Universal Music Group is requesting to dismiss Drake’s federal defamation lawsuit against the label over Kendrick Lamar’s blockbuster song “Not Like Us,” saying in a legal filing that the rapper’s lawsuit is a “misguided attempt to salve his wounds” after he “lost a rap battle that he provoked.

In a motion filed on Monday, Drake's record label filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." Universal Music Group fired back at the Canadian rapper calling his allegations “meritless.

Drake’s legal team argued that any further delays to litigation will have a detrimental effect on his reputation.