‘Di
mandem
sad,
top
left
top
left.’
(Photo
by
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Burston/Getty
Images)
Scorned
actor
and
gambling
advertiser
Aubrey
“Drake”
Graham
courted
an
ocean
of
controversy
after
he
accused
Spotify
and
Universal
Music
Group
of
illegally
boosting
the
numbers
for
Kendrick
Lamar’s
reputation-demolishing
“Not
Like
Us”
back
in
November.
In
just
two
short
months,
that
ocean
of
controversy
is
looking
a
lot
more
like
a
puddle.
Variety
has
coverage:
In
a
New
York
filing
on
Tuesday
reviewed
by Variety, Drake and
his
Frozen
Moments
company
withdrew
its
order
to
show
cause
seeking
pre-action
disclosure
and
preservation
of
certain
documents
and
communications
from
both
companies.
It’s
like
someone
in
Drake’s
camp
trained
him
to
battle
rap
the
same
way
that
Wimp-Lo-We
was
taught
to
fight:
The
PR
from
this
withdrawal
is
so
bad
that
it
makes
Honestly
Nevermind
look
like
a
career
highlight:
The
next
steps
for
the
duck-lipping
rapper
are
headed
toward
Universal
Music’s
alleged
role
in
defaming
him
by
allowing
Kendrick
to
release
“Not
Like
Us”
and
promote
the
track.
I
wonder
if
and
when
Drake’s
team
will
sue
YouTube
for
platforming
“Hey,
here’s
adult
Aubrey
kissing
a
17-year-old
on
stage”
videos.
I’m
not
being
glib
here
—
that’s
an
actual
thing:
Woe
to
whichever
stenographer
is
going
to
have
to
type
“You
17?
Why
do
you
look
like
that?
You
thick!…
Well
17,
I
had
fun.
I
don’t
know
if
I
should
feel
guilty
or
not
but
I
had
fun.
I
like
the
way
your
breasts
feel
against
my
chest.”
being
entered
in
to
evidence.
Like
it
or
not,
truth
is
a
defense
to
defamation
and
there’s
a
bunch
of
grooming
allegations
Drake
and
his
legal
team
will
have
to
overcome
if
they
are
successful.
Good
luck
with
the
suit,
Graham!
You’re
gonna
need
it.
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
cannot
swim, a
published
author
on
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected] and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.