As I reported Friday, the female voice on the “drunk call” in the beginning of Marvin’s Room is suing Drake for unpaid royalties from the smash. Drake has responded to the claims. Below, check out what his lawyer told Rolling Stone, and you can also see what he’d told the LA Times LAST YEAR about how the song came about.

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His lawyer to Rolling Stone:

This claim is entirely without merit and our client has not engaged in any wrongful conduct. Ericka Lee consented to the use of her voice in the song ‘Marvin’s Room’ prior to its release. Lee asked only for the credit she received as ‘Syren Lyric Muse,’ and she did not ask for any compensation. It was only after she retained a lawyer that there was a demand for payment. Drake tried for months to resolve the matter amicably, and he now looks forward to being vindicated in court.”

Drake to LA Times last year about how it came about:

“[Longtime producer Noah ’40’ Shebib] started making this beat, and I started singing these melodies, and I got a phone call from this girl. I was in the booth singing [hums opening bars of the chorus]. I remember that was the first part I had.”

“Middle of recording I got a call from this girl, and she had been drinking,” he continued. “Because I was recording, I just put the phone on the speaker and sat it on the music stand. ‘40’ thought so quick to record it. I went back to recording more melodies. As I was recording, he was taking pieces of the conversation out … You know where the story is going. At the end of the night we had a song called ‘Marvin’s Room.’”

Spotted: Necole Bitchie