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Drake Files Defamation Suit Against Universal Over Kendrick Lamar Track

Universal represents both Drake (l) and Kendrick Lamar (r), two rappers who last year exchanged a litany of increasingly vitriolic diss tracks (Credit: AFP)

Rapper Drake on Wednesday filed suit against his own label, saying Universal Music Group's release and promotion of a Kendrick Lamar track dissing him amounted to defamation and harassment.

UMG is behind both Drake and Lamar, two superstar rappers who last year exchanged a litany of increasingly vitriolic diss tracks.

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