Tony Yayo Defends Drake’s Decision To Take Legal Action Over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us”

“He might have his reasons. He might have the lawyers, he might have the information. Money is power. Power is money, right? He must know something,” Yayo began. From there, he argued that he doesn’t understand exactly how streams equate to physical album sales. As Vlad continued to suggest Drake was suing only because he lost the battle, Yayo added: “Either way, we’re talking about it right now. They’re both winning.”

As for Drake’s argument, he filed two legal petitions, accusing UMG of defamation as well as allegedly boosting the streams of “Not Like Us.” In his defamation filing, he complained that the company didn’t block the release of a song featuring unfounded allegations. “UMG … could have refused to release or distribute the song or required the offending material to be edited and/or removed,” Drake’s lawyers wrote, as caught by Billboard. “But UMG chose to do the opposite. UMG designed, financed and then executed a plan to turn ‘Not Like Us’ into a viral mega-hit with the intent of using the spectacle of harm to Drake and his businesses to drive consumer hysteria and, of course, massive revenues. That plan succeeded, likely beyond UMG’s wildest expectations.”

In other news, Kendrick Lamar will be performing at the NFL’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, in February. Whether he’ll perform “Not Like Us” remains unclear. Check out Tony Yayo’s full thoughts on Drake’s petition below.