Drake drops legal action over Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us

The rapper withdraws a case accusing his label of artificially boosting the success of Not Like Us.

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The Canadian star took action last November, alleging that the music companies had used bots, payola and other methods to promote Lamar's song, which accused him of paedophilia.

"The record-shattering spread of Not Like Us on streaming, sales, and radio play was deliberate and appears to have relied upon irregular and inappropriate business practices," court documents alleged.

However, on Tuesday, Drake's lawyers voluntarily withdrew a pre-action filing, effectively ending the case.

According to court documents filed in New York, the star met with representatives of Spotify and Universal on Tuesday to discuss the case.

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