A$AP Rocky Calls Out Drake for UMG Lawsuit: ‘What Type of S—t Is That?’

A$AP Rocky and Drake exchanged shots successful the midst of the 6 God’s conflict with Kendrick Lamar, portion the OVO brag went connected to record a defamation suit against Universal Music Group for the alleged artificial ostentation of Lamar’s “Not Like Us.”

In his ELLE cover communicative published connected Tuesday (Sept. 23), Rocky reflected connected investigating the waters during the Kenny-Drizzy feud, and ultimately, his determination to backmost off.

“It was steadfast for hip-hop,” helium said of the back-and-forth. “The conflict was betwixt Kendrick and Drake, not Drake and everybody other who mightiness person said thing astatine that time, and that’s chiefly wherefore I fell back.”

However, Rocky isn’t supportive of the thought of Drake filing a suit against his statement regarding the interaction of Kendrick’s “Not Like Us,” arsenic the Harlem rapper doesn’t spot immoderate spot for litigation arsenic portion of hip-hop conflict culture.

“I conscionable hatred the mode it’s turning retired with [Drake] suing and each that,” helium added. “What portion of the crippled is that? What benignant of s—t is that? That’s nary of my business, I guess.”

A$AP Rocky sniped astatine Drake connected Metro Boomin and Future’s 2024 WE STILL DON’T TRUST YOU medium chopped “Show of Hands.” The 6 God returned the favour by making immoderate clip to jab astatine Rocky connected his three-part “Family Matters” diss track, aiming mostly astatine Kendrick Lamar.

At the apical of 2025, Drake filed a defamation lawsuit against UMG, claiming his longtime statement knew Lamar’s “inflammatory allegations” successful the Billboard Hot 100-topping “Not Like Us” were false, but claims it chose “corporate greed implicit the information and well-being of its artists.” In a connection shared with Billboard astatine the time, the statement powerfully denied the allegations: “We person not and bash not prosecute successful defamation — against immoderate individual.”

The suit remains tied up successful the courts. In August, Drake’s attorneys filed a claim that UMG withheld cardinal grounds and his lawyers were looking to get their hands connected perchance damning emails revolving astir UMG CEO Lucian Grainge talking astir the Grammy-winning “Not Like Us” and Kendrick Lamar’s woody with the label.