Snoop Dogg isn’t a fan of Drake’s legal action against UMG for ‘Not Like Us’: “We hold court in the streets”

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Snoop Dogg has shared his thoughts on Drake filing legal action against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar‘s ‘Not Like Us’ – find out more below.Drake recently filed two legal disputes against Universal Music Group in relation to ‘Not Like Us’, which spawned from their heated feud earlier this year.

The first dispute, filed in New York, alleges that UMG “artificially inflated” streaming numbers for ‘Not Like Us’ and involved undisclosed “pay-to-play” schemes.The second dispute – filed in Texas – alleges defamation, claiming that UMG “knowingly” approved of ‘Not Like Us’ being released despite Kendrick Lamar’s lyrics alleging that Drake is a “pedophile”.Kendrick Lamar’s team have yet to respond to NME‘s attempts to reach out for comment.

Meanwhile UMG said regarding both filings: “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.”Now, Snoop Dogg – who was caught in the middle of the two rappers’ feud after sharing a snippet of Drake’s ‘Taylor Made Freestyle’ on social media despite having in the past championed Kendrick – has thoughts on the legal filings.Appearing on a recent episode of The Bootleg Kev Podcast to promote his new album ‘Missionary‘, Snoop was asked what he thought about Drake’s filings.