Tupac Shakur‘s property is laying down the legislation on Drake … threatening to tug him to courtroom for utilizing an AI-generated model of the late rapper’s voice for a diss monitor geared toward Kendrick Lamar.
TMZ has obtained the cease-and-desist letter fired off by the lawyer for Tupac’s property, Howard King, and it calls out Drake for the AI verse on “Taylor Made Freestyle” … saying, “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 property goes on to say it will by no means have given approval for this — and it points an ultimatum: take down the monitor in lower than 24 hours, and clarify the way it was made … or else.
Crew Tupac’s legal professionals say they have been licensed to “pursue all of its legal remedies” if they cannot resolve the matter amicably.
In Drake’s monitor, AI Pac raps, “Kendrick, we need ya, the West Coast savior. Engraving your name in some hip hop history. If you deal with this viciously. You seem a little nervous about all the publicity.”
In addition to Tupac, Drake’s diss monitor additionally included vocals from Snoop Dogg — all by way of the ability of AI. The true Snoop reacted to the monitor, quipping on IG, “They did what? When? How? Are you sure? Y’all have a good night.”
The track even ruffled feathers with Tupac’s brother, Mopreme Shakur … who instructed us Drake weaponizing Tupac’s voice only for a rap battle didn’t fly with him.
