Drake pulls 'Taylor Made Freestyle' after Tupac estate threatens action for apparent use of AI voice
by NBC News
NBC News— Drake's diss track "Taylor Made Freestyle" has been removed from his X and Instagram accounts, days after Tupac Shakur's estate threatened to sue him for appearing to use an artificial intelligence-generated version of the late rapper’s voice. In a cease-and-desist letter sent on Wednesday, Howard King, an attorney who represents Shakur’s estate, requested that Drake remove the track from all platforms where it is publicly available. The letter warned that Drake’s nonconsensual use of Shakur’s...
Daily Mail—Drake TAKES DOWN Kendrick Lamar diss track after Tupac's estate threatened rapper with legal action for using AI to recreate late rap icon's voice. After taking down the track on his social media accounts on Friday, the rapper, 37, and his team are also reportedly working with Tupac's estate.
TMZ—Drake Complying With Tupac Estate to Get 'Taylor Made Freestyle' Scrubbed. Drake's making amends with Tupac's estate, complying with the cease and desist demands it made after he used an AI Tupac voice on his diss track, "Taylor Made Freestyle." Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ Drake's team and representatives…
The Source—Drake Removes “Taylor Made Freestyle” from Online After Cease-and-Desist Letter from Tupac Estate. Following a cease-and-desist letter issued to Drake, the Canadian superstar has removed the “Taylor Made Freestyle” diss track directed at Kendrick Lamar. Originally posted on Instagram, the single used an AI-generated Tupac voice to provoke Lamar. According to Billboard, the estate threatened to sue and stated the voice was “a flagrant violation” and “blatant use” […] The post Drake Removes “Taylor Made Freestyle” from Online After Cease-and-Desist Letter from Tupac Estate first appeared on The...