Drake is suing his record label for spreading a “false and malicious narrative” when it released and promoted Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.”

Drake is battling his own record label over a song that is the lynchpin of a now legendary hip-hop feud.

Drake's legal team said Universal Music Group used its resources to "elevate a dangerous and inflammatory message that was designed to assassinate Drake’s character."

The leading hip-hop superstar beef has been cranked up another notch, with Drake suing Universal Music Group for defamation over rival Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.”.

Both Kendrick Lamar and Drake are signed to Universal Music Group, and their decade-long feud escalated last year with Lamar’s diss track Not Like Us, which falsely accused Drake of pedophilia.

Drake sued his longtime label on Wednesday, accusing Universal Music Group of defamation for promoting Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us," saying the song's false

Drake's lawyers claim the drive-by shooting of one of his security guards outside of his Toronto mansion (a.k.a. "The Embassy") may be connected to "Not Like Us," because it happe

The Canadian musician filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, accusing the company of defamation by allowing the song to be published, claiming it had spread the "false and malicious narrative" that he is a paedophile.

Attorneys claim the record company promoted the track, labeling rapper Drake a "pedophile" for financial gain.