Instagram/Drake & Kendrick Lamar Music Yale legal scholars support UMG in Drake's defamation appeal, citing his own lyrics as consent to Kendrick Lamar's diss track. April 5, 2026 AceShowbiz - Drake is facing a significant setback in his ongoing defamation lawsuit related to Kendrick Lamar's track "Not Like Us," as top legal scholars from Yale Law School have submitted a brief supporting Universal Music Group (UMG) in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.