Was it a smart litigation strategy to wait eight months from when UMG released Kendrick Lamar’s "Not Like Us" to sue the label for defamation?

According to Drake’s suit, UMG went to such lengths to promote the song as hiring a bot farm and employing a payola scheme with at least one radio station. Finally, Drake even asserts that “Not Like Us” put him in physical danger; there have been shootings reported near his home since its release, with at least one injuring his security guard.

During a celebrity news roundup, Bravo's Daryn Carp reported that Drake is suing Universal Music Group, which represents both him and Kendrick Lamar. Drake claims the diss track "Not Like Us" caused him "bodily harm,