NEW YORK — 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 — which is behind both Drake and Lamar — adamantly denied the accusations, saying "the notion that we would seek to harm the reputation of any artist — let alone Drake — is illogical" given the company's longtime investment in helping him "achieve historic commercial and personal financial success."
