The 'Tell Me When It's Over' singer calls it 'hateful' for the 'Hotline Bling' hitmaker to recreate the late rapper's voice using AI on his since-removed track.
- Jun 26, 2024
AceShowbiz - Sheryl Crow has had a few words for Drake and his song titled "Taylor Made Freestyle". The "Tell Me When It's Over" singer called out the "Hotline Bling" hitmaker over his "hateful" move in resurrecting Tupac Shakur's voice.
The 62-year-old songstress shared her thoughts on Drake, who is also famous as Drizzy, recreating Tupac's voice using AI (Artificial Intelligence) on his song. Speaking to BBC in an interview published on Tuesday, June 25, she said, "You cannot bring people back from the dead and believe that they would stand for that."
Sheryl went on to explain, "I'm sure Drake thought, 'Yeah, I shouldn't do it, but I'll say sorry later.' But it's already done, and people will find it even if he takes it down." She further pointed out, "It's hateful. It is antithetical to the life force that exists in all of us."
During the chat, Sheryl shared her view on AI replacing human's original creation. "AI can do lots of things, but it can't go out and play live," she stated. "So as long as we have live music, as long as we have hands holding a paintbrush, all is not lost."
The statement came a few months after Drake launched "Taylor Made Freestyle", a diss track against Kendrick Lamar. On the song, which was dropped on April 19, the AI Tupac raps, "Kendrick, we need ya, the West Coast savior/ Engraving your name in some hip-hop history/ If you deal with this viciously/ You seem a little nervous about all the publicity/ F**k this Canadian lightskin, Dot/ We need a no-debated West Coast victory, man/ Call him a b***h for me."
Upon learning of the AI usage on the track, Drake was slammed by Tupac's brother, Mopreme Shakur. Speaking to TMZ, Mopreme condemned the weaponization of his sibling's voice in a feud that the late artist was never a part of.
Later on, Tupac's estate issued a cease-and-desist letter to Drake, giving him 24 hours to take down the controversial song. The estate's litigator expressed deep dismay, stating, "The state is deeply dismayed and disappointed by your unauthorized use of Tupac's voice and personality." On the next day, the single was removed from Drizzy's social media accounts, where he first released the track.
