The lawsuit accuses the record label of promoting the “false and malicious narrative” that Drake is a pedophile, which the rapper denies, by releasing "Not Like Us."

Drake’s much-publicized Universal Music Group (UMG) legal battle has officially reached a boiling point, as the artist has slapped the major label with a massive defamation lawsuit. This shocking twist in the months-long dispute – centering on Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” diss track – emerged just moments ago.

Two months earlier, Drake filed petitions in New York and Texas over his claim UMG schemed to "artificially inflate" Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us."