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Drake apparently learned it isn\u2019t wise to mess with Tupac Shakur \u2014 even decades after his untimely death. Billboard<\/em> first spotted<\/a> that the Canadian hip-hop artist deleted the X (Twitter) post with his track \u201cTaylor Made Freestyle,\u201d which used an AI-generated recreation of Shakur\u2019s voice to try to get under Kendrick Lamar\u2019s skin.<\/p>\n

The takedown came after an attorney representing the late hip-hop legend threatened to sue the Canadian rapper<\/a> for his \u201cunauthorized\u201d use of Tupac\u2019s voice if he didn\u2019t remove it from social channels within 24 hours. However, the track was online for a week and \u2014 unsurprisingly \u2014 has been copiously reposted.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Estate is deeply dismayed and disappointed by your unauthorized use of Tupac\u2019s voice and personality,\u201d Howard King, the attorney representing Shakur\u2019s estate, wrote earlier this week in a cease-and-desist letter acquired<\/a> by Billboard<\/em>. \u201cNot only is the record a flagrant violation of Tupac\u2019s publicity and the estate\u2019s legal rights, it is also a blatant abuse of the legacy of one of the greatest hip-hop artists of all time. The Estate would never have given its approval for this use.\u201d<\/p>\n

King implied that using Shakur\u2019s voice to diss Lamar was an especially egregious show of disrespect. Lamar, a 17-time Grammy winner and Pulitzer recipient, has spoken frequently<\/a> about his deep admiration for Tupac, and the Oakland rapper\u2019s estate says the feelings are mutual. \u201cThe unauthorized, equally dismaying use of Tupac\u2019s 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,\u201d King wrote in a cease-and-desist letter.<\/p>\n

Drake\u2019s track also included an AI-generated clone of Snoop Dogg\u2019s voice. The Doggystyle<\/em> rapper and cannabis aficionado appeared surprised in a social post last week: \u201cThey did what? When? How? Are you sure?\u201d He continued, \u201cWhy everybody calling my phone, blowing me up? What the fuck? What happened? What\u2019s going on? I\u2019m going back to bed. Good night.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, the one-time Doggy Fizzle Televizzle<\/em> host has a history of poker-faced coyness. Last year, he took to Instagram to solemnly announce<\/a> he was \u201cgiving up smoke,\u201d leading to rampant speculation about why the stoner icon would quit his favorite pastime. Soon after, his announcement was revealed<\/a> as a PR stunt for Solo Stove \u2014 which, marketing gimmicks aside, makes some terrific bonfire pits<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"