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Drake<\/a> is officially gearing up to fight the dismissal of his defamation and harassment lawsuit against Universal Music Group over the promotion of Kendrick Lamar<\/a>\u2018s \u201cNot Like Us.\u201d<\/p>\n The OVO rapper\u2019s lawyers filed a notice of appeal on Wednesday (October 29) indicating their intention to oppose the court\u2019s decision earlier this month.<\/p>\n His legal team\u2019s arguments are expected to be made in a separate filing at a later date.<\/p>\n \u201cThis confirms our intent to appeal, and we look forward to the Court of Appeals reviewing that filing in the coming weeks,\u201d representatives for Drake said in a statement to Variety<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n UMG, which Drake had accused of illegally inflating the streams of \u201cNot Like Us\u201d in an attempt to damage his career, has not yet commented on the development.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udce3 Update <\/p>\n Drake\u2019s legal team has filed the notice of appeal to appeal the dismissal of Drake\u2019s defamation lawsuit against UMG Recordings over the statements in \u201cNot Like Us\u201d. The case will be appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. pic.twitter.com\/K4o7x990Zf<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The OVO Docket (@OVODocket) October 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Drake\u2019s bombshell lawsuit against the music conglomerate was tossed out on October 9<\/a> after Judge Jeannette Vargas ruled that Kendrick\u2019s hit diss song did not amount to defamation.<\/p>\n \u201cThe fact that [\u2018Not Like Us\u2019] was made in the midst of a rap battle is essential to assessing its impact on a reasonable listener,\u201d Judge Vargas wrote in her ruling.<\/p>\n\n