A judge has dismissed Drake's controversial lawsuit against his record label, UMG, over their promotion of Kendrick Lamar's diss "Not Like Us."

The Canadian rapper sued for defamation and harassment, and accused the record company behind both artists of boosting his rival.

Judge Jeannette Vargas ruled Lamar's lyrics, which accused Drake and his associates of being "certified paedophiles", were "nonactionable opinion" and could not be considered defamatory.

Author of “Rap on Trial" and University of Richmond professor Erik Nielson joins ABC News live to discuss the dismissal of Drake’s defamation case against the record label UMG.

A federal judge tossed out a defamation lawsuit that Drake brought against Universal Music Group on Thursday, ruling that lyrics branding the superstar as a pedophile in Kendrick Lamar’s dis track “N...

A spokesperson for UMG released a statement following the dismissal, writing that “this suit was an affront to all artists and their creative expression and never should have seen the light of day.”