{"id":43027,"date":"2025-10-09T22:29:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T22:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/drakes-lawsuit-against-umg-over-not-like-us-dismissed\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T22:29:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T22:29:35","slug":"drakes-lawsuit-against-umg-over-not-like-us-dismissed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/drakes-lawsuit-against-umg-over-not-like-us-dismissed\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake&#8217;s Lawsuit Against UMG Over &#8216;Not Like Us&#8217; Dismissed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/drake\/\" target=\"_blank\">Drake<\/a>&#8216;s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar&#8217;s &#8220;Not Like Us&#8221; has been dismissed in court.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday (Oct. 9), Judge Jeannette A. 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