Drake is filing a petition against Universal music group and Spotify accusing the companies of quote artificially inflating the spread of Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar in the New York Court filing Drake alleges umg and Spotify quote deceived consumers into believing the song was more popular than it was manipulating the streaming services to make the song go viral the story is usually the same though you know these guys work really hard at their craft but the story ends the same they usually are broken torn and usually just sad and the story is very sad at
the end give me the album sells for $18 right $18 all right how much of that would you give me well I I I don't know how it works so Drake is coming for Universal Music Group y'all and this drama is bigger than just chart Wars or label politics it's about power control and the cost of Legacy in the music industry well Drake's lawsuit against umg claims that the engaged in Shady practice practices think Bots poola and manipulation to boost Kendrick Lamar's diss track they not like us and let's not forget this isn't just some
petty beef between two rappers but let Drake tell it there's a larger agenda at play to silence artists who get too powerful but y'all it gets deeper Drake has hinted that the same forces working against him might have been involved in the deaths of two of the biggest Legends in music History Michael Jackson and Prince and if you think that that's a reach buckle up because we're about to dive deep into all the tea so the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef didn't quite end at Kendrick Lamar as they not like us it's a scaving diss
track that accused Drake of some seriously damaging allegations including being certified PDF file w w the track blew up dominating summer playlist and dragging Drake's reputation through the mud and here's the twist Drake claims umg played a major role in the song's success mind body and soul mind body and soul you need facts to take me out fairy tale cheers live by words to live by real talk to everybody love W's for everybody Max is tonight anas we need Max winner mhm according to legal documents umg allegedly used Bots to inflate Spotify streams and paid
influencers to promote the track and even ignored copyright violations to ensure that they not like us with viral imagine your own label backing a diss track that's tarnishing your name if that's true that would explain why Drake was l so Drake's legal filing accuses umg of using poola a practice where companies make secret payments to get songs more AirPlay according to Drake umg funneled money to radio stations Spotify and influencers to keep Kendrick's track front and center but let's not forget this isn't umg's first poola Scandal cuz back in 2006 the company was fed $12
million for similar tactics and seems like old habits might die hard um I'm Drake this is xqc real streaming Legend me I do music in case you didn't know I'm here as you can see fully intact mind body and soul in case you are wondering but that's not all because Drake is also claiming that umg's efforts to push Kendrick track were part of a larger strategy to devalue him why well because Drake had become too powerful and his leverage as an artist owning his own catalog and generating billions in Revenue was making the label feel
uncomfortable but if you think that Drake's lawsuit was just about them boosting Kendrick Lamar's diss track think again because they not like us Scandal isn't an isolated incident it's part of a much larger pattern that exposes the lengths that umg might go to maintain control over its artist and as more details come to light the story only gets darker to make matters worse there's speculation that umg even manipulated copy regulations turning a blind eye to violations just to ensure the song went viral so this wasn't just a standard marketing campaign let Drake tell it it
was an allout assault on his reputation well Drake's law also doesn't just call out umg for fraud and hands at something even bigger the rapper legal team alleges that the company might be violating the racketeer influenced and Corruption organizations act Rico yeah we're talking about racketeering charges the kind you'd expect in a mafia movie not the music industry and if Drake's claims are true this could blow the lid off the secret practices that have been quietly shaping the music SC for decades what makes this even more shocking is how detailed Drake's filing is he's demanding
an audit of umg's payments to platforms like IH heart radio and Spotify suggesting that these Shady dealings might be widespread and if the evidence stands up and holds up in court this lawsuit could go from a simple case of defamation to a fullblown industry Scandal basically saying that Spotify and umg came together to make it seem like he ain't got no motion and that everything Kendrick did was gold I think Kendrick caught a wave and it did damage but this is where things might get downright chilling Drake's battle isn't just about his career it's about
his legacy and he's hinting that umg's tactics to control artists might not stop at sabotaging careers some believe that the mysterious deaths of Legends like Michael Jackson and Prince could be tied to the same system that's now targeting Drake now Drake isn't the first major artist to clash with umg because back in 2003 the King of Pop himself Michael Jackson found himself in a heated legal battle with the label's subsidiary mtown records now Jackson accused umg of breaching a 1980 agreement that promised him royalties for his pre-1976 solo work in Jackson 5 recordings not only
did umg fail to pay him a dime but they also released albums and licensed songs without his consent this is very important because throughout the years black AR is take advantage of and it's time now we have to stop this incredible the lawsuit was a fight for ownership of his Masters and Jackson sought to reclaim his rights to all his early recordings but it didn't stop there Jackson's case highlighted how artists no matter how legendary often have to wrestle with the very entities that profit from their talents but this is where things took a dark
dark turn some fans on social media are connect ing the dots between Drake and Michael Jackson's battles with umg suggesting that the label may have a pattern of using damaging allegations to control its artist one Theory floating around claims that umg could have promoted the PDF file allegations against Michael Jackson to undermine him during his lawsuit and now with that they not like us fans speculate that the same tactics are being used against Drake when you talking about children we met Gavin and it was a great privilege to meet Gavin because he's he's had a
