Drake's song 'Taylor Made Freestyle' was released on Apr. 19.
The Toronto rapper's song 'Taylor Made Freestyle' features AI vocals of Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg." on April 19, Drake has received a cease-and-desist letter from Tupac Shakur's estate over the song's use of AI.'You can try to fight it or adapt': How Canadian musicians are responding to AI's rapid advancements
"The Estate is deeply dismayed and disappointed by your unauthorized use of Tupac's voice and personality," attorney Howard King wrote in the letter. "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 unauthorized, equally dismaying use of Tupac's voice against Kendrick Lamar, a good friend to the Estate who has given nothing but respect to Tupac and his legacy publicly and privately, compounds the insult," King continued in the document.Drake first released "Push Ups," a diss track targeting Lamar, Metro Boomin, Rick Ross and the Weeknd on Apr. 19.
On "Taylor Made Freestyle," the AI voice of Shakur raps several lyrics encouraging Lamar to fight back at Drake including: "Kendrick, we need ya, the West Coast saviour/ Engraving your name in some hip-hop history."Music from Drake, Justin Bieber and others vanishes from TikTok as licensing dispute boils over
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