Drake Buys Tupac Shakur Ring for $1 Million in Historic Sotheby's Purchase
Friday, 28 July 2023 Drake's Thug Life is officially complete -- