Drake faces widespread criticism after quietly withdrawing his petition against UMG and Spotify, sparking debate about his motivations.

As detailed in court docs filed in Manhattan on Tuesday, per the outlet, reps for the Toronto rapper's Frozen Moments, LLC said it had met with UMG and Spotify prior to making the

Drake— whose given name is Aubrey Drake Graham— was embroiled in a heated feud with Lamar in early 2023 and each released multiple 'diss tracks' against each other after years of enmity. But when Lamar's "Not Like Us" diss track went viral and topped music charts globally,

Drake has withdrawn a legal action accusing Universal Music Group and Spotify of artificially inflating Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us."

Drake has withdrawn his petition against Spotify and Universal Music Group after accusing the entities of launching an illegal “scheme” to boost numbers for Kendrick Lamar’s hit diss track “Not Like Us.

A second action against UMG and iHeartRadio is still active, alleging that the ‘Not Like Us’ track is defamatory.

Rapper Drake has dropped a legal petition against streaming giant Spotify and Universal Music Group which claimed the companies conspired to boost streaming numbers for his rival Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.

The rapper previously accused UMG and Spotify of working together to artificially boost Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us"