Drake Deletes ‘Taylor Made Freestyle,’ After Cease, Desist Letter
Drake Deletes “Taylor Made Freestyle,” After Tupac’s Estate Threatens Him Over AI Verse, Social Media Reacts
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King also wrote that 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,” the letter continued. “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.”
Here’s a question: What the hell did Drake think the response was going to be when he used the AI-generated voices of real people without the expressed permission of those people or their loved ones? Certainly, he didn’t expect Snoop to hear the song and say, “Oh, wow, Drake took my voice and let AI drop it like it’s hot. What an absolute honor!” Did he not realize that Tupac was a real person with real relatives, friends and loved ones who experienced real grief when he was killed and wouldn’t likely appreciate his fake voice being used this way?
While there are those who got a kick out of Drake’s AI shenanigans, many people pointed out immediately how disrespectful it was, particularly to Pac.
Now, a day later, after the estate asked for the song to be deleted, the audio file has been removed from all of Drizzy’s social media platforms.
See how social media is reacting to the takedown.
