In the new filing, Drake’s attorneys (by way of Frozen Moments, LLC) claim UMG “could have refused to release or distribute the song or required the offending material to be edited and/or removed. But UMG chose to do the opposite.

Drake has filed a second legal petition against Universal Music Group (UMG) over Kendrick Lamar’s diss song ‘Not Like Us’. This latest development marks an unprecedented escalation in what music industry experts are calling one of hip-hop’s most significant legal battles.

Drake has thrown a second legal punch against Universal Music Group (UMG), questioning why his own label would approve Kendrick Lamar's diss track against him, "Not Like Us." In his new petition, which was filed in Texas and obtained by TheWrap,