Drake's legal team said Universal Music Group used its resources to "elevate a dangerous and inflammatory message that was designed to assassinate Drake’s character."

Not only are these claims untrue, but the notion that we would seek to harm the reputation of any artist — let alone Drake — is illogical."

Drake's defamation lawsuit has drawn a response from UMG, which calls the case over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” diss track "illogical."