A$AP Rocky Calls Out Drake for UMG Lawsuit: ‘What Type of S—t Is That?’
The Harlem native also said the Kendrick Lamar-Drizzy battle was "healthy for hip-hop."
Met Gala Co-Chair A$AP Rocky attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.
A$AP Rocky and Drake exchanged shots in the midst of the 6 God’s battle with Kendrick Lamar, while the OVO boss went on to file a defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group for the alleged artificial inflation of Lamar’s “Not Like Us.”
In his ELLE cover story published on Tuesday (Sept. 23), Rocky reflected on testing the waters during the Kenny-Drizzy feud, and ultimately, his decision to back off.
“It was healthy for hip-hop,” he said of the back-and-forth. “The battle was between Kendrick and Drake, not Drake and everybody else who might have said something at that time, and that’s mainly why I fell back.”
However, Rocky isn’t supportive of the idea of Drake filing a lawsuit against his label regarding the impact of Kendrick’s “Not Like Us,” as the Harlem rapper doesn’t see any place for litigation as part of hip-hop battle culture.
“I just hate the way it’s turning out with [Drake] suing and all that,” he added. “What part of the game is that? What type of s—t is that? That’s none of my business, I guess.”
A$AP Rocky sniped at Drake on Metro Boomin and Future’s 2024 WE STILL DON’T TRUST YOU album cut “Show of Hands.” The 6 God returned the favor by making some time to jab at Rocky on his three-part “Family Matters” diss track, aiming mostly at Kendrick Lamar.
At the top of 2025, Drake filed a defamation lawsuit against UMG, claiming his longtime label knew Lamar’s “inflammatory allegations” in the Billboard Hot 100-topping “Not Like Us” were false, but claims it chose “corporate greed over the safety and well-being of its artists.” In a statement shared with Billboard at the time, the label strongly denied the allegations: “We have not and do not engage in defamation — against any individual.”
The lawsuit remains tied up in the courts. In August, Drake’s attorneys filed a claim that UMG withheld key evidence and his lawyers were looking to get their hands on potentially damning emails revolving around UMG CEO Lucian Grainge talking about the Grammy-winning “Not Like Us” and Kendrick Lamar’s deal with the label.
