Drake is now pushing for complete access to Kendrick Lamar’s recording contract. The request draws attention to the specifics of Lamar’s business dealings with the label. Drake asks for Kendrick Lamar’s contract in recent lawsuit Drake’s ongoing legal battle with Universal Music Group (UMG) over Kendrick

Drake alleges UMG played a central role in boosting the chart-topping Interscope Records single, which labeled him a “certified pedophile” during his public feud with Lamar. Interscope, Lamar’s label, operates under UMG, as does Drake’s own label, Republic Records.

Drake seems to want to confirm allegations he made on the 2024 Kendrick Lamar diss song "Family Matters," where he accused Kendrick Lamar of beating his wife, Whitney. Drake also insisted on the song that Kendrick's kids might actually be Dave Free's children.