Two Years After 'Not Like Us': Drake's New Album Arrives in a Rap World Transformed by Kendrick Lamar's Diss Track
By
Jeff Ihaza
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Summary
Two years after Kendrick Lamar's diss track "Not Like Us" dropped, the song continues to reshape the rap landscape and Drake's career. The article examines how Drake's new album "Iceman" arrives in a world permanently altered by the track's aftershock, including Drake's now-dismissed lawsuit against Universal Music Group over the song's allegedly defamatory claims. The piece explores whether Drake can move past the cultural impact of one of hip-hop's most defining diss tracks.
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Drake's now-dismissed lawsuit against Universal Music Group — in which his lawyers argued that the label knowingly published and promoted 'Not Like Us' despite allegedly knowing its accusations were false and defamatory
Two years after Kendrick Lamar's defining diss track, Drake's Iceman arrives in a rap world permanently altered by the song's aftershock
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