Key Takeaways:

• A federal choose dismissed Drake’s defamation lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” ruling the lyrics are protected opinion.
• Charlamagne Tha God and followers on-line mocked Drake for submitting the go well with, calling it a sore-loser transfer.
• The determination highlights how diss tracks stay legally protected, reinforcing their function in hip hop’s cultural and lyrical battles.

Drake has taken one other L — this time in court docket. On Thursday (Oct. 9), a federal choose dismissed Drizzy’s defamation lawsuit in opposition to Universal music Group, and reactions have been flooding social media timelines ever since.

Back in January 2025, the 6 God sued his own label, alleging its promotion of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” tarnished his popularity — largely as a result of the music referred to him as a “certified pedophile.” However, in Judge Jeannette A. Vargas’ decision, she dominated that the music lyrics are “nonactionable opinion.”

“Because the Court concludes that the allegedly defamatory statements in ‘Not Like Us’ are nonactionable opinion, the motion to dismiss is GRANTED,” wrote Vargas in her opinion.

Elsewhere, Vargas referred to the music as being a product of “the most infamous rap battle in the genre’s history.” She additionally added, “the penultimate song of this feud, ‘Not Like Us’ by Kendrick Lamar, dealt the metaphorical killing blow.”

Ouch.

Reportedly, Drake’s legal professionals have vowed to appeal the choice. The court docket of public opinion is reacting, and it’s honest to say that a lot of the rhetoric will not be within the “One Dance” rapper’s favor.

“This lawsuit wasn’t filed for any other reason other than Drake’s feelings was hurt because Kendrick busted his a** in a rap battle, it’s really that simple,” mentioned Charlamagne Tha God on “The Breakfast Club” on Friday (Oct. 10) when discussing the case. “I’m shocked the lawsuit lasted a year and even got this far. This man got his a** busted in a good old fashioned rap battle. Nothing more, nothing less and we just have never seen how Drake reacts under real pressure. You learn a lot more about people in defeat than you do in a win. We learned that Drake is a sore loser.”

There have been loads of related sentiments on social media. “Drake’s wack [a**] lawsuit has been dismissed🤣 as it should have been,” tweeted @myhumbleopinyun on X. “Apparently you can call someone a PDF in a rap battle😭 Somebody check on the Owls.”

Said @DaKidGowie on X, “I believe Drake caused more harm to his image by filing a lawsuit instead of accepting the outcome of the battle with Kendrick Lamar. 🧐”

Despite the controversy, Drake’s profession continues to thrive. After touring Europe over the summer time, the Toronto rapper is reportedly dropping a new album called Iceman earlier than the tip of the 12 months.