Kendrick Lamar, Future & Metro Boomin Dragged to Court Over Hit Drake Diss Track ‘Like That’ – Unpaid Royalties Spark Legal Firestorm
As the owner of this platform, I’m bringing you an explosive development in the hip-hop world that fans and music lovers won’t want to miss. Chart-toppers Kendrick Lamar, Future, and Metro Boomin are now facing a major lawsuit over their viral Drake diss track “Like That.”
Hip-hop veteran Rodney O has filed a lawsuit claiming the team behind Like That used a sample from his classic, Everlasting Bass, without fulfilling royalty obligations. According to him, not only was the sample never fully cleared, but he also hasn’t received the agreed-upon royalties—even though the track has gone global.
The drama doesn’t stop there.
Rodney is also going after the estate of Barry White, alleging that the remix version of Like That, famously dropped by Kanye West, samples Barry White’s work without proper clearance or full payment.
In the legal documents, Rodney O further claims he was left off the Grammy submission credits for the track and was never provided with the full version—the one featuring Kendrick Lamar’s now-iconic diss verse aimed at Drake.
Metro Boomin’s team responded to TMZ, insisting they had secured rights to the sample and paid Rodney O $50,000. But they suggest the holdup may be on the Barry White estate’s side, likely tied to business with Epic Records. So far, the estate hasn’t made any public comments.
Rodney O previously shared how shocked he was to hear Kendrick Lamar on the final cut. In an interview with Vibe, he recalled,
> “Somebody called me the day before it came out and said, ‘Hey man, I got some news for you… I actually heard Kendrick is on that record.’ I said, ‘No, Kendrick ain’t on that record because I have it.’”
Believing he had the final mix, Rodney assumed any Kendrick feature would be part of a remix.
“Songs now are like two minutes and 30 seconds, so when I heard it, I’m like, ‘That’s the whole song.’”
Now, with Like That still dominating headlines, it’s clear this lawsuit could shake up how future collaborations and samples are handled in the industry.
Stay locked in for updates as this story unfolds. This could change the way hip-hop handles samples and legal credits going forward.