that Drake has filed an official defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group. (UMG) released a diss track from the now-legendary Kendrick Lamar, accusing the company of spreading the false narrative that he was a pedophile.different from us” irritated many in the hip-hop community.
But one group of individuals named deep in the complaint was particularly irritated. On pages 52 and 53 long suitThe Toronto rapper’s lawyer named several content creators and claimed that UMG allowed these individuals to monetize their response to Lamar’s diss track without enforcing their copyright claims.
Drake believes this helped spread false claims that he is a child predator and is an example of a company prioritizing money over the 6-God’s reputation.
The content creators involved in the lawsuit are some of the most popular creators online. These include: Kai SenatNoLifeShaq, RDC Gaming, Cartier Family and Zias.
Their response to Lamar’s diss track garnered millions of views, with the lowest being 2 million views (Cartier Family) and the highest being 9 million views (Kai Cenat).
Content creator reaction
Naturally, named creators (and many not-so-named creators) were unhappy with Drizzy and criticized him on social media and other online platforms.
The loudest was probably No Life Shaq. He posted a 10-minute YouTube video titled “DRAKE SNITCHED ON ME!”
In the video he said: “This bastard Drake snitched on the Reaction community! Hey, we’re having fun and we’re on the case list? “This must be the softest guy ever, dog.”
RDC Gaming responded during the stream. Simply put, “One of the things I’ve learned in life is this friend. The biggest ‘L’ comes from not knowing how to take an ‘L’. Some babies just take L and continue. ”
Zias had the most explosive reaction when he found out he had been named in the lawsuit, even jokingly calling his lawyer to let him know that he was countersuing Drake.
Now, remember that these are just the reactions of the people named in the lawsuit. Several other content creators who responded to “Not Like Us” (and Drake’s diss track) shared similar sentiments and continued to criticize the Toronto rapper’s decision to name the content creator in the lawsuit.
Social Media Reaction
Hip-hop fans frustrated with
one user wrote.“Wait a minute lol I just realized Drake snitched on a black streamer who reacted to his video and the white guy wasn’t a streamer lol.”
Another user has been added“Drake named every Black Streamer in his case and now he’s doing a giveaway with Adin Ross.”
This adds to the long list of reasons why Drake shouldn’t have taken legal action, and we’re seeing the consequences of his actions in real time. It goes back to almost a year ago when he pleaded with Lamar.Drop it, drop it, drop it, draw itblood.”
This story originally appeared on our sister site The Root on January 18.
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