Natalie Kitroweth

Essentially, Drake saying, Kendrick called me a pedophile. I'm not one. That's defamatory.

Essentially, Drake saying, Kendrick called me a pedophile. I'm not one. That's defamatory.

The suit is saying some of the listeners to this song really believed what was in it. They took the allegations literally and then took it upon themselves to react.

The suit is saying some of the listeners to this song really believed what was in it. They took the allegations literally and then took it upon themselves to react.

But why does Drake sue the record label and not Kendrick himself?

But why does Drake sue the record label and not Kendrick himself?

Right. The argument here by Drake's lawyers is that the label is liable because they wouldn't have invested in this artist, theoretically, if they knew he was a criminal.

Right. The argument here by Drake's lawyers is that the label is liable because they wouldn't have invested in this artist, theoretically, if they knew he was a criminal.

And is that the main issue here? The question of whether the label was promoting a song they knew to be a lie?

And is that the main issue here? The question of whether the label was promoting a song they knew to be a lie?

And what does that label, UMG, say to all this?

And what does that label, UMG, say to all this?

Yeah, I've been thinking about this this whole time, Joe. The whole point of a rap battle is for people to be insulting each other. And obviously, sometimes that includes saying really horrible things. How beyond the pale is the pedophilia accusation, just relatively speaking?

Yeah, I've been thinking about this this whole time, Joe. The whole point of a rap battle is for people to be insulting each other. And obviously, sometimes that includes saying really horrible things. How beyond the pale is the pedophilia accusation, just relatively speaking?

Do we know how likely it is that Drake will actually prevail in this suit?

Do we know how likely it is that Drake will actually prevail in this suit?

But Joe, even if he comes out on top legally, where does this leave his reputation as a rapper? Rap beefs don't typically end with, you're going to hear from my lawyer.

But Joe, even if he comes out on top legally, where does this leave his reputation as a rapper? Rap beefs don't typically end with, you're going to hear from my lawyer.

So the lawsuit, actually, as much as the song itself, is kind of the real knockout blow in all of this, right?

So the lawsuit, actually, as much as the song itself, is kind of the real knockout blow in all of this, right?