lot of suffering his life yeah when Gavin was there he talked about the fact that he shares your bedroom yes can you understand why people would worry about that cuz they're ignorant but is it really appropriate for a 44y old man to make matter for lar day un like us was nominated for gry awards including record and song Meanwhile Dr track pushup and made freestyle were completely SN imag toe to- Toe with your rival with the Hip Hop beef of the year only to watch your rival song SAR to new heights Drake's frustration isn't just
about reputation anymore let him tell her it's about how the industry plays favorites you know Kendrick's being nominated for best rap performance best rap song record of the Year song of the year best music video not like us was best performance and like that was best performance best rap song not like us and like that he's being nominated like seven Grammy Sal well Drake's legal battle with umg is apparently about more than just not like us his deal with the label goes beyond music covering vengers in film television and brand Partnerships and if Drake were
to pull out of his contract it wouldn't just be a blow to umg it could also be a massive setback for himself this deal represents a significant chunk of Drake's creative freedom and walking away might mean starting over in some areas of his career but that's not all because umg knows what's at stake and they're not going to go down without a fight in a statement the label denied the accusations calling them absurd and insisting that their marketing practices are ethical well Drake's battle with umg isn't the first time an artist has taken on a
major label and it certainly won't be the last cuz even the legendary Prince known for his uncompromising Artistry had a storied history of clashes with record companies including umg let me tell you the drama with Prince wasn't just about the music it was about control ownership and artist rights to their legacy it all started with Prince's debut album for you in 1977 even as a fresh-faced 19-year-old when Warner Brothers Executives visited his Studio during a session he kicked them out after they dared to suggest adding base to ATT track but boldness set the tone for
his lifelong struggle for artistic Freedom search deep within my heart and spirit and I wanted to uh uh make a change and move to a new plateau in my life and one of the way I did that was to change my name and sort of divorced me from the past all hangups they go but as spr's career skyrocketed with hits like purple rain in 1999 so did his frustrations with the industry despite Warner brother's reputation as an artist friendly label Prince clashed with him over their release schedules and their ownership of his Masters he wanted
to release music as he pleased whether it was a three song EP or a 70 track album Mel's response a hard no why then did you choose the artist well I didn't choose that that wasen for what would you have chosen I I mean did you think of a name what is your name at BIR my name at BIR was Prince Rogers Nelson so did you think of Nelson no Rogers were you thinking of a name no it didn't come to me well in 1992 Prince negotiated what was toted as one of the biggest music
deals of all time $100 million contract with Warner Brothers and it included six albums and a $10 million advance for per record sounds like a dream right well not exactly for Prince while the deal gave him significant royalties and funding it also came with restrictions on how and when he could release music but for an artist as prolific as Prince that was suffocating and adding fuel to the fire Prince realized he didn't own his Masters a discovery that left him Furious imagine horing your heart and soul into your work only to find out that somebody
else owns it and controls how it's used Prince found this so abhorent that it led to one of his boldest moves yet so when Drake takes on umg he's not just fighting for himself he's continuing a legacy of artists like Prince who refus to back down in the face of exploitation and as history shows the fight for control is far from over so when you line up Michael Jackson's case with Drake's current struggle it's hard not to see a pattern both artists accused the label of putting profits above Integrity both face reputational damage at critical
points in their careers and in both cases the fight wasn't just about money it was about control the question is how far will umg go to protect its interest and if Drake's claims hold up in court what other skeletons might come tumbling out of the industry's closet now Drake believes umg's decision to promote Kendrick's diss track wasn't just about boosting one artist over another it was about sending a message no one is bigger than the label and Hendrick who's also signed under the umg umbrella through TDE and inner scope might not have realized how he
was being used as a pawn in a much larger game lawsuit there's probably people at Universal there's people that got real vested interest in Drake that is a multi-billion dollar entity they like you got to protect your name by propping up Kendrick Lamar's track they not like us umg didn't just hurt Drake's reputation they slowed his momentum impacted his earnings and weakened his negotiating power it's corporate Sab disguised as music promotion well Drake has generated billions for umg so why would they want to turn on him well according to the law suit it's all about
control Drake owns his catalog and he was pushing for an even bigger deal after this rumored $400 million agreement in 2022 but instead of negotiating in good faith umg allegedly used not like us to devalue him and when you're worth as much as Drake even a small dip in reputation can cost Millions well Drake's legal filing isn't just about seeking damages it's a preemptive strike by exposing umg's Shady tactics he's putting the spotlight on an industry that operates in the shadows his lawsuit could pay the way for other artists to step forward in demand accountability
and after all if the industry can do this to someone as powerful as Drake what's stopping them from doing it to everybody else but what do y'all think about this could Drake's fight with universal music group be part of a bigger more Sinister pattern that's been brewing for decades or are we really looking at just another industry Feud or is this a glimpse into how far labels might go to control the legacies of their biggest stars and if true what does it say about the fate of artists like Michael Jackson and Prince were their deaths
just coincidences or something much darker let me know what you think about this in the comments because the tea is hot and everybody in their moment is talking about Kendrick Lamar and Drake is he going to perform then un like us at the Super Bowl and were those music streams bought don't forget to smash that like button hit subscribe and turn on your notification so you never miss an update from Miss T and hold on tight because in our next video we're diving into some even Wilder Revelations as LaToya Jackson breaks down the shocking details
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