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Snoop Dogg Says He ‘Called And Apologized’ To Kendrick Lamar After Recklessly Reposting Drake’s Diss Song

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Snoop Dogg dropped by The Bootleg Kev podcast to discuss is latest collaborative album, Missionary with Dr. Dre. However, another recording artist’s music sneakily became the topic of conversation.

Bootleg Kev did not waste anytime in asking Snoop Dogg about inserting himself in Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s rap beef when he reposted Drake diss “Taylor Made Freestyle.”

Snoop Dogg confessed that he “called and apologized” to Kendrick Lamar for giving the diss track a co-sign without listening to the full song that featured an AI-generated verse of his likeness and the late Tupac. On “Wacced Out Murals,” Kendrick called Snoop out for going against the home team (California) and he’s ok with that.

“That’s my nephew, man,” Snoop Dogg said. “He’s a rapper, man. He’s supposed to speak his mind and tell his truth. That’s the way he felt. You know what I’m saying? He has the right to say that. I’m his big homeboy, so I have to take what’s given to me from his perspective because he’s speaking truth. And the truth shouldn’t hurt you. It should make you better.”

Snoop then went on to try and explain away the misstep claiming he only reposted that song because it referenced his song “Gin and Juice” and adult beverage company.

“What happened was, I did a collaborative post with someone [on Instagram]. So when I post it, I’m thinking I’m posting Gin and Juice,” he said. “I don’t know what song this is. I’m not hip to everybody’s music. Then I get the word, ‘Nephew didn’t like what you did.’‘What did I do?’‘You played some music’. ‘What music?’ Then I had to go look at it. I’m like, ‘Oh, that’s cuz… damn.’ So then I deleted it, called nephew, left him a message ’cause he ain’t pick up. He was working on his sh*t. I left him a message. ‘I apologize. I was f*cked up, my bad.’”

However, users online are not buying Snoop’s explanation. “Very mature of him. But he’s def lying about now knowing about the song lol,” wrote one user.

Well, if it was good enough for Kendrick that is all Snoop cares about.

Watch the full episode of Snoop Dogg on The Bootleg Kev podcast above. Missionary is out now via Death Row/Aftermath/Interscope Records. Find more information here.

Snoop Dogg Reveals He Reached Out To Kendrick Lamar After Sharing Drake’s “Taylor Made Freestyle”

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Snoop Dogg says he left Kendrick Lamar a voice message to apologize after sharing Drake’s “Taylor Made Freestyle” diss track on social media. Lamar mentioned the move on his new GNX track, “wacced out murals.” “Snoop posted ‘Taylor Made’,” he rapped. “I prayed it was the edibles. I couldn’t believe it, it was only right for me to let it go.” Snoop discussed the situation during an interview with Bootleg Kev.

Kev began by bringing up Snoop’s post about the album, in which he wrote: “K Dot new album GNX [fire emojis[. It was the edibles. West West King.” Snoop explained: “That’s my nephew, man. He’s a rapper. He’s supposed to speak his mind and tell his truth. That’s the way he felt. He had the right to say that. I’m his big homeboy so I have to take what’s given to me from his perspective because he’s speaking truth. And the truth shouldn’t hurt you. It should make you better. I’m one to accept truth when it comes to me directly. He feels that I shouldn’t have played that. ‘Damn, I was on them edibles my n***a. I gotta be more careful. You right nephew.’”

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Snoop Dogg & Kendrick Lamar Perform During The Super Bowl

From left, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent, and Snoop Dogg end their performance during the Super Bowl 56 halftime show. © Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

From there, Snoop added that he simply reposted someone who had uploaded something about Gin & Juice not realizing it featured “Taylor Made Freestyle.” Once word got back to him that Lamar was upset, Snoop left him a voice message. “Nephew, it’s Uncle Snoop. I got the message, I apologize,” he recalled saying.

Snoop Dogg Explains His Relationship With Kendrick Lamar

Snoop isn’t the only person Lamar referenced on “wacced out murals.” His lyrics about Lil Wayne and the Super Bowl Halftime Show as well as his shade to Andrew Schulz have both been making headlines as well. Check out Snoop Dogg’s full breakdown of the situation below and be on the lookout for further updates on on HotNewHipHop.

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Snoop Dogg Praises Kendrick Lamar’s “GNX” After Apologizing For Drake Support

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On Friday (November 22), Kendrick Lamar unveiled his new album GNX by surprise. Ever since, social media has been flooded with fans, critics, and peers’ reactions to and observations about the project. In the song “wacced out murals,” for example, Kendrick references Snoop Dogg supporting Drake’s infamous AI diss track “Taylor Made Freestyle.” For those who don’t recall, Drake replicated Snoop and 2Pac’s voices to diss Kendrick, which 2Pac’s estate did not approve of.

