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THE TRUTH ABOUT: 5 - Caught on Camera

How AI is being weaponized in Drake and Kendrick Lamar's rap beef

Drake's diss track Taylor Made Freestyle featured AI-generated deepfakes of Tupac and Snoop Dogg

MusicRadar

"With the discovery of Tupac, Death Row found the voice of a generation." A beginner's guide to Death Row Records in five essential albums

Hip hop's most notorious label, Death Row Records also served up some of the most influential albums of modern times

Louder

Drake v Kendrick Lamar’s rap beef has turned very ugly – who is benefiting from such a spectacle?

This verbal boxing match is great entertainment, but the real winners are the artists and label executives getting rich off the spectacle, says the writer Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

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A timeline of Drake and Kendrick's beef

From allegations of pedophilia and domestic violence, here is the background of the rappers' icy relations

Salon

Drake And Kendrick Lamar Engage In Intense Rap Feud

Drake and Kendrick Lamar's ongoing feud through diss tracks has sparked fan reactions and anticipation for the next move.

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Kendrick Lamar responds to Drake with diss track Euphoria in escalating feud

Euphoria is the latest in the hip-hop heavyweights’ fight via songs, which has now drawn in some of the biggest names in rap

The Guardian - AU

"It's 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": A 'flagrant violation' and AI feature Tupac Shakur in a "Taylor Made Freestyle" track 28 years after his demise

Canadian rapper Drake has landed in trouble for releasing a diss track featuring an AI-generated verse from deceased Hip-hop star Tupac Amaru Shakur. Tupac's estate wants the video removed within 24 hours or it will move to seek legal action for the flagrant violation.

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Tupac’s estate threatens to sue Drake over AI vocals on Kendrick Lamar track

Canadian rapper told to take down song after unauthorised usage of legend’s voice

Evening Standard

Estate of Tupac Shakur threatens legal action against Drake over AI diss track

Drake used AI to simulate the voice of the late rapper and have him chide Kendrick Lamar, which the estate calls a ‘flagrant violation’

The Guardian - UK

Guitar played by John Lennon on Help!, lost for 50 years, going up for auction

Guitar also played by George Harrison on Norwegian Wood could sell for millions in May auction, alongside other memorabilia including a book of Tupac Shakur’s handwritten lyrics

The Guardian - UK

Drake Releases Diss Track 'Taylor Made' Targeting Kendrick Lamar

Drake's diss track 'Taylor Made' intensifies feud with Kendrick Lamar, incorporating references to Taylor Swift, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac Shakur.

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Duane 'Keffe D' Davis Due In Court For Tupac Murder

Update on Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, charged with Tupac Shakur's murder, and his potential release on bail. Legal proceedings and health concerns discussed.

Woman & Home

32 celebrity couples you forgot dated, from surprising power couples to short-lived flings

Some celebrity couples are immortalised in history - Brangelina, anyone? - while others will have you asking "Wait, they went out?"

The Guardian - US

Will murder trial finally solve mystery of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay?

The hip-hop pioneer was shot in a New York studio in 2002 but now a key witness is revealing what he says really happened

MusicRadar

“I wrote it in my garage, in my house in California”: Bruce Hornsby plays an emotive orchestral version of The Way It Is in BBC Radio 2’s Piano Room

Released in 1986 and sampled by Tupac Shakur, the song has become a timeless classic

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The Independent UK

Tupac Shakur murder suspect’s bail set at $750,000 as he is granted house arrest until trial

The suspect in the murder of Tupac Shakur in 1996 has been granted bail and house arrest by a judge

Chicago Sun-Times

Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis to serve house arrest while awaiting trial in Tupac Shakur case

Davis will be released from jail with electronic monitoring ahead of his trial in June, a Las Vegas judge decided Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Former gang leader held over Tupac Shakur killing should be freed from jail, lawyers say

Duane Davis has been accused of making threats in a phone call from prison

The Independent UK

Lawyers for ex-gang leader held in Tupac Shakur killing say he should be released from jail

Attorneys for a former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with orchestrating the killing of hip-hop music legend Tupac Shakur in 1996 say their client faces danger, not witnesses, and he should be released from jail to house arrest ahead of his trial in June

The Guardian - UK

AI Elvis not the first hologram star to shake his moves on stage

From Abba to Tupac Shakur, more and more deceased or ageing stars are being brought back to their former glory thanks to AI

Evening Standard

Judge halts bail hearing in Tupac Shakur murder case over fears for witnesses

The man accused of the killing will now appear in court next week

MusicRadar

10 of the most explosive diss tracks in musical history, from Biggie Smalls to Bob Dylan

We take a rage-fuelled ride through some of the most incendiary songs that disrespect and disparage through the medium of music

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