It looks like Drake learned it’s not wise to mess with Tupac Shakur — even decades after his untimely death. Billboard first speckled said the Canadian hip-hop artist deleted X (Twitter) with his track “Taylor Made Freestyle,” in which he used an AI-generated recreation of Shakur’s voice to get under Kendrick Lamar’s skin.
The removal came after an attorney representing the late hip-hop legend threatened to sue the Canadian rapper If he hadn’t removed Tupac’s voice from social channels within 24 hours, for using it “without permission”. However, the track was online for a week and – unsurprisingly – got a lot of replays.
“The estate is deeply troubled and disappointed by your unauthorized use of Tupac’s voice and personality,” Howard King, an attorney representing Shakur’s estate, wrote in a cease-and-desist letter earlier this week. has been obtained by Billboard. “The record is not only a gross violation of Tupac’s publicity and property rights, but also a flagrant abuse of the legacy of one of the greatest hip-hop artists of all time. The estate would never allow that use.”
King implied that using Shakur’s voice to criticize Lamar was a particularly egregious display of disrespect. There’s Lamar, a 17-time Grammy Award winner and Pulitzer Prize winner is often spoken About her deep admiration for Tupac, and the Oakland rapper’s estate says the feelings are mutual. “The unauthorized, equally intimidating use of Tupac’s voice furthers the offense against Kendrick Lamar, a good friend of Tupac’s who has publicly and privately respected Tupac and his legacy,” King said in the cease-and-desist letter. .
Drake’s track also featured an AI-generated clone of Snoop Dogg’s voice. The doggystyle rapper and cannabis enthusiast wondered on social media last week: “What did they do? When? How? Are you sure?” He continued, “Why is everyone calling my phone, blasting me? What the fuck? What’s going on? What’s going on? I’m going back to bed. Good night.”
But once Doggy Fizzle Televizzle the host has a history of poker-faced impudence. Last year, he unceremoniously turned to Instagram announce he was “quitting a smoke”, leading to widespread speculation as to why the rock icon would quit his beloved pastime. Soon it was announced revealed As a PR stunt for Solo Stove – marketing gimmicks aside, it does some terrific campfire pits.
