Tupac’s heirs want to sue Drake for his AI diss on Kendrick Lamar

Tupac Shakur’s heirs aren’t too happy about Drake cloning the late hip-hop legend’s voice in a Kendrick Lamar diss track. Billboard reported Wednesday that Howard King, an attorney representing Tupac Shakur, sent a letter demanding that Drake stop using Shakur’s voice, calling Drake’s use of Shakur’s voice «a blatant violation of Tupac’s publicity and the heir’s legal rights».

Howard King, an attorney representing Tupac Shakur, sent a letter demanding that Drake stop using Shakur’s voice, calling Drake’s use of Shakur’s voice «a blatant violation of Tupac’s publicity and the heir’s legal rights».

Last Friday, Drake (Aubrey Drake Graham) released the diss track «Taylor Made Freestyle», which was the latest chapter in the artist’s decades-long feud with Pulitzer Prize winner and 17-time «Grammy» winner Kendrick Lamar.

Last Friday, Drake (Aubrey Drake Graham) released a diss track «Taylor Made Freestyle», the latest chapter in the artist’s decades-long feud with Pulitzer Prize winner and 17-time Grammy Award winner «Grammy» Kendrick Lamar.

«Kendrick, we need you, savior of the West Coast, / Putting your name in hip-hop history» — reads an artificial intelligence-generated recitation of 2Pac in a Drake track. «If you handle it brutally,/ You seem a little nervous about all this publicity».

And if you handle it brutally,/ You seem a little nervous about all this publicity.

“Kendrick, we need ya, the West Coast savior / Engraving your name in some hip-hop history,” an AI-generated 2Pac recreation raps in Drake’s track. “If you deal with this viciously / You seem a little nervous about all the publicity.”

And if you deal with this viciously / You seem a little nervous about all the publicity.

In representing Shakur’s estate, King wrote in a cease-and-desist letter that Drake has less than 24 hours to remove «Taylor Made Freestyle» or else the copyright holder «will use all of its legal means» to force the Canadian rapper to comply.

At the time, King wrote in the cease-and-desist letter that Drake has less than 24 hours to remove «Taylor Made Freestyle» or else the copyright holder «will use all of its legal means» to force the Canadian rapper to comply.

«We are deeply saddened and disappointed by your unauthorized use of Tupac» s voice and identity, — King wrote.» This recording is not only a gross violation of Tupac s publicity and Legacy s legal rights, but a blatant abuse of the legacy of one of the greatest hip-hop artists of all time. Legacy would never have consented to such a use».

Heritage would never have consented to such a use.

The «Taylor Made Freestyle» also used artificial intelligence to clone Snoop Dogg’s voice, and Drake used digital clones of two West Coast hip-hop artists Lamar to try to hit him where it hurts. In a video posted to social media the next day, Snoop seemed unaware of the track. «What did they do? When? How? Are you sure? », — said the 16-time «Grammy» nominee. «Why is everybody calling my phone and ripping me apart? What the hell is going on? What’s wrong? What’s going on? I’m going back to bed. Good night», —he continued.

He said.