Judge Dismisses Drake’s Lawsuit Over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ NYT | Top Stories By: Joe Coscarelli 10 October 2025 at 05:47 The Canadian rapper sued for defamation and harassment, and accused the record company behind both artists of boosting his rival. © Chris Pizzello/Associated PressA judge called Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” the “metaphorical killing blow” in “perhaps the most infamous rap battle in the genre’s history,” and ruled that its lyrics constituted “nonactionable opinion.”