In the filing, Grainge notes that UMG spent “hundreds of millions” in supporting Drake’s music. He further states that he was too busy running the world’s largest music company to be “in the weeds” with Drake and Kendrick’s feud.

U niversal Music Group Chief Executive Lucian Grainge called Drake's lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar's hit diss track "Not Like Us" a “farcical” effort that's “groundless and indeed ridiculous.”

The company’s CEO, Lucian Grainge, called Drake’s claim “farcical” and “groundless and indeed ridiculous” in a letter filed in New York federal court Thursday, according to Forbes. Grainge said that he never heard “Not Like Us” or saw its music video until they were released.