Kai Cenat Reacts To Mention In Drake UMG Lawsuit

Kai Cenat is confused after being named in Drake‘s lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” In the lengthy filing, the 38-year-old mentions multiple streamers for their alleged involvement in boosting the diss records’ popularity.

“Wait, what?! Why am I in his sh*t?!” exclaimed Cenat in a live broadcast on Thursday (Jan. 16), per Sportskeeda. “Wait, hold on! I’ve got to be… what the f**k?! I’m getting sued?! I was told to stay on stream! That ni**a is cap, bruh!”

He continued to elaborate after a viewer pointed out the lawsuit claims UMG paid Cenat for content.

“I ain’t going to lie, bro! I wasn’t even complaining, all my sh*t is monetized. I’m going to keep it a stack.”

Kai Cenat says UMG hasn’t paid him with the Kendrick Lamar and Drake Beef. pic.twitter.com/jz3n4IP9wu

— DramaAlert (@DramaAlert) January 17, 2025

According to Rolling Stone, Drake’s lawsuit argues that content creators like Cenat were  “whitelisted” by UMG, to amplify the song on their respective platforms. The Grammy winner makes allegations claiming platforms such as the NFR Podcast were paid to promote “Not Like Us” without disclosure, and he was harmed by UMG when the music company removed the copyright restrictions on “Not Like Us” on YouTube and Twitch.

His argument states that this “was done purposely and with the full knowledge of UMG for the purpose of spreading the Recording, and its defamatory content, as broadly as possible and as quickly as possible.”

The full defamation lawsuit claims UMG was aware that the pedophile claims made by Lamar in “Not Like Us” were false and defamatory, yet still chose to distribute the record adding, that UMG ignored the “inflammatory and shocking allegations” of the song knowing it would be a “gold mine.” Drake also claims that UMG played a role in the Compton rapper’s upcoming Super Bowl performance so that he could perform “Not Like Us” at “one of the most significant (and viewed) cultural events of the year.” 

“This lawsuit is not about the artist who created ‘Not Like Us.’ It is, instead, entirely about UMG, the music company that decided to publish, promote, exploit, and monetize,” explained the filing.

UMG issued a response, calling the lawsuit “illogical.”

“Not only are these claims untrue, but the notion that we would seek to harm the reputation of any artist—let alone Drake—is illogical,” detailed a statement from the company. “We have invested massively in his music and our employees around the world have worked tirelessly for many years to help him achieve historic commercial and personal financial success.”