Drake himself has written and performed massively successful songs containing equally provocative taunts against other artists," the company said in a statement.

Universal Music Group (UMG) has filed a motion to dismiss rapper Drake's amended defamation lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us."

The focus of Drake's new claims – that ‘the largest audience for a Super Bowl halftime show ever' did not hear Lamar call Drake or his crew pedophiles – betrays this case for what it is: Drake's attack on the commercial and creative success of the rap artist who defeated him,