The rapper Drake has sued Universal Music Group for defamation, alleging the music empire of promoting a diss track against him last spring.

Drake is battling his own record label over a song that is the lynchpin of a now legendary hip-hop feud.

Despite Lamar's selection drawing both praise and controversy — more on that later — the 37-year-old rapper assured he's the "right one" for the job. "Rap music is still the most impactful genre to date,