The Canadian celebrity mocked Kendrick Lamar by using deepfakes of Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg.
Despite the fact that Tupac Shakur passed away at an untimely age, Drake appears to have realized that it is not a good idea to mess with him. The Canadian hip-hop musician removed the X (Twitter) post with his tune “Taylor Made Freestyle,” which utilized an artificial intelligence-generated reproduction of Shakur’s voice in an attempt to get under Kendrick Lamar’s skin. This was the first time that Billboard noticed that him doing so.
An attorney who was representing the late hip-hop legend threatened to prosecute the Canadian rapper for his “unauthorized” use of Tupac’s voice if he did not remove it from social channels within twenty-four hours. This led to the takedown of the content created by the Canadian rapper. On the other hand, the song was available on the internet for a week, and it has been reposted a great deal, which is not surprising.
Howard King, the attorney who represents Tupac Shakur’s estate, wrote earlier this week in a cease-and-desist letter that was obtained by Billboard. In the letter, King stated, “The Estate is deeply dismayed and disappointed by your unauthorized use of Tupac’s voice and personality.” Not only does the album constitute an obvious infringement of the legal rights of the estate and the publicity rights of Tupac, but it also constitutes a blatant exploitation of the legacy of one of the most legendary hip-hop musicians in the history of the genre. The Estate would never have provided its consent for this usage if it had been considered.
Using Shakur’s voice to insult Lamar was a particularly heinous display of disrespect, according to King, who hinted that it was. A 17-time Grammy winner and recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, Lamar has long expressed his profound appreciation for Tupac, and the estate of the Oakland rapper has stated that the feelings are mutual. In a letter demanding that Kendrick Lamar stop using Tupac’s voice, King stated, “The unauthorized and 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.”
An artificial intelligence-generated clone of Snoop Dogg’s voice was also inserted on Drake’s track. “They did what?,” the Doggystyle rapper and cannabis enthusiast wrote in a social post the previous week, giving the impression that he was astonished. When is it? How is it? Do you have a doubt? He proceeded by asking, “Why is everyone phoning my phone and making me feel so angry? What the hell is going on? So, what took place? How are things going? I’m going to go lay down again. Have a restful sleep.”
Nevertheless, the former host of Doggy Fizzle Televizzle has a history of acting in a way that is both poker-faced and sly. In the previous year, he made a serious announcement on Instagram that he was “giving up smoke,” which led to widespread conjecture over the reasons why the stoner icon would give up his favorite pleasure activities. Almost immediately after that, it was revealed that his announcement was a public relations trick for Solo Stove, which, despite its marketing gimmicks, makes some fantastic bonfire pits.