The leading hip-hop superstar beef has been cranked up another notch, with Drake suing Universal Music Group for defamation over rival Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.”

After flirting with the possibility for months, Drake is suing Universal Music Group for defamation and harassment over releasing Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.” Drake filed the suit January 15 against UMG,

According to TMZ Hip-Hop, the suit addresses Universal releasing and promoting Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” The suit claims the label was well aware of Lamar’s lyrics, images in the music video, and how allegations of Drake being a pedophile were both false and dangerous.

Not only are these claims untrue, but the notion that we would seek to harm the reputation of any artist — let alone Drake — is illogical."

The rapper alleges the label promoted “Not Like Us” to harm him and drive profits.

Rapper Drake has filed a defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group related to Kendrick Lamar diss track "Not Like Us."

Universal Music Group has posted a fiery response to Drake’s lawsuit around Kendrick Lamar’s brutal diss track, “Not Like Us,” in which he accuses the company of defamation. Early Wednesday, Drake sued the company for defamation and harassment,

In the lawsuit, filed in New York federal court Wednesday and obtained by USA TODAY, Drake's legal team claimed that despite a decade-long relationship, Universal Music Group "intentionally sought ...

One day after dropping his pre-action petition against Universal Music Group, Drake has officially sued the label over Kendrick Lamar diss record, “Not Like Us.”

The lawsuit accuses the record label of promoting the “false and malicious narrative” that Drake is a pedophile, which the rapper denies, by releasing "Not Like Us."

Drake doubled down in his legal action against his label, Universal, suing the company for defamation over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track, 'Not Like Us.'