{"product_id":"drake-v-umg","title":"Drake v UMG","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2025, one of the most recognizable artists in the world took his label to court.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe case, Drake v. UMG Recordings, Inc., began as a defamation suit over Kendrick LamarÕs song ÒNot Like UsÓ and ended as a landmark affirmation of free expression in American art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume gathers the core filings that shaped the case from its explosive beginning to its final dismissal. Presented as an archival record, the book preserves how a moment of cultural drama became a matter of constitutional law. Each document captures the clash between ego, art, and corporate power in the digital age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncluded Filings and Key Materials:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Original Complaint (January 2025): DrakeÕs initial defamation and negligence claims against UMG, alleging that the label amplified false narratives for profit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUMGÕs First Motion to Dismiss (March 2025): The labelÕs sweeping First Amendment defense, framing diss tracks as artistic opinion protected by law.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmended Complaint (May 2025): DrakeÕs expanded arguments of corporate responsibility, reckless disregard, and harm from viral amplification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSecond Motion to Dismiss and Request for Judicial Notice (May 2025): UMGÕs legal strategy incorporating lyrics, media coverage, and rap history as context for artistic speech.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmicus Curiae Brief (May 2025): A filing from leading scholars of rap and law, explaining how hip-hopÕs rhetorical traditions function as performance, not literal accusation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOrder to Dismiss (October 2025): Judge Jeannette A. VargasÕs decision, declaring that diss tracks belong to the realm of art, not fact, and that the First Amendment protects even the sharpest expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach section is presented in its full text, with a foreword that places the filings in cultural context. Together, they trace how an industry feud became a defining moment for artistic freedom and for the protection of Black creative expression in American law.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is not gossip. It is a record of how modern music, internet virality, and constitutional rights collided; and how art survived the confrontation., Not Like Us, Drake, UMG, Kendrick Lamar, Universal Music Group, Absa Lutely|  | 338PAGES\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Absa Lutely","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46768492642465,"sku":"TOPSELL328","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/jedkeqw-front-shortedge-384.jpg?v=1785210272","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/drake-v-umg","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}