Drake’s name has surfaced once again in a legal storm — this time in a class action lawsuit accusing Spotify of ignoring massive fraudulent streaming activity on its platform.
The lawsuit, filed by veteran rapper RBX, a cousin of Snoop Dogg and known for his collaborations with Dr. Dre and Eminem, claims that the “6 God” was one of the biggest beneficiaries of an alleged bot-driven streaming scam. According to the complaint, a “substantial” portion of Drake’s record-breaking 122 billion Spotify streams were generated through fake accounts and automated systems.
RBX argues that this large-scale fraud has inflicted “massive financial harm” on legitimate artists, producers, and songwriters by inflating certain artists’ numbers while diminishing payouts to others. Though Drake is mentioned throughout the filing, Spotify is the only named defendant.
The lawsuit references “voluminous evidence” showing that a significant number of Drake’s streams came from “a sprawling network of Bot Accounts.” Between January 2022 and September 2025, data reportedly revealed “abnormal VPN usage” to hide the locations of fraudulent streams. One cited instance claims that over 250,000 streams of Drake’s song “No Face” appeared to come from Turkey but were disguised as originating from the U.K.
RBX also alleges that some of Drake’s streaming figures came from regions with populations too small — or nonexistent — to support such volume, even pointing to areas with “zero residential addresses.”
A Spotify spokesperson denied the accusations, stating: “We do not benefit from artificial streaming. We’ve invested heavily in technology to detect and remove fake streams, withhold royalties, and impose penalties.”
As of now, Drake has not publicly addressed the claims. The new lawsuit follows shortly after his own defamation case against Universal Music Group was dismissed, though he has since filed an appeal to challenge that ruling.
