The lawsuit was never the shocking part.

Fame Has A Price Tag THE LAWSUIT WAS NEVER THE SHOCKING PART. THE SHOCKING PART WAS WHAT IT REVEALED. FOR 15 YEARS, DRAKE SOLD THE IMAGE OF THE UNTOUCHABLE RAP SUPERSTAR, THE GUY WHO COULD OUTLAST ANYBODY, OUTRAP ANYBODY, OUT STRATEGIZE ANYBODY. AND THEN THE FIRST TIME THAT ANYBODY DAMAGED HIS BRAND ENOUGH, HE DIDN'T RESPOND LIKE A RAPPER. HE RESPONDED LIKE A CORPORATION. AND THAT'S WHEN I REALISED SOMETHING. MAYBE DRAKE DOESN'T SEE HIMSELF AS PART OF HIP HOP ANYMORE. MAYBE HE SEES HIMSELF AS AN OWNER OF A PRODUCT CALLED DRAKE. BECAUSE IF YOU TRULY BELIEVE THAT RAP IS A COMPETITION, THEN YOU COMPETE. AND IF YOU TRULY BELIEVE THAT DISS RECORDS ARE A PART OF THE CULTURE, THEN YOU ANSWER THEM. BUT IF YOUR FIRST INSTINCT IS LAWYERS, LAWSUITS AND CORPORATE REMEDIES, THEN MAYBE YOU'VE ALREADY MENTALLY LEFT THE CULTURE BEHIND. AND IF THAT'S TRUE, THEN MAYBE THE LAWSUIT ACTUALLY WASN'T ABOUT KENDRICK. EVEN THOUGH HE WANTED PROOF OF HIS KIDS, IT WAS THE MOMENT THAT DRAKE ACCIDENTALLY TOLD EVERYBODY WHO HE REALLY IS. WHAT'S CRAZY TO ME IS THAT HE SPENT YEARS TRYING TO BECOME MICHAEL JACKSON. AND THEN IT TURNS OUT HE BECAME THE PART OF MICHAEL JACKSON'S STORY THAT NOBODY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT.