Drake just caught a tiny W in his legal fight against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us—but is he really ready for the smoke? A judge just ruled that the case will move forward, forcing UMG to open its books in discovery, despite their attempts to shut it down. Drake’s team is calling this a major step toward proving an industry-wide defamation campaign against him.
But here’s the real question: What will we actually find out? Is UMG really playing puppet master? Did they boost Kendrick’s diss track using shady industry tactics? And if so… how many times has the same game been played in Drake’s favor?
In this must-watch excerpt from the latest NIGHT SCHOOL, Marc Lamont Hill unpacks the legal, cultural, and industry-shaking implications of this case. Because if Drake is right, this lawsuit could expose how the music industry really works—for better or worse.