

Limp wrist gang

(Drake not you)

 

[hex]

Nobody cares for that because it's bullshyt.

I'll play devil's advocate here and say for the sake of argument it's true.

Shawn Cee did video yesterday where he raised an interesting point. Who cares?

Why would anyone who listens to these artists care to read a legal petition? What part of fandom or enjoyment from music is that?

I gotta agree with him. So the optics of this is, Drake is suing Kendrick because he lost a rap battle. The average person does not give a f*ck about the specifics of it.



And this is ignoring the fact that:

1. This could be (seems to be) 100% bullsh*t.

2. Drake himself obviously benefited from the same system he's whining about.

Fred.

 

[Jaguar93]

Thecoli has love for ShawnCee

 

[Roid Jones]

So what? They're massive flops, objectively.

Exactly, it's like saying yeah I know this film bombed at the box office but I see it on Netflix tho

 

[Harry B]

From what I read its not about the lyrics alone. He is claiming the label conspired against him (via bots, payola and unfair practices) to damage his brand value for the contract negotiations. The song is just how they went about doing that because they were aware the impact those lyrics could have on his brand. Basically saying the label deliberately amplified the damage the song did.

You are forgetting that there's two separate lawsuits. The second one is strictly about UMG allowing Kendrick to release a diss song to Drake with 'lies' on it, while neglecting that they let him do the exact same thing. It's like walking up to a man, punching him, he knocks you out and you call the police



I mean conflict of interest would always be a problem when two artists on the same label are beefing. Can Kendrick say the same shyt? That UMG devalued Kendricks brand by allowing damaging lyrics by Drake to him and pushing it.


Also, why would UMG want to damage one of their most prized assets? They make money when he does, if he generates less they generate less.
Even if Kendrick won the beef, Drake is still a bigger cash cow and bigger artist. He might have less stans, but more casuals. That is, of course, assuming that Drake actually is profitable. Which I, and his stans, believe he is.

 

[Big Boss]

I'll play devil's advocate here and say for the sake of argument it's true.

Shawn Cee did video yesterday where he raised an interesting point. Who cares?

Why would anyone who listens to these artists care to read a legal petition? What part of fandom or enjoyment from music is that?

I gotta agree with him. So the optics of this is, Drake is suing Kendrick because he lost a rap battle. The average person does not give a f*ck about the specifics of it.



And this is ignoring the fact that:

1. This could be (seems to be) 100% bullsh*t.

2. Drake himself obviously benefited from the same system he's whining about.

Fred.

Drake thought he would beat Kendrick because of numbers and he wanted to flex his power.

People say Kendrick won because of bots but Drake wanted UMG to block or Kendrick to edited NLU meanwhile "Family Matters" still gets play with no editing