Drake’s authorized dealings in connection to Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” simply acquired Funk Flex’s stamp of approval. On Tuesday (November 26), the veteran radio DJ shared an aggressive tweet during which he claimed Drake was justified in submitting a pair of authorized complaints in opposition to Common Music Group and Spotify inside a 24-hour interval.
Within the prolonged, all caps tweet, Flex seems to allege a widespread payola operation within the radio business and laid out the price scale for the profitable operation he claims cripples impartial artists.
“DRAKE IS 100% RIGHT!” Flex exclaimed within the tweet. “NATIONAL PLAY! (PER SONG) DRAKE DONT $ FOR PLAY! POP / CHR RADIO: $350k URBAN RADIO: $250K MIXSHOW: $100K LOCAL MIXSHOW DIRECTOR: $40k LOCAL DJ: $3K-5K PER SONG! (DJS ON THE RADIO 5 DAYS A WEEK) THIS IS WHY INDEPENDENT ARTIST DONT RISE TO THE TOP!”
Flex concluded by absolving himself whereas additionally seemingly accusing artists at giant of trying to purchase him off: “ALL YOU ARTIST KNOW I AINT NEVER TAKE A DIME FROM YOU, YOUR MANAGER OR YOUR LABELS! (BOMB HAS NO PRICE) THURSDAY! 7PM! HOT97! LETS DISCUSS!”
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Flex’s protection of Drake follows the backlash the Toronto hitmaker obtained within the wake of submitting a pair of authorized submitting’s in connection to the scathing diss monitor Lamar launched in Could. Within the newest submitting Drake Lamar of defamation for “falsely accusing him of being a intercourse offender.”
Within the authorized criticism, Drake notes that UMG knew “Not Like Us” falsely accused him of being a “licensed pedophile” and “predator” however selected to maneuver ahead with the discharge anyway. Previous to the defamation authorized criticism, an organization Drake owns filed a authorized criticism in opposition to Common Music Group (UMG) and Spotify, accusing the 2 entities of partaking in an unlawful scheme to artificially enhance the streaming numbers for Lamar’s diss monitor “Not Like Us.”
Filed in a Manhattan court docket, the “pre-action” petition by Frozen Moments LLC alleges misleading enterprise practices and violations of the RICO Act, sometimes reserved for organized crime circumstances.
Along with Flex, artists corresponding to Daylyt and Tyrese have chimed in on the information by sharing their reactions through social media posts. Tyrese seemed to be in disbelief over the pair of authorized submitting’s and says he thinks Ashton Kutcher is “Punking” everyone.
Watch the submit beneath to see the video Tyrese posted alongside along with his response.
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