Universal Music Group filed its first response to Drake’s defamation lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us," calling it "meritless."

In the court filing, which was reviewed by Variety, UMG made it abundantly clear who it viewed as the victor in Drake and Lamar’s escalating beef last summer. Drake “lost a rap battle that he provoked and in which he willingly participated,

“Instead of accepting the loss like the unbothered rap artist he often claims to be, he has sued his own record label in a misguided attempt to salve his wounds,” it continued. “Plaintiff’s Complaint is utterly without merit and should be dismissed with prejudice.”