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he been signed to death row for a minute now snoop prolly usin him to diss kendrick while stayin neutral
Snoopy is no longer with Death Row. I think he released a mixtape and a few singles there and has been advertising for his own label Killer Inc. for some time now. The logo looks like Death Row at first glance lolSnoopy actually has some good shit tho. It's a pity that he's so bitter and burns so many bridges. He actually has good material. It's a pity that he's so bitter and burns so many fuckin bridges
Drake claims UMG and Spotify ‘artificially inflated’ Kendrick Lamar’s diss track Not Like UsFeud escalates as rapper’s lawyers file petition alleging Universal Music Group and streaming giant conspired to make rival’s hit more successfulTue 26 Nov 2024 Drake has launched legal action against Universal Music Group and Spotify, alleging they conspired to artificially inflate interest in Kendrick Lamar’s diss track about him, Not Like Us, while suppressing his own music.In a petition filed to the New York supreme court on Monday, attorneys for Drake’s company Frozen Moments LLC accused UMG and the streaming service of having “launched a campaign to manipulate and saturate the streaming services and airwaves”, using various tactics to make Lamar’s song more popular.“UMG … conspired with and paid currently unknown parties to use ‘bots’ to artificially inflate the spread of Not Like Us and deceive consumers into believing the song was more popular than it was in reality,” Drake’s lawyers write.The petition also alleges that UMG paid influencers to promote Not Like Us on social media and set up pay-to-play agreements with radio stations.A spokesperson for UMG told the Guardian: “The suggestion that UMG would do anything to undermine any of its artists is offensive and untrue. We employ the highest ethical practices in our marketing and promotional campaigns. No amount of contrived and absurd legal arguments in this pre-action submission can mask the fact that fans choose the music they want to hear.” Spotify declined to comment.Both Drake and Lamar have been associated with UMG for their entire careers: Drake via Republic Records and Lamar via Interscope. The company owns both labels.The petition is not a full lawsuit but a procedure under New York law that allows Drake’s attorneys to ask the court to order UMG and Spotify to preserve all relevant documents and information, pending a lawsuit.But it is an extraordinary step in an escalating battle between the two rappers, which began as an exchange of diss tracks. In songs including Euphoria, Meet the Grahams and Not Like Us, Lamar accused Drake of having sexual relationships with underage girls, as well as fathering secret children. In response, Drake released tracks including Family Matters and The Heart Part 6, which accused Lamar of domestic abuse and infidelity, criticised his collaboration with Taylor Swift and mocked his height. Both Drake and Lamar have always denied any wrongdoing.Drake’s petition alleges that UMG reduced the licensing rates it charges Spotify in exchange for the streamer recommending Lamar’s track to its users even when they searched for unrelated songs or artists. The petition also claims that UMG paid Apple to make its digital assistant Siri “purposely misdirect” users who asked to listen to Drake’s songs to instead stream Not Like Us.The petition also alleges that UMG’s “scheme” lead to Not Like Us being streamed 900m times, making it the most-streamed diss track in Spotify history. The track holds Spotify records for biggest single-day streams for a hip-hop song (12.8m) and the most song streams in a week by a rapper (81.2m).Drake’s attorneys allege that “UMG’s schemes … were motivated, at least in part, by the desire of executives at Interscope to maximize their own profits”, and that the success of Not Like Us had led to a boost in streaming of Lamar’s back catalogue, which financially benefited UMG.The petition claims Drake “repeatedly sought to engage UMG in discussions to resolve the ongoing harm he has suffered as a result of UMG’s actions” but claims that the music giant has “no interest in taking responsibility for its misconduct” and instead “pointed the finger” at Lamar, directing Drake to sue the rapper and not UMG.Drake’s attorneys claim they had “received information that UMG has been taking steps in an apparent effort to conceal its schemes, including, but not limited to, by terminating employees associated with or perceived as having loyalty to Drake”.They allege UMG violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act – a federal statute widely known as “Rico”, which is often used in criminal cases against organised crime – as well as deceptive business practices and false advertising.
You have to assume this album was done for a while already. To drop it the same day as Cube. Did Kendrick not appreciate Cube’s lil I was Kendrick before Kendrick line?
Is that a product of today's music, or just that people these days have short attention spans and have unlimited access to an unlimited supply of music at their fingertips? I remember in the mid 90's, you'd buy a CD, and that's all you had to listen to for months until something else came out, so you forced yourself to listen and like songs. There were so many songs i wasn't a huge fan of upon first few listens, but they grew on me over time. People these days aren't giving music a chance anymore. If it doesn't hit you after a couple listens, it's thrown in the recycle bin never to be listened to again.
Maybe is that.
just because he releases stuff on his own label doesn’t mean he’s not with death row … you can still put out your own stuff independently while on a label
But he was dropped again shortly after being signed. Snoopy then complained that it was Daz's fault. Whatever, lol. He is definitely no longer with Death Row for a long time
after not like us video kendrick delivered the 2d best video of the year, squabble up!
I liked the little ohmage to Nate Dogg with his G Funk Classics CD spinning in the background.
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