Explore the comedic tension between Kendrick Lamar and Drake as their lyrical feud spirals into legal fun. Dive into Drake’s surprising maneuvers to uncover possible conspiracies and defamation claims in the music industry. The podcast also delves into the complexities of presidential accountability and the challenges faced in prosecuting sitting leaders. Plus, uncover the intricacies of non-disclosure agreements and the impact of political influences on legal advice. A wild ride through legal lunacy in entertainment and politics!
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Drake vs. Kendrick
Drake filed two pre-litigation discovery petitions against Kendrick Lamar and Universal Music Group (UMG), one in New York and one in Texas.
This followed Lamar's diss track where he called Drake a "certified pedophile."
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Drake's RICO Claim
Drake's New York petition claims UMG and Spotify unfairly promoted Lamar's diss track, hurting Drake's reputation.
He alleges a conspiracy and invokes RICO, despite the weakness of his claim.
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Defamation in Texas
In Texas, Drake wants to explore defamation regarding the "certified pedophile" lyric.
However, given the context of a rap diss track, defamation claims are weak.
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Did you know Ken is a huge Kendrick Lamar fan? Well, not really. But he is psyched that Lamar and Drake have produced some truly hilarious litigation to discuss. Their beef goes back years, and they have traded diss tracks — in Kendrick's latest, he calls Drake a “certified pedophile” who’s “tryna strike a chord and it’s probably A Minor.” Is that defamation? If you’re a regular listener to this show, you know it very likely isn’t — and even Drake isn’t quite ready to sue for defamation. But he has filed — in two different states — petitions for pre-litigation discovery, to explore the possibility that Lamar and their shared label, Universal Music Group, may have committed various torts against him. What torts? Well, in the Texas petition, he wants to look at defamation. In New York, he wants to explore the possibility that Lamar and UMG competed against him unfairly, by nefariously over-promoting the song, or something. He also suggests this could be the RICO!
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