Eventually, the song was removed from DSPs after the estate threatened to take legal action against the Toronto rapper. Before that, however, Snoop posted the track on his Instagram Story, leaving Kendrick disappointed. “Snoop posted ‘Taylor Made,’ I prayed it was the edibles/ I couldn’t believe it, it was only right for me to let it go,” he raps. The mention later earned a response from Snoop Dogg on X, who made it clear that he’s changed his mind about backing Drizzy.

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Snoop Dogg Continues To Show Love To GNX

“K Dot new album GNX,” he wrote, adding various emojis. “It was the edibles. West West King.” Now, he’s hopped online to show his support for Kendrick once again, this time through a video on Instagram. In the simple video, Snoop has GNX pulled up on his computer. He also captioned the clip with a series of celebratory emojis. Obviously, he’s enjoying the new project, and he’s not alone. Reportedly, it has already earned a whopping 120 million streams roughly 33 hours after its release. It’s also garnered praise from countless other fans and peers.

This includes TDE’s Top Dawg, who shared a cryptic message on his Instagram Story this weekend. “Dot is a dangerous man right now,” it read. “Everything I thought he would be at 16 years old is here right now. Everybody stand down. I promise you.” His post sparked some speculation among fans. For now, it remains unclear exactly what he meant.

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Snoop Dogg Apologizes To Kendrick Lamar For Sharing Drake’s “Taylor Made Freestyle”

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Kendrick Lamar left no stone unturned on his new album GNX. He got everything he wanted to say about the industry, and the Drake battle, off his chest. One of the most surprising references on the album was to fellow West Coast titan Snoop Dogg. Lamar took Uncle Snoop to task for sharing the Drake diss song “Taylor Made Freestyle” during the height of the battle. He was cordial about it, and Snoop Dogg took to social media to admit that he was wrong. He gave the Compton rapper his flowers, and assured him that he was still team West Coast.

The K. Dot lyrics in question were on the song “wagged out murals.” The Compton rapper admitted he was hurt to see that Snoop Dogg has endorsed his enemy, despite their close friendship. “Snoop posted ‘Taylor Made’,” he rapped. “I prayed it was the edibles. I couldn’t believe it, it was only right for me to let it go.” It didn’t take long for Snoop Dogg to get on the horn and broadcast his response. He took to Twitter to clarify that it was, indeed, the edibles that made him briefly side with Drake. “K Dot new album GNX,” he wrote alongside fire emojis. “It was the edibles. West West King.”

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Snoop Dogg Blamed His Decision On Edibles

This is not the first time Snoop Dogg has labeled Kendrick Lamar the King of the West Coast. He said the same exact thing during an Instagram Live in July. The rapper was unable to attend Dot’s Pop Out Show, but he made it clear that he was impressed with what he saw via stream. “That was fun to watch,” Snoop asserted. “Beautiful to see all my peoples come together… K. Dot, you are the King of the West. That’s the kind of sh*t kings do, we unite.” This is undoubtedly a tough turn of events for Drake, who’d had a casually friendly relationship with Snoop Dogg up to that point.

“Taylor Made Freesyle” was, of course, the Drake diss in which he utilized AI. He emulated the voices and flows of Tupac and Snoop Dogg to “advise” Kendrick Lamar on how the win the battle. It was an odd choice, but it was definitely novel. Snoop Dogg was baffled by the decision, as he documented in a funny IG post. The humor has since escaped, however, and he has definitely chosen the West Coast King over the 6 God.

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Kendrick Lamar Recalls Snoop Dogg Supporting Drake’s “Taylor Made Freestyle” On New Album

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Rumors of a new Kendrick Lamar album have been swirling for some time. Now, the Compton-born hitmaker has finally delivered. He took fans by surprise by unleashing his new LP GNX today without notice, leaving social media users in shambles. Of course, listeners are already hard at work picking the project apart line by line. They were quick to point out an interesting reference in the first track, “wacced out murals.”

In it, he seemingly admits to being shocked that Snoop Dogg posted Drake’s “Taylor Made Freestyle” on his IG Story. The infamous diss used AI to replicate Snoop and 2Pac’s voices and diss Kendrick, a controversial move among fans. “Snoop posted ‘Taylor Made,’ I prayed it was the edibles/ I couldn’t believe it, it was only right for me to let it go,” Kendrick spits.

