Universal Music Group is requesting to dismiss Drake’s federal defamation lawsuit against the label over Kendrick Lamar’s blockbuster song “Not Like Us,” saying in a legal filing that the rapper’s lawsuit is a “misguided attempt to salve his wounds” after he “lost a rap battle that he provoked.

Drake's lawsuit against Universal Music Group, over its promotion of Kendrick Lamar's song accusing him of being a pedophile, is challenged in court. UMG argues for dismissal, citing lyrical freedom under the First Amendment,

The label just came through with a bold clapback in response to Drake’s defamation lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar’s fiery diss track “Not Like Us.” According to court docs filed Monday (March 17), UMG says the lawsuit is nothing more than “Drake’s attempt to save face” after catching a lyrical fade in the rap battle he started.