Drake‘s Kendrick Lamar diss song “Taylor Made Freestyle” has been pulled after 2Pac‘s estate threatened legal action against the 6 God for using artificial intelligence to mimic the late rapper.
The song, which featured AI vocals from both ‘Pac and Snoop Dogg, has officially been removed from Drake’s social media pages after the “Dear Mama” rapper’s estate gave Drizzy 24 hours to take down the controversial track.
In a cease and desist letter issued earlier this week, ‘Pac’s estate said: “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 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.
“If you comply, the estate will consider whether an informal negotiation to resolve this matter makes sense. If you do not comply, our client has authorized this firm to pursue all of its legal remedies including, but not limited to, an action for violation of […] the estate’s copyright, publicity and personality rights and the resulting damages, injunctive relief, and punitive damages and attorneys’ fees.”
2Pac’s brother Mopreme Shakur also criticized Drake for “Taylor Made Freestyle,” telling TMZ that he feels using the late rapper’s voice was uncalled for.
Drake has not yet commented on the cease and desist letter, nor the removal of his song.
Snoop Dogg also had a curious reaction to his likeness being featured on the diss track.
In a video posted online after the song’s release, a bemused Doggfather said: “They did what? When? How? Are you sure? [Sigh] Y’all have a good night. Why everybody calling my phone, blowing me up? What the fuck, what happened? What’s going on? I’m going back to bed. Good night.”
“Taylor Made Freestyle” was released earlier this month in response to Kendrick Lamar’s hard-hitting verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That,” which contained shots at Drake, as well as tour partner and “First Person Shooter” collaborator J. Cole.
It arrived just a few days after Drizzy’s initial rebuttal, “Push Ups,” which was leaked online before being officially released on streaming services.
Great! I’m glad the estate pushed for this. Using someone’s likeness without approval is serious. Especially when used in such a disrespectful manner. It’s funny though, 2 Kendrick disses, both have been taken down. Kendrick is going to have a field day when he answers that Push Ups joint.
Good, lyrically digging up a legend’s grave and using him like a glove puppet for some petty back and forth isn’t something that should go without criticism. I will say that even though I think Kendrick’s diss was wack, he’s probably laughing his arse off about all these diss tracks that keep getting deleted.
What do you mean Drake only removed it off of his social media platforms it’s still all over YouTube and other platforms. Also he didn’t delete his other diss, it’s out on Spotify and other dsps. What are you talking about?
He really pulled a Cole and deleted it! Too bad he couldnt do the same with that nose WHITE BOOOOOOOI! 👃🏻👃🏻👃🏻
Okay cosplayer, tell me you’re white without telling me you’re white lol
Nope! Look at me, I’m pure n!gga!
LOL fukwithmeyouknowigotit
This is why streaming is hot garbage. They try to control what you can or cant listen too. I like pac so I grabbed the mp3. Yall streaming master just told yall you not allowed to listen to that song. Chumps.
Yeah dats ryt! King Tekashi wadnt happy bout dat.
Think his broke ass wasn’t happy about all his shit being repossessed.
If they were smart, they’ll recruit Drake to write a new 2pac album and make some money.
Drake is the best rapper ever. I don’t care if he doesn’t write his own rhymes. I don’t care if he is actually from a nice neighborhood and still acts tough. He will surpass Eminem in sales eventually and that’s all that matters. It’s why Taylor Swift is the goat because she sells the most.