"Drake and Kendrick ... imitations of legendary West Coast-affiliated rappers Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur. After the song's release, Shakur's estate sent Drake a cease-and-desist letter and ...

(Drake took down the song after Tupac Shakur’s estate threatened legal action over his alleged use of artificial intelligence to re-create the late rapper’s voice.) UMG’s court filing stated ...

His label, Universal Music Group, says Drake is the one who went too far when he sued his ... Hearon & Moody who in 1997 successfully defended the late Tupac Shakur and Interscope in a case involving ...