Tupac’s Estate Threatens to Sue Drake
As we mentioned on Shannon’s Scoop this morning, the Estate of Tupac Shakur is threatening to come after Drake. I think all this rap beef going on back and forth…
Drake probably thought he was being clever by resurrecting Tupac through AI. The late rapper’s estate doesn’t think so.
Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesAs we mentioned on Shannon's Scoop this morning, the Estate of Tupac Shakur is threatening to come after Drake.
I think all this rap beef going on back and forth between these artists is just stupid. Honestly, I think all of these guys saw that it was working for female artists who have been dominating the industry and taking shots at one another and now they're acting just like that.
Drake released the "Taylor Made Freestyle" diss against Kendrick Lamar and he used AI to mimic Tupac's voice and Snoop Dogg's as well. In my opinion, it sounds like Tupac, but it doesn't because it's not his flow. And it just makes Drake sound bad because it's like, you can hear the difference in how Tupac would have actually done it, right? All I hear is Drake's flow and lyrics that Tupac would never say. Like Mean Jean said, it's Drake rapping with a Tupac AI filter. If you're a Tupac fan it just sounds stupid. Also, Snoop's around. What are you using AI Snoop for?
The Estate of Tupac is Threatening to Take This to Court
Tupac Shakur onstage induction to the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 2017.
Well, after it's release, Drake received a cease and desist letter from Tupac's Estate. Part of it says, "The Estate is deeply dismayed and disappointed by your unauthorized use of Tupac's voice and personality." I would say it lacks Tupac's personality.
They said, "not only is the record a flagrant violation of Tupac's publicity and the Estate's legal rights, it is also blatant abuse of the legacy of one of the greatest hip hop artists of all time."
They added that the Estate would never have given approval for this use. "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 insults."
Drake's so corny. All these guys beefing are corny at this point. Read more below.
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Drake: 7 Lethal Shots On ‘Push Ups (Drop & Give Me 50)’ Diss Track
Drake has finally responded to the several shots taken at him; he unleashes on a lot of his peers on his diss track "Push Ups (Drop & Give Me 50)." On We Don't Trust You and its sequel arriving three weeks later We Still Don't Trust You from Future and Metro Boomin, the once frequent collaborators seemed to have turned their back on Drake and offered guest slots to bash the Toronto native.
The rap civil war began with a diss from Kendrick Lamar who did not want to be a part of anyone's "big three."
"Yeah, get up with me, f--- sneak dissing/'First Person Shooter,' I hope they came with three switches," Kendrick raps on 2024/03/22/kendrick-lamar-drake-jcole-like-that/
He adds: "Think I won't drop the location? I still got PTSD/Motherf--- the Big 3, n----, it's just big me."
"N----a, bum, what? I'm really like that/And your best work is a light pack/N----, Prince outlived Mike Jack'/N----, bum, 'fore all your dogs gettin' buried/That's a K with all these nines, he gon' see Pet Sematary n----, bum," he raps.
After Kendrick's disses came more disses from Future, A$AP Rocky and The Weeknd.
Joe Budden Warns Fans Of Drake's "Nuclear" 'Push Ups (Drop & Give Me 50)' Diss Track
Drake's diss track arrived over the weekend; Joe Budden forewarned that a scathing recordfrom the 6God was coming soon from both he and Kendrick.
"I have it on good information that both sides went in the booth and came out," Joe Budden explains on his podcast. "What I'm hearing about both sides is that it's nuclear. It's up-up. I'm hearing this from people that can rap. So, I want to come in here and say that speculation time is over. Debate time is over."
After J. Cole bowed out of the beef with his apology to Kendrick Lamar, Budden believes that what is to come will be on a more personal level with the two.
"Get out the way," Budden says. "Whatever little rappy s--- you thought was going on, it's not that and something is coming. I think that J. Cole knows that from either Kendrick or Drake or both. It was time to bow out because now we are no longer in the first round. Kendrick has earned himself a bye with Cole's apology."
Drake Backs Out Of Dreamville And Throws Subliminals Online Prior To "Push Ups (Drop & Give Me 50)" Diss Track Release
As for Drake, there was an opportunity to perform "First Person Shooter," the song that started the chaos over the weekend. However, he didn't show up at Cole's Dreamville Festival as a surprise guest, as some anticipated that he would. Mal from the New Rory & Mal podcast claims that he spoke to Drake on Friday night (April 5) and that Drake was reluctant about performing.
"[Drake] says, 'I don’t know, should I? 'Cause it’s weird right now. Are we performing the record? Can we ever perform 'First Person Shooter'?'" Drake allegedly told Mal.
In addition to the hesitation to perform, Drake also posted a message as he rounded out his tour last week.
"The rap game will never be at peace," the message reads. "There will always be competition. And as long as there's competition, there will never be peace. Everyone wants to be the one."
"This was on the board backstage with Drake for his shows on his latest tour," DJ Akademics wrote in the caption seconding Budden's theory about a diss track. "TRUST…. Ain’t no apology coming . The boy ready for all [smoke emoji]."
