Drake filed a lawsuit concentrating on high Universal music Group executives and advertising leaders at Interscope Records on claims they secretly pushed Kendrick Lamar’s diss monitor “Not Like Us” and orchestrated its efficiency on the 2025 Super Bowl to break his status.

The rap heavyweight, whose full identify is Aubrey Drake Graham, named greater than 20 people in newly amended court docket filings, accusing them of defamation, harassment and misleading enterprise practices. The grievance alleges the defendants used “covert tactics” to amplify the viral diss monitor, which Drake claims was designed to hurt his public picture and profession.

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Among these listed are Ramon Alvarez Smikle, government vp and head of digital advertising at Interscope; Kojo Menne Asamoah; Jordan Bell, city influencer and content material advertising at Interscope; Steve Berman, president of selling at Interscope; Anthony Bucher, often known as Tony the Hitmaker, and his firm Hitmaker Services Inc.; Tiffany Bullock, senior supervisor of influencer and content material advertising at Interscope; and Jesse Collins of Roc Nation.

Drake additionally referred to as out Vincenza Conticchio, video and inventive content material commissioner at Interscope, for allegedly facilitating the licensing and stay efficiency of “Not Like Us” throughout the Super Bowl halftime present.

The lawsuit additional identifies key executives who allegedly had information of the marketing campaign, together with Bill Evans, EVP of city promotion at Interscope; David Isaac Friley; Jody Gerson, CEO of Universal music Publishing Group; Sir Lucian Grainge, CEO of UMG; John Janick, CEO of Interscope; David Kaefer, VP and head of music and audiobooks at Spotify USA; Andrew Kronfeld, EVP of selling at UMG; Annie Lee, COO of Interscope; Avery Lipman, president of Republic Records; Monte Lipman, CEO of Republic Records; Faatimah Mahadi, advertising coordinator at Interscope; Greg Marella, president of promotion and EVP at Capitol music Group; and Nicole Wyskoarko, president and head of city A&R at Interscope.

According to court docket paperwork filed Monday (August 18), Drake is searching for declaratory and injunctive aid together with financial damages: “For his deceptive business practices claim, Plaintiff seeks statutory and actual damages in an amount to be determined at trial based on expert opinion and analysis, plus treble damages and attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to Section 349 of the New York General Business Law, as well as prejudgment and post-judgment interest.”

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