So Kendrick Signed A Deal With Interscope Right Before He Dropped Euphoria - page 3

Am I the only one that thinks Kendrick made a critical
Mistake not including “not like us” on his album. That song alone would’ve added 2 million sales or more to his album sales total from streaming alone

Integrity and he could’ve drop a remix with seven different DJ mixes but kill that Canadian wh0re and elevate to Super Bowl and stadium tour what more can you say

That Republic vs Interscope CEO fight for the UMG CEO job conspiracy is starting to sound a lot more like truth rather than fiction. I'm starting to understand the Pinocchio references a lot more now.

But he is …

He retains all the rights to his masters and licenses it out

He supported his own tour…

I don’t know how else you define an independent artist.

They already do. Listen to any popular rap from the 90s to 2010. It’s filled with label sanctioned censorship. This is a regular practice. There’s language artists won’t even say now because it’s been censored so much, so it’s had an impact on the art as well.

You’re making this a cultural argument, but all you’re doing is revealing that you’re fine picking and choosing based on personal bias.

That Republic vs Interscope CEO fight for the UMG CEO job conspiracy is starting to sound a lot more like truth rather than fiction. I'm starting to understand the Pinocchio references a lot more now.

You got it wrong .

Kendrick is an independent artist … any song or project is going to require a new licensing agreement .

All his diss records were Kendrick Lamar’s business …

GNX is a pg lang project

It’s not that deep

Possibly. They could have just redacted the amounts tho.

It’s not just numbers, it could be the terms of the agreement as well as specific clauses.

OVODocket Opinion: Why is UMG Recordings hesitant to provide Drake’s legal team with the unredacted version of Kendrick Lamar’s recording contract? Two things.

1. We believe it’s because Interscope Records was irresponsible enough to place certain stipulations in Kendrick Lamar’s contract that not only incentivized him to engage in the rap battle with Drake but would also reward him following the rap battle.

2. We believe Kendrick Lamar’s contract contains language that proves Drake’s legal team’s allegation that UMG has the authority to alter/edit/remove Kendrick Lamar’s music and related works. Thereby, UMG was fully capable of stopping the defamatory statements in “Not Like Us” from being published and promoted, which they failed to do.

Per legal filings, an additional contract agreement between Interscope Records and Kendrick Lamar was executed on April 27 2024.

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So this Midget mf made sure that the label would help him before he dropped those diss tracks wanting certain guarantees... And you mfs call Drake a bi#ch

This mf a whole fraud... But it doesn't matter coz Drake is a light skin Canadian

We gonna find out why his contract had heavy redactions soon

It was heavily redacted because someone's contract is nobody's fu#king business

OVODocket Opinion: Why is UMG Recordings hesitant to provide Drake’s legal team with the unredacted version of Kendrick Lamar’s recording contract? Two things.

1. We believe it’s because Interscope Records was irresponsible enough to place certain stipulations in Kendrick Lamar’s contract that not only incentivized him to engage in the rap battle with Drake but would also reward him following the rap battle.

2. We believe Kendrick Lamar’s contract contains language that proves Drake’s legal team’s allegation that UMG has the authority to alter/edit/remove Kendrick Lamar’s music and related works. Thereby, UMG was fully capable of stopping the defamatory statements in “Not Like Us” from being published and promoted, which they failed to do.

Per legal filings, an additional contract agreement between Interscope Records and Kendrick Lamar was executed on April 27 2024.

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So this Midget mf made sure that the label would help him before he dropped those diss tracks wanting certain guarantees... And you mfs call Drake a bi#ch

This mf a whole fraud... But it doesn't matter coz Drake is a light skin Canadian

You’re late. They been did that he turned it down. “TPABF”. Drake took it, sold his soul, and did everything he’s accusing the label on bc he benefited from it. Now that the actual pen won, he thinks they did something.

Dot was “losing” according to y’all until Euphoria dropped remember? Dot just dropped the better music and y’all’s bots lost so it must mean the fans for him ain’t real because drakes has never been. Go to sleep, touch some grass, enjoy life.

Everyone knew dots deal was done. He took the shorts to get ownership. Drake took the 400 mil and sold his rights. Now he’s mad. He’s an only child that’s mad his parents had enough of his sh1t.

We gave you everything and you still ain’t happy because you’re not what we hyped you to be.

Drake started the ownership sh1t, they said we won’t help you, he ran out of writers

Dot went ownership and dropped 2 of the biggest albums of the century. Y’all said it flopped. Not the numbers. He proceeded to go on the biggest tour ever at the time only to defeat himself. Drake a bi#ch. Get overnit

Lol who told you that? His credits say: "PGlang under exclusive license to Interscope" which exactly what Drake's, Travis Scott's, Chris Brown's, Justin Bieber's, The Weeknd's etc all say. Are they all independent too?

What I meant was he been doing a world wide tour performing that song at every show, why not include it on the album

Under exclusive license refers to the body of work… not the artist

Chris Brown - owns his masters and licenses his work to RCA … Chris brown himself is not signed to RCA

The Weeknd has done something similar with UMG but his partnership is more involved

These artists are entering into a licensing agreements with major labels..,

They retain ownership and creative control .


If you consider Dolph (RIP) an independent artist … everyone you named has the same deal he had with Empire … just with a Major.

Licensing agreements are effectively just the new major label deal. As far as masters are concerned I am pretty sure there is no difference, perhaps it does give creative control though.