Tupac’s estate threatens to sue Drake over AI-generated vocals on Kendrick Lamar diss track
by The Independent
The Independent— In a cease-and-desist letter, the estate says it would ‘never have given its approval’ for Drake to make the song
NBC News—Tupac’s estate threatens to sue Drake over diss track using what appears to be late rapper’s AI-generated voice. Tupac Shakur’s estate is threatening to sue Drake over his recent Kendrick Lamar diss track, calling what appears to be the use of an artificial intelligence-generated version of the late rapper’s voice a “blatant abuse” of his legacy. Drake released the track, “Taylor Made Freestyle,” on his Instagram page Friday, using AI software to generate verses emulating both Shakur and Snoop Dogg. In a cease-and-desist letter Wednesday, Howard King, an attorney who represents Shakur’s estate, requested...
Engadget—Tupac’s estate threatens to sue Drake for his AI-infused Kendrick Lamar diss. Tupac Shakur’s estate is none too happy about Drake cloning the late hip-hop legend’s voice in a Kendrick Lamar diss track. Billboard reported Wednesday that attorney Howard King, representing Mr. Shakur’s estate, sent a cease-and-desist letter calling Drake’s use of Shakur’s voice “a flagrant violation of Tupac’s publicity and the estate’s legal rights.” Drake (Aubrey Drake Graham) dropped the diss track “Taylor Made Freestyle” last Friday, the latest chapter of the artist’s simmering...
TMZ—Tupac Shakur’s Estate Threatens to Sue Drake Over AI Vocals in Diss Track. Tupac Shakur's estate is laying down the law on Drake threatening to drag him to court for using an AI-generated version of the late rapper's voice for a diss track aimed at Kendrick Lamar. TMZ has obtained the cease-and-desist letter fired off…