After losing his rap feud with Kendrick Lamar, Texas resident Drake decided to turn the ordeal into a legal battle. Drake filed two petitions against Universal Music Group (UMG), one in New York and one in Bexar County,

Filed in Bexar County, Tx. on Thursday (Jan. 23), UMG’s motion to dismiss argues that Drake’s lack of direct evidence towards his “Not Like Us” defamation and payola claims warrant a dismissal of the petition.

Drake's legal team said Universal Music Group used its resources to "elevate a dangerous and inflammatory message that was designed to assassinate Drake’s character."

Universal Music Group is again clapping back at Drake in the legal fight over Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us.” UMG Files Motion to Dismiss Texas Pre-Action Petition On Thursday (Jan. 23), lawyers for UMG filed a 144-page motion requesting the dismissal of Drake’s pre-action petition filed in Texas last November,

Further addressing Drake’s claims, UMG contends that the rapper has failed to provide any substantial evidence to back up his allegations, describing his petition as unsupported. The filing states, “ [Drake] provides nothing beyond his verified petition,

Drake became the object of scorn and ridicule when he filed legal petitions against Universal Music Group and Spotify after losing to Kendrick Lamar

Universal Music has filed a motion to dismiss Drake’s petition for pre-suit deposition in Bexar County, Texas, citing lack of evidence in the rapper’s claims against the record company that it artificially inflated and promoted Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.