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Kendrick Lamar Looks Back On Drake Beef On GNX

“Taylor Made Freestyle” was released back in April of this year. It was later pulled from DSPs after 2Pac’s estate threatened to sue Drake over it. The estate claimed they were “deeply dismayed and disappointed” that Drake replicated the late icon’s voice without permission. “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,” litigator for the estate Howard King said in a letter to Drake, according to Billboard.

Of course, this is far from the only moment of the song that fans are paying close attention to. Later on, Kendrick also calls out Lil Wayne for being outraged that he’s performing at the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show. “I used to bump Tha Carter 3, I held my Rollie chain proud / Irony, I think my hard work let Lil Wayne down,” he raps. “Got the Super Bowl and Nas the only one congratulate me, all these n***** agitated I’m just glad it’s on they faces.”

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Sheryl Crow Blasted Drake Soaking Up Tupac’s Vocal Likeness On His Kendrick Lamar Diss Track ‘Taylor Made Freestyle’

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All Drake wanted to do was have some fun. But even folks on the country side aren’t having his Tupac cosplay. In an interview with BBC, country icon Sheryl Crow expressed her chagrin toward artists using AI in their music. Specifically, Drake’s use of AI to imitate Tupac’s voice on his Kendrick Lamar diss track, “Taylor Made Freestyle.”

“You cannot bring people back from the dead and believe that they would stand for that,” Crow said. “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. It’s hateful. It is antithetical to the life force that exists in all of us.”

The track was removed from online shortly after its release, largely in part to Tupac’s estate threatening a lawsuit. However, Crow says that Drake’s actions cannot be undone.

But luckily, she isn’t too shaken up about the possibility of AI creeping into the industry. Especially because artists can do what AI can’t — perform with live with pure, raw vocals and instrumentation.

“AI can do lots of things, but it can’t go out and play live,” Crow said. “So as long as we have live music, as long as we have hands holding a paintbrush, all is not lost.”

Sheryl Crow Disgusted With Drake For Using AI On “Taylor Made Freestyle”

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The use of AI technology in music, but especially in general, has a lot of people upset and frightened. However, it does not seem like it is going to stop evolving any time soon. Like all things in life, it has its benefits and drawbacks. Only time will tell if people stick to being against it or come around to the idea. But right now, it seems like the general consensus is that its ruining authenticity. That is certainly a valid argument, and it is one that GRAMMY award-winning singer Sheryl Crow is using against Drake. According to AllHipHop, the “Soak Up The Sun” songwriter vented her frustrations with BBC in a feature about this, but also her personal experience with AI, and thoughts on it overall.

Part of the reason this was a topic in the first place was because the longtime vocalist talks about the controversial tech on her new album, Evolution. Specifically, this message is spread on the title track as it refers to a time when a producer replaced her vocals with AI John Mayer. With the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef being so public, artists even like Sheryl Crow know generally what has been going on in hip-hop. As we said, the Missouri native was more than displeased with the Canadian superstar, labeling his action as “hateful”, and “antithetical to the life force that exists in all of us”.

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Sheryl Crow & AI Are Like Oil & Water

Crow continued, “You cannot bring people back from the dead and believe that they would stand for that. 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”. “Taylor Made Freestyle” was eventually removed due to a cease-and-desist from legal representatives for Tupac’s estate. But she does have a strong point, as what goes on the internet, stays there forever. That is partially why Crow is nervous for society, but also for her kids. She told her teenagers, “‘You’re growing up with this thing and it doesn’t seem dangerous to you because you’re a frog in a pot of water. But the water is only just starting to boil, and you won’t realize it’s getting hotter until we’re all floating on the top’”.

What are your thoughts on Sheryl Crow putting Drake on blast for using an AI Tupac feature? Are her criticisms valid, why or why not? Do you agree or disagree with her thoughts on the technology in general? Is Drake at the lowest point in his career right now? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Drake. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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Jermaine Dupri Calls Drake “Ignorant” For Replicating 2Pac & Snoop Dogg’s Voices On AI Diss Track

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Before Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s viral lyrical battle reached its peak last month, Drizzy decided to get creative with his diss track “Taylor Made Freestyle.” He used artificial intelligence to replicate the voices of 2Pac and Snoop Dogg, sparking a great deal of controversy in the process. Many listeners found it to be disrespectful, and 2Pac’s estate even threatened to sue him. Eventually, he pulled the track from streaming services to avoid any legal repercussions.

