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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Dee Jefferson

‘Drake lost a rap battle’: Universal files motion to dismiss rapper’s ‘misguided’ lawsuit

Combination photo of Rappers Kendrick Lamar and Drake
The longstanding beef between rappers Kendrick Lamar and Drake has escalated over the last 12 months, with Drake filing a defamation lawsuit against UMG. Photograph: Mark Blinch/Reuters

Universal Music Group have moved to dismiss Drake’s defamation suit, characterising it as “a misguided attempt” by the Canadian rapper to “salve his wounds” after he “lost a rap battle” with rival Kendrick Lamar.

In the motion, filed on Monday in the US district court for the southern district of New York, Universal Music Group (UMG), which represents both artists, claimed that Drake “lost a rap battle that he provoked and in which he willingly participated.

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