Well, the smoke has arrived. Take a look at seven people Drake has targeted on "Push Ups (Drop & Give Me 50)":
Kendrick Lamar
(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)Kendrick Lamar's reaction to J. Cole calling himself, Drake, and the Compton native a part of the "big three" on "First Person Shooter" is what began this rap feud. Kendrick responded to the "big three" on Future and Metro Boomin's "Like That" rapping, "Think I won't drop the location? I still got PTSD/Motherf--- the Big 3, n----, it's just big me." Drake responded to Kendrick with: "How the f--- you big steppin with a size 7 mens on?” Drake raps referring to Kendrick's 5'7" height and his 2022 LP <em>Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers</em>. "Your last one bricked, you really not on s--- / They make excuses for you ’cause they hate to see me lit / Pull your contract ’cause we gotta see the split / Ain’t no way you doin’ splits bitch your pants might rip." He later mentions him again rapping about his guest verses on pop songs: "Maroon 5 need a verse, you better make it witty / Then we need a verse for the Swifties / Top say drop, you better drop and give him 50 / Pipsqueak, pipe down / You ain’t in no big three, SZA got you wiped down, Travis got you wiped down, Savage got you wiped down / Like your label boy, you Interscope right now."
2017 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival - Weekend 1 - Day 2
(Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella)INDIO, CA - APRIL 15: Drake performs on the Coachella stage during day 2 of the Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival (Weekend 1) at the Empire Polo Club on April 15, 2017 in Indio, California.
Metro Boomin
(Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)While Metro is not a rapper, he still wasn't safe from Drake's bars on "Push Ups (Drop & Give Me 50)." The producer worked with Future on their two joint albums where Drake was the target of disses aimed on both <em>We Don't Trust You</em> and<em> We Still Don't Trust You.</em> So if Metro thought he was getting off scot-free then he doesn't know Drake. The 6God came for the St. Louis producer rapping, "Metro, shut yo h-- a-- up and make some drums, n----." Drake and Metro have worked together several times over the years on "Jumpman" which also enlists Future from their 2015 joint project <em>What a Time to Be Alive,</em> and "Knife Talk" with Project Pat and 21 Savage from <em>Certified Lover Boy.</em>
J. Cole
(Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)J. Cole was a surprise feature on "Red Leather" off of Future and Metro Boomin's <em>We Still Don't Trust You</em>. While Cole didn't diss Drake on the record, it makes sense that he would mention him on the diss track because him aligning with Future and Metro might have made the Toronto rapper feel some type of way. However, according to Drake, Cole and him are just fine. "And that f-----’ song y’all got is not starting beef with us / This s--- brewin’ in a pot, now I’m heating up / I don’t care what Cole think, that Dot s---was weak as f---," Drake raps referring to "Red Leather" and Cole's apology to Kendrick after dissing him on "7 Minute Drill."
Rick Ross
(Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET)Rick Ross and Drake began beefing when the Miami native unfollowed him on Instagram. That struck a nerve with Drizzy where he brought up Ross' past. "I might take your latest girl and cuff her like I’m Ricky,” raps Drake, referencing Ross’ history as a correctional officer. "Can’t believe he jumpin’ in, this n—- turnin’ fifty / Every song that made it on the chart, he got from Drizzy / Spend that lil’ check you got and stay up out my business," Drake raps. The Boss responded on "Champagne Moments" alleging Drake got surgery to make his nose smaller and that he stole his flow from Lil Wayne. "That’s why you had an operation to make your nose smaller than your father nose," Ross raps. The "Hustlin'" hitmaker also revealed why he decided to not follow Drake anymore. "I unfollowed you, n----, 'cause you sent a muthaf-----' cease-and-desist to French Montana, n----."
The Weeknd
(Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for dcp)The Weeknd came for Drake on "All To Myself" off of <em>We Still Don't Trust You. </em>"These n----- always yappin’, yeah/ I promise that I got your back/ Ooh, look at how we movin’, baby/ They could never diss my brothers, baby/ When they got leaks in they operation/ I thank God that I never signed my life away/ And we never do the big talk/ They shooters makin’ TikToks/ Got us laughin’ in the Lambo," The Weeknd sings referring to win Drake offered his fellow Canadian musican a spot on OVO. Drake responded with: "Claim the 6 and boys ain’t even come from it / And when you boys got rich you had to run from it / Cash blowin’ Abel bread out here trickin’/ S--- we do for bitches, he doing for n-----."The Weeknd responded shortly after on his Instagram Story with a photo of himself laughing and holding a bowl of popcorn.
Travis Scott
(Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)Travis Scott and Drake don't have beef but he did namedrop the Houston native (as well as SZA) rapping "Travis got [Kendrick] wiped down." However, Scott is seemingly mentioned again unlike SZA, and 21 Savage who is also used in the "wiped down" bar. The "Nightcrawler" rapper was seemingly called out on the diss track for something shady he did. When Scott, Future and Metro were performing at Rolling Loud and Metro played a snippet of "Like That. The <em>Uptopia</em> star was seen asking for Metro to play the full song but its unsure if at the time of the performance it included the Kendrick diss. Anyway, it was referred to in Drake's diss which fans believe was aimed at Scott: "Rolling Loud stage, y’all were turnt, that was slick as hell," Drake raps. Another line that might be directed toward Scott, Future or Rick Ross: "S--- probably change if your BM (Baby mother or baby mama) starts to kiss and tell," referring to Kylie Jenner who Scott shares two children with, Future who has eight different mothers to his children, or Ross' ex Tia Kemp who has commented on "Champagne Moments" and "Push Ups (Drop & Give Me 50)" online.
