A US federal judge in New York on Thursday threw out a defamation case filed by Canadian rapper Drake against his own label Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar's viral diss track.

In 2024, the superstar rappers exchanged a litany of increasingly vitriolic songs, with Lamar delivering the major blow with his chart-topping "Not Like Us."

In his suit filed in January, Drake accused Universal -- which is behind both artists -- of betraying him in favor of profits by promoting the song, which features punchlines that accuse him of pedophilia.

The lawsuit also cited the track's promotion as causing a "physical threat to Drake's safety" as well as a "bombardment of online harassment."

But Judge Jeannette Vargas said Lamar's lyrics about the 38-year-old Canadian artist -- born Aubrey Dra

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