Drake ’s federal lawsuit against his own record label, Universal Music Group (UMG) , for their involvement promoting Kendrick Lamar ’s diss track “ Not Like Us ” is officially over after a federal judge threw it out on Thursday (October 9), reports the Associated Press . In her ruling, Judge Jeannette A. Vargas stated that the song is a series of opinions, not defamatory allegations, and listeners were aware of such.

“Although the accusation that Plaintiff is a pedophile is certainly a serious one, the broader context of a heated rap battle, with incendiary language and offensive accusations hurled by both participants, would not incline the reasonable listener to believe that ‘Not Like Us’ imparts verifiable facts about Plaintiff,” wrote Judge Vargas.

In the lawsuit, Drake al

See Full Page