Jermaine Dupri has been a vocal critic of the use of AI in music for some time. Evidently, Drake is no exception. During a recent appearance at Atlanta’s United Masters’ SelectCon conference, he sat down with Steve Stoute to discuss the dangers of the rapidly developing technology. He used “Taylor Made Freestyle” as an example, describing how “dangerous” things could have gotten.

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Jermaine Dupri Shares His Take On Artificial Intelligence In Music

“If you’re going to use AI, you’ve got to use it in a smart way,” Dupri began. “Because the people that are touching it at this point, they don’t understand some of the things that it can damage, right? If you look at the Drake song where he used Snoop and 2Pac’s voice. I don’t think people listen to that and understand how serious people take 2Pac… I think Snoop understood why he shouldn’t answer to it because it could have gotten really dangerous.”

In the past, Dupri also criticized 23-year-old LA artist Sy The Rapper for using AI to replicate Kendrick Lamar’s voice on a track aimed at Drake. At the time, he similarly called it “dangerous.” What do you think of Jermaine Dupri criticizing Drake for using AI to replicate 2Pac and Snoop Dogg’s voices? Do you agree with him or not? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Drake’s Voice Replaces 2Pac & Snoop Dogg In Viral Fan Edit Of “Taylor Made Freestyle”

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A fan on social media has edited a new version of Drake’s “Taylor Made Freestyle” that replaces 2Pac and Snoop Dogg’s A.I. verses with one from the Toronto rapper himself. Drake dropped the song as a diss track aimed at Kendrick Lamar back on April 19, but he took it down soon after when 2Pac’s estate threatened legal action.

The video has been getting plenty of support from fans in the comments section on YouTube. “This is the most brilliant way to use AI I’ve seen in a minute lol well done,” one fan remarked. Another user wrote: “Wouldve been so much better and funnier if he woulda did this instead. You saved it lil bro.”

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ATLANTA, GA – DECEMBER 9: Rapper Drake performs onstage during “Lil Baby & Friends Birthday Celebration Concert” at State Farm Arena on December 9, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage)

2Pac’s estate described the song as “a flagrant violation of Tupac’s publicity and the Estate’s legal right” and “a blatant abuse of the legacy of one of the greatest hip-hop artists of all time.” A statement from their lawyer continued: “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.” Check out the latest fan version of the song below.

Fan Edits Drake Back Into “Taylor Made Freestyle”

Following the release of “Taylor Made Freestyle,” Drake shared several more songs targeting Lamar, including “Family Matters” and “The Heart Part 6.” Lamar, on the other hand, has dropped “Meet The Grahams,” “Not Like Us,” and more. Neither has responded since May 5, when Drake shared “The Heart Part 6.” Be on the lookout for further updates on Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud on HotNewHipHop.

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Drake’s ‘Taylor Made Freestyle’ Disappeared From Social Media After Tupac’s Estate Threatened Legal Action Over AI Usage

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Look what Kendrick Lamar started. Long story short: Lamar ignited multi-pronged rap beef with his verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper “Like That,” which J. Cole responded to with “7 Minute Drill,” but he immediately regretted it and scrubbed it from streaming services. Last weekend, Drake posted “Taylor Made Freestyle,” among his Kendrick diss tracks, to his social media channels. Lamar has yet to respond, but Tupac Shakur’s estate did.

On Wednesday, April 24, Billboard reported that the Shakur estate was “threatening to sue Drake” for “Taylor Made Freestyle” because it used AI to generate Tupac’s voice. Billboard relayed the estate felt it was “‘a flagrant violation’ of the law and a ‘blatant abuse’ of his legacy.”

“In a Wednesday cease-and-desist letter obtained exclusively by Billboard, litigator Howard King told Drake that he must confirm that he will pull down his ‘Taylor Made Freestyle’ in less than 24 hours or the estate would ‘pursue all of its legal remedies’ against him,” Billboard reported.

So, it’s probably not a coincidence that Drake’s “Taylor Made Freestyle” posts have disappeared from his social media accounts as of Thursday evening, April 25.

“Taylor Made Freestyle” also featured AI-generated vocals from Snoop Dogg, who responded as you’d expect Snoop Dogg to respond to such nonsense.

“They did what?” Snoop said in a video posted to his Instagram. “When? How? Are you sure?” He sighed, showed his Death Row Records jacket, wished everyone a good night, laughed, and added, “Everybody calling my phone, blowing me up. What the f*ck? What happened? What’s going on? I’m going back to bed. Goodnight.”