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Drake has sparked the outrage of Tupac's estate after he used AI to recreate the late rapper's voice in his new Kendrick Lamar diss track, Taylor Made Freestyle.
The rapper, 37, used artificial intelligence to clone both Tupac and Snoop Dogg's voices in his second diss track against Lamar - and now the late rapper's estate has sent Drake a cease and desist letter seeking the removal of the song, according to Rolling Stone.
Sent by attorney Howard King, the letter gave Drake 24 hours to take the track down - or else they would pursue legal action against him.
The artificial intelligence usage was branded a 'flagrant violation of Tupac’s publicity and the estate’s legal rights' and 'blatant abuse of the legacy of one of the greatest hip-hop artists of all time.'
The letter claimed the estate 'would have never' approved of the AI recreation of Tupac.
Drake has sparked the outrage of Tupac's estate after he used AI to recreate the late rapper's voice in his new Kendrick Lamar diss track, Taylor Made Freestyle
The song uses artificial intelligence to recreate both Tupac and Snoop Dogg's voices; Tupac pictured in 1996
The song was released by Drake on Friday but was dropped via a video on social media, and not on streaming services.
Had it been released on streaming services, it could have garnered royalties.
Despite this, the legal letter noted the track still garnered plenty of publicity and listens.
Further causing infuriation was the fact the song was a diss track against 'good friend
