The rapper Drake has sued Universal Music Group for defamation, alleging the music empire of promoting a diss track against him last spring.

In his suit, Drake said Universal betrayed him in favor of profits by promoting Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" with punchlines that accuse him of pedophilia.

Drake has withdrawn the petition he raised accusing Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) of illegally boosting Kendrick Lamar‘s diss track “Not Like Us.” According to documents filed with the New York Supreme Court on Tuesday,