A judge has dismissed Drake’s lawsuit, where he alleged Universal Music Group (UMG) distributed Kendrick Lamar ‘s “Not Like Us” despite the record containing “false and defamatory” claims. In court documents viewed by VIBE, Judge Jeannette Varga ruled that “the vitriolic war of words that erupted between superstar recording artists” did not cross any legal boundaries.

“The recording was published as part of a heated public feud, in which both participants exchanged progressively caustic, inflammatory insults and accusations,” Judge Vargas explained. “This is precisely the type of context in which an audience may anticipate the use of epithets, fiery rhetoric or hyperbole rather than factual assertions.”

She continued to write, “Republication cannot transform Lamar’s statement of op

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