Tupac Shakur's Brother Mopreme Reacts to Drake Using Tupac’s Voice on “Taylor Made Freestyle”

Rapper Mopreme Shakur, the step brother of the late rapper Tupac Shakur, poses at the premiere of the FX docuseries "Dear Mama," Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at The Ted Mann Theater in Los Angeles. The series explores the legacies of Tupac Shakur and his mother Afeni. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

The hip hop world has been shaken up ever since Kendrick Lamar dropped a verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s new album 'We Don’t Trust You'. And though no names were officially named, a reference to Drake’s song 'First Person Shooter' and his album 'For All the Dogs' did make an appearance in the Kendrick verse which led people to speculate Kendrick was dissing Drake.

Well Drake finally responded back to all of the heat that has been coming his way with his follow-up diss track ‘Taylor Made Freestyle’. The song begins with verses from Tupac and Snoop Dogg courtesy of artificial intelligence used by Drake. Then he comes in on the third verse using his own voice.

The Drake response diss track got mixed reviews from fans and celebrities. One person with a reaction to the track was Tupac Shakur's brother Mopreme.

According to TMZ on Tuesday, April 23, Mopreme expressed his issue with Drake using his brother’s AI  voice and emphasized that using his brother’s voice is like bringing out a tank or going with a nuclear option. He said he believes that the battle should be one-on-one. 

Mopreme Shakur and Marcc Rose at USA Network's "Unsolved: The Murders Of Tupac & The Notorious B.I.G." held at Avalon on February 22, 2018 in Hollywood, CA. (Photo: Janet Gough/AFF-USA-- AFF / Alamy Stock Photo)

He further stated he has love for everyone involved and loves hearing his brother’s voice, just not in a rap battle. Even hip hop legend Snoop Dogg, whose voice was also featured on the song, responded to the song in his own way with a seemingly confused social media post on Instagram.

As of Wednesday, April 24, Tupac Shakur's estate has threatened to sue Drake over his recent Kendrick Lamar diss track calling it a “blatant abuse” of his legacy. A cease-and-desist letter was sent to the Toronto rapper on Wednesday. Drake has reportedly been given less than 24 hours to take down the record or the estate will “pursue all of its legal remedies” against him.

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