Drake has scrapped a legal case against Universal Music and Spotify, in which he accused the companies of conspiring to boost the streams of Kendrick Lamar's diss track against him, Not Like Us. The Canadian star took action last November,

Drake, chart-topping rapper and global music icon who is best known for turning emotions into his hits, officially has stepped back from a legal dispute against Universal Music and Spotify.

One of Kendrick Lamar's most successful years was 2024, and it appears that the hitmaker has no intention of slowing down in 2025.

During her Wednesday, Jan. 8 appearance on Sherri Shepherd 's talk show Sherri, the "Scorsese Baby Daddy" singer recalled being surprised by the rapper's latest album GNX including her vocals on tracks "Luther" and "Gloria," respectively.

He had accused Universal Music and Spotify of conspiring to increase the popularity of “Not Like Us.”

But when Lamar's "Not Like Us" diss track went viral and topped music charts globally, Drake reacted by alleging Spotify and UMG came up with an illegal scheme to boost the song.

Kendrick Lamar has once again solidified his status as a hip-hop titan, becoming the most-streamed rapper on Spotify for December with a staggering 1.18 billion streams. The Compton-born artist

Drake has withdrawn a legal action accusing Universal Music Group and Spotify of artificially inflating Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us."

A second action against UMG and iHeartRadio is still active, alleging that the ‘Not Like Us’ track is defamatory.

Drake has withdrawn his petition against Spotify and Universal Music Group after accusing the entities of launching an illegal “scheme” to boost numbers for Kendrick Lamar’s hit diss track “Not Like Us.