Drake Appeals Dismissal of Lawsuit Over Kendrick’s “Not Like Us”

Drake is keeping his legal war alive.

The rapper has filed an appeal after a judge dismissed his lawsuit against Universal Music Group.

The case is linked to Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us,” which includes a lyric that labels Drake a “certified pedophile.”

Drake’s lawyers say the court treated the line as protected because it was in a rap song.

They argue that is not how the public received it.

According to the appeal, the track spread quickly on streaming platforms and social media.

As the lyric went viral, Drake’s team claims many people took it as a real accusation, not a rap insult.

They also say the fallout damaged Drake’s reputation and increased public hostility.

Now the appeal is forcing the courts to take another look at where artistic expression ends and defamation begins.