Fat Joe has shared that he thinks the Drake/Kendrick Lamar beef may be running out of steam, and that he’s doubtful Kendrick will fire back.
In a recent livestream captured by Say Dat Tv, Joe weighed in on the situation that has captivated Hip Hop for weeks.
He said that he doesn’t believe a response by Kendrick Lamar to the series of Drake diss songs is forthcoming.
“Hip Hop beef can go real bad,” he said beginning at the 3:30 mark. “I don’t think Kendrick’s cooking up… I think that’s over. It don’t take three or four weeks [to record a response].”
Another thing Joe discussed during the stream was the fact that 2Pac’s estate threatened legal action against Drake for his use of the rapper’s voice in his Kendrick-dissing “Taylor Made Freestyle.”
“[T]he 2Pac family wanna sue Drake,” Joe continued. “I thought it was creative, using the AI 2Pac and pushing the envelope. But I got no horse in this game. I wish they would all get along.”
On Wednesday (April 24), Billboard obtained and published a cease-and-desist letter from litigator Howard King to the Canadian superstar for using a computer-generated replica of the West Coast icon’s voice on his latest song. The Death Row Records legend’s estate is threatening to “pursue all of its legal remedies” if he doesn’t pull down the track in question within 24 hours of receiving the notice.
“The Estate is deeply dismayed and disappointed by your unauthorized use of Tupac’s voice and personality,” the note reads. “Not only is the record a flagrant violation of Tupac’s publicity and the estate’s 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.
“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 insult.”
Pac’s brother has also publicly reprimanded Drizzy for the AI assists. According to an article published by TMZ earlier this week, Mopreme Shakur thinks it was inappropriate for the 6 God to use his sibling to disrespect another rapper.
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He reportedly feels that the “Hotline Bling” hitmaker should’ve gone one-on-one with K. Dot rather than resort to what he calls the “nuclear option.”
