Drake has pulled down his 'Taylor Made Freestyle' from his socials after the Tupac Shakur’s estate threatened to sue over the use of AI generated vocals from the rapper.
Drake posted the Kendricck Lamar diss track which contains Snoop Dogg’s vocals on Friday on his social media, it later attracted a sensation online due to its controversial use of AI vocals from Tupac and Snoop aimed at Kendrick amid their ongoing rift.
This lead to Tupac Shakur estate issuing a cease-and desist letter to drake demanding that the song be taken down within 24 hours.
“The Estate is deeply dismayed and disappointed by your unauthorized use of Tupac’s voice and personality. Not only is the record a flagrant 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.” The letter stated
According to Howard King, Tupac Shakur’s estate lawyer it was disrespectful of Drake to use Tupac’s voice against Kendrick Lamar while he is a good friend of the estate.
Drake pulls down “Taylor Made Freestyle’ containing AI Tupac and Snoops vocals after threat of legal action from Tupac Shakur’s Estate