After apparently losing the biggest rap feud of 2024 to Compton native Kendrick Lamar, Drake appears to be the referee.

The Canadian rapper’s lawyers alleged in a legal filing Monday that Universal Music Group and Spotify “conspired to artificially inflate the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us,'” Billboard reports.

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The two rappers – real names Aubrey Drake Graham and Kendrick Lamar Duckworth – released a series of scathing diss tracks aimed at each other earlier this year.

Kendrick closed the feud with “Not Like Us,” a No. 1 hit that calls Drake a “certified pedophile” and has become an unofficial anthem of Angelenos.

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However, Drake’s Frozen Moments LLC claims that Spotify used payola and bots to artificially boost ‘Not Like Us’.

“UMG did not rely on chance, or even ordinary business practices,” Drake’s lawyers wrote, as reported by Billboard. “Instead, it launched a campaign to manipulate and saturate the streaming services and airwaves.”

The timing of the filing, which Billboard said could precede a lawsuit, is notable considering Lamar released the surprise album “GNX” on Friday, a love letter to Los Angeles that continued his animosity toward Drake. Lamar also released the project’s first music video, “Squabble Up,” on Monday.

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Spotify declined comment and UMG did not return a request for comment from Billboard.

Lamar has not publicly responded to Drake’s claims, but if the past is any indication, he will likely do so in a future issue.

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