United Kingdom, March 18 -- Drake's record label are seeking to have his lawsuit against them dismissed, arguing he "encouraged" his feud with Kendrick Lamar.

The Canadian rapper sued Universal Music Group (UMG) for releasing and promoting Kendrick's diss track 'Not Like Us' but in their response to the defamation case, they argued the 38-year-old star "lost a rap battle that he provoked" and "sued his own record label in a misguided attempt to salve his wounds."

In documents obtained by People magazine, UMG claimed that although 'Not Like Us' features hyperbolic insults, including referring to Drake and his friends as "certified paedophiles", the 'God's Plan' hitmaker had used their platform to "promote tracks levelling similarly incen...