In a declaration letter filed Thursday night in the Southern District of New York, Grainge said Drake's accusation that UMG (parent label firm to both Drake and Lamar) defamed him “makes no sense.”

Drake is now pushing for complete access to Kendrick Lamar’s recording contract. The request draws attention to the specifics of Lamar’s business dealings with the label. Drake asks for Kendrick Lamar’s contract in recent lawsuit Drake’s ongoing legal battle with Universal Music Group (UMG) over Kendrick

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.