Kai Cenat reacts to being named in Drake’s UMG lawsuit: “Why am I in this shit?”

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Drake name-checking him in his most recent lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG).Last spring, Drake and Kendrick Lamar went back and forth in a historic rap feud.

Across various diss tracks aimed at one another, the duo send scathing shots at one another. The most successful song from the battle was Lamar’s fourth Number One single ‘Not Like Us’, where he called Drake a “certified paedophile”.On January 15, the Canadian rap superstar filed an 81-page lawsuit against UMG for releasing and promoting ‘Not Like Us’, despite its lyrics containing “false and defamatory accusations of paedophilia.” Lamar was not included in the lawsuit, despite writing the song.In the the filing, Drake accused UMG of “whitelisting” reaction videos by high-profile content creators like Twitch streamer Kai Cenat, allowing them to monetise their responses to the diss track without enforcing copyright claims.According to the lawsuit, this strategy enabled the track’s damaging claims to gain traction online, driving both its virality and UMG’s profits.

The rapper also claimed the music conglomerate directly paid influencers to amplify the song’s reach on social media platforms such as Instagram and X/Twitter.Drake alleges in the lawsuit that UMG permitted content creators such as Kai Cenat, Zias, NoLifeShaq, RDC Gaming, and CartierFamily to monetize reactions to “Not Like Us” without enforcing copyright claims.

He claims this lack of enforcement enabled the spread of defamatory… pic.twitter.com/FZzip1QrTf— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) January 15, 2025During a recent livestream, Cenat went through the lawsuit and was surprised to see his name mentioned in the case. “Why am I in this shit?