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Drake's clever attempt at a Kendrick Lamar diss record could land him in legal hot water.
It has been detected HuffPostthe Estate of late iconic rapper Tupac Shakur is threatening Drake with legal action for using an AI-generated voice of Shakur.
The Estate is giving the Canadian hip-hop star 24 hours to take down his latest Kendrick Lamar diss track, “Taylor Made Freestyle.” The track features AI-generated voices of Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg urging their West Coast brethren to defend his honor on the candle. Drake's verse uses the 8 miles the tactic of taking all potential offenses that Lamar can use off the table by tagging them.
In the song, the fake Tupac tells K.Dot, “You asked for the smoke, now it looks like you're too busy for the smoke.”
Per Advertising signthe cease and desist letter the Shakur estate slapped Drake, real name Aubrey Graham;
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“The Estate is deeply disappointed and disappointed by the unauthorized use of Tupac's voice and persona,” attorney Howard King wrote in the letter, according to Billboard. “Not only is the record a blatant violation of Tupac's publicity and the Estate's legal rights, it is also a blatant abuse of the legacy of one of the greatest hip-hop artists of all time. The Estate would never have given its approval for this use.”
Snoop Dogg also had something to say
Following the release of “Taylor Made Freestyle” on Friday, Snoop Dogg took to his Instagram account to send a hilarious reaction to Drake using an AI version of his voice.
“They did what? When? How? Are you sure? [Sigh] Have a good night,” Snoop said in the clip on Instagram. “Why is everyone calling my phone and blasting me? What the hell – what happened? What happens? I go back to bed. Good night.”
We're curious to see how this plays out.