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It appears like Hip Hop followers must wait slightly longer to see how Drake’s defamation go well with in opposition to Common Music Group performs out. On Wednesday (Jan. 22), Decide Jeanette Vargas granted UMG legal professional Nicholas Crowell’s request for a 34-day extension in gentle of Los Angeles’ devastating wildfires.
“We write to request that defendant’s time to reply to the criticism be prolonged by 34 days, from Feb. 11, 2025, to March 17, 2025, with out prejudice to requesting a further extension if wanted,” Crowell said within the authorized submitting. “We request this extension as a result of the wildfires in Los Angeles have drastically impacted [the] defendant’s government and authorized groups.”
Crowell additional defined that the extra days would “allow adequate time to reply” and famous that the plaintiff, Drake, consented to the extension.
The “God’s Plan” rapper lodged the lawsuit in opposition to UMG over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” claiming the label each he and the Compton MC are signed to “accredited, printed and launched a marketing campaign to create a viral hit from a rap monitor.” Among the many greatest accusations is that the music company got down to make him appear like a “prison pedophile.”
He was, in fact, referring to the strains “Licensed Lover Boy? Licensed pedophiles” and “Why you trollin’ like a b**ch? Ain’t you drained? / Trynna ring a bell and it is most likely A minor” discovered within the Mustard-produced monitor. Curiously, Drake is just not concentrating on Lamar in his authorized claims, as a substitute specializing in the label’s alleged smear marketing campaign.
“This lawsuit is just not concerning the artist who created ‘Not Like Us,’” the courtroom paperwork learn. “It’s, as a substitute, solely about UMG, the music firm that determined to publish, promote, exploit and monetize allegations that it understood weren’t solely false however harmful.”
Following UMG’s response, Decide Vargas ordered Drake and the label’s representatives to attend a pretrial convention on April 2. There, the 2 events shall be anticipated to debate the settlement and tackle all different issues wanted to proceed with the case.