Will Shanklin has been writing about gadgets, tech and their impact on humanity since 2011. Before joining Engadget, he spent five years creating and leading the mobile technology section for New Atlas. His work has also appeared on SlashGear, TechRadar, Digital Trends, AppleInsider, Android Central, HuffPost and others.
Tupac Shakur ’s estate is none too happy about Drake cloning the late hip-hop legend’s voice in a Kendrick Lamar diss track .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.”“Kendrick, we need ya, the West Coast savior / Engraving your name in some hip-hop history,” an AI-generated 2Pac recreation raps in Drake ’s track.
Engadget emailed Snoop Dogg’s management to ask about his thoughts on Drake cloning his voice. At the time of publication, we hadn’t heard back. Engadget asked UMG if it approved of Drake’s use of AI-generated voices in “Taylor Made Freestyle” and where it stands on the broader issue of using artists’ digital clones. We haven’t received a comment at press time. Without a clear explanation, it’s hard not to see the label as being on the side of whatever seems most financially advantageous to it at any particular moment .
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