{"id":66216,"date":"2025-08-13T09:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T09:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/66216\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T09:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T09:46:11","slug":"drake-pressuring-court-for-umg-boss-lucian-grainge-docs-over-not-like-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/66216\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake Pressuring Court for UMG Boss Lucian Grainge Docs Over &#8216;Not Like Us&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Drake<br \/>\n                          I Need UMG To Hand Over Those<br \/>\n                          Sir Lucian Grainge Docs, Pronto!!!<\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published August 12, 2025 3:23 PM PDT\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250812_015d0af8c57f431983d741080d90fe71\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:d8acbfcb-4947-4c04-82a3-e2040f049e9c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/015d0af8c57f431983d741080d90fe71_md.jpg\" alt=\"drake-lucian-grainge-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/drake\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Drake<\/a> firmly believes that Universal Music Group boss Lucian Grainge may have signed off on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kendrick-lamar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kendrick Lamar<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;Not Like Us&#8221; with the knowledge the &#8220;pedophile&#8221; lyrics would damage his brand &#8212; and Drake wants the judge to force UMG to hand over any documents that could prove his hunch!!!<\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/114c77214ddd4daface52717d5498094_md.png\" alt=\"drake\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    TMZ.com<\/p>\n<p>According to docs, obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, Drake and his legal team filed a letter motion asking the court to compel UMG to produce any evidence related to Lucian Grainge&#8217;s role in approving the label&#8217;s release of the mega-hit.<\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fc55e69d901a416ba0ee321ebc6fc993_md.jpg\" alt=\"020925_kendrick0kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    Apple Music\/NFL<\/p>\n<p>Since its release, &#8220;Not Like Us&#8221; has won several Grammys, secured sales and stream milestones, and even got the spotlight at the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show, where Kendrick performed this year.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/13dcf9a492e34922a0f4074ce353d75d_md.jpg\" alt=\"The-Real-Hulk-Hogan-Key-Art-HORIZONTAL\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    TMZ Studios<\/p>\n<p>Grainge is dubbed as &#8220;the most powerful person in the music industry&#8221; and Drake apparently believes Grainge may have docs that would help Drake prove his case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Drake I Need UMG To Hand Over Those Sir Lucian Grainge Docs, Pronto!!! 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