After Drake filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group, Matte Babel's post featuring the lyrics of the 'Hotline Bling' hitmaker's 2023 song raises questions among rap fans.
- November 27, 2024
AceShowbiz - Drake's manager apparently has something to say amid the "Not Like Us" lawsuit. Matte Babel shared lyrics from the "Hotline Bling" hitmaker's song, sparking chatter among social media users.
Recently, the manager of the Canadian hip-hop artist made use of Instagram Stories to upload a screenshot of the "Red Button" lyrics. On the song, which was released in 2023, the rapper takes shots at individuals whose names he kept under tight wraps.
It read, "Everyone was good with me, then everyone expression faded/ Tickin' time bomb and they beggin' me to detonate it/ If I press this red button, dog, everybody Heaven Gated/ Press this red button, dog, and everything forever changes."
While Matte's Instagram Story has disappeared, screenshots of the social media post circulated on X, formerly known as Twitter. It did not take long for the tweets to be flooded with online responses. In the replies section, one in particular wrote, "So he planned to sue umg for botting a song that didn't exist at the time."
Another chimed in, "So the whole time they were planning on suing over a rap battle? A bunch of pure bred b***hes!" Meanwhile, a third argued that the lawsuit was sent as "a push to stop 'Not Like Us' at the super bowl." A fourth added, "Suing in Hip Hop is never the red button! Where was all of this when they were pushing his music."
The Story came after Drake filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group and Spotify. On Monday, November 25, the spitter, through his company Frozen Moments LLC, submitted a pre-action disclosure in Manhattan court first, accusing UMG and Spotify of wrongdoing during his feud against Kendrick Lamar. He alleged that UMG engaged in a "scheme" to manipulate the success of K.Dot's diss track against him "Not Like Us".
In response, UMG issued a statement to Variety, calling the Canadian hip-hop artist's accusations "offensive." The statement read, "The suggestion that UMG would do anything to undermine any of its artists is offensive and untrue. We employ the highest ethical practices in our marketing and promotional campaigns. No amount of contrived and absurd legal arguments in this pre-action submission can mask the fact that fans choose the music they want to hear."