A federal judge in New York has dismissed Drake's defamation case against his record label, Universal Music Group, stemming from a rap battle with Kendrick Lamar.

Judge Jeannette Vargas determined the allegedly defamatory statements at issue in the lawsuit are "nonactionable opinion" and dismissed Drake's lawsuit against UMG.

"'Not Like Us' is replete with profanity, trash-talking, threats of violence, and figurative and hyperbolic language, all of which are indicia of opinion," Vargas said. "A rap diss track would not create more of an expectation in the average listener that the lyrics state sober facts instead of opinion than the statements at issue in those cases."

Drake alleged UMG intentionally published and promoted Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" while knowing the song'

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