Drake's Appeal JUST DROPPED — UMG Faces Court Over Kendrick's Diss

On September 18th, the Second Circuit set the date — Drake's Not Like Us lawsuit hits federal court December 4th, 2026. In this breakdown, we walk through the full timeline: Kendrick's "Like That" verse that ignited the war, the May 2024 nuclear exchange of "Family Matters" and "Meet the Grahams," the "Not Like Us" track that debuted at #1 and swept five Grammys, and the Graham v. UMG Recordings complaint that stunned the industry. This is no longer about who won the beef — it's about whether a diss track can legally be defamation, and why a record label is the one on trial. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - The Verse That Lit the Fuse 03:12 - May 2024: The Hour That Changed Everything 06:45 - "Not Like Us" Goes Nuclear 10:20 - Drake Sues the Label, Not the Rapper 14:33 - Judge Vargas Pulls the Plug 18:01 - The Appeal to the Second Circuit 21:15 - December 4th: Inside the Courtroom Watch till the end — the Floyd Abrams amicus filing reshapes the stakes for every artist in America. 👇 Genius legal move or a war the culture already decided? Drop your side. 🔔 LIKE if you're tracking this case → SHARE with someone who still thinks the beef ended at the Super Bowl → SUBSCRIBE + bell — the December ruling will break the internet. ⚠️ All claims from Drake's complaint are alleged and unproven. UMG denies all accusations. No court has found any statements in "Not Like Us" to be defamatory. This video is documentary analysis, not legal advice. #DrakeNotLikeUsLawsuit #DrakeUMG #KendrickLamar #NotLikeUs #GrahamVUMG