Drake shook up the music industry this week when he filed a pre-action petition against Universal Music Group for allegedly artificially inflating the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” Naturally, the entire entertainment landscape had many reactions to this, including some major figures who opposed Drake in 2024.
“Naaaaaahhhh,” TDE’s President Terrence “Punch” Henderson wrote on X. “The rap streets is done. SMH.” Mustard, who produced K. Dot’s hit record plus “Hey Now” and “TV Off” from his recent album GNX, replied and wrote “Omg lmfaooooooooo.” Rapsody attempted to tweet and delete her thoughts on the matter, but fans captured a screenshot.
“Legal action over losing a rap beef?” she asked. “My my my. [laughing emoji] Not like us at all. #CultureOverEverything.” Several fans have attempted to see the positive of the Toronto superstar’s pre-action petition and how it can benefit everyone in the music industry, but others perceive it as nothing more than him being a sore loser who is selfishly motivated.
“Drake Stan’s acting like Drake suing in order to fight the good fight against capitalism is soooooo funny bro LMFAOOOOOOO,” one user wrote on X. Another user replied, “‘he’s fighting the machine!’ ni**a he IS the machine lmaoo! the denial is through the roof [laughing emojis].” One fan felt that this was the final nail in the coffin in destroying Drake’s perceived “undefeated” stature.
“I’m shocked at how thoroughly Kendrick has seemingly shattered Drake’s bubble of invincibility,” they wrote. “This man is resorting to EVERYTHING in order to get his get back, and none of it is working.. Suing the label that just gave you $400 million is definitely a choice. God speed.”
Some other fans focused on the fact Drake pursued litigation over artificial streams instead of the accusations thrown at him on “Not Like Us” and Kendrick Lamar’s other diss records. “Drake suing Universal because ‘Not Like Us’ was so popular instead of suing Kendrick for defamation for being PUBLICLY CALLED A PEDOPHILE is the funniest choice of all time,” one user wrote.
Universal Music Group quickly responded once Drake’s pre-action petition went public. “The suggestion that UMG would do anything to undermine any of its artists is offensive and untrue,” they wrote in statement to Variety. “We employ the highest ethical practices in our marketing and promotional campaigns. No amount of contrived and absurd legal arguments in this pre-action submission can mask the fact that fans choose the music they want to hear.”
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