Reports say that Drake has been dropped from the lawsuit against Chris Brown for their duet “No Guidance.” As previously reported, two songwriters sued the rapper and Chris for copyright infringement over the hit song. The plaintiffs, Mr. Cooper and Drum’n Skillz claim “No Guidance” sounds like their 2016 song “I Love Your Dress’ and that there’s a subliminal reference to Mr. Cooper in Drake’s verse — “Flew the coop at 17, no guidance / You be stayin’ low but you know what the vibes is.”
According to Uproxx, Drake and Chris asked a judge to dismiss the case but earlier this week, Cooper and Drum’n Skillz — real names Braindon Cooper and Timothy Valentine, voluntarily moved to dismiss claims against Drake, leaving Brown and Sony Music as the defendants.
The suit still must go before a judge, who will decide whether to dismiss the claim or proceed toward a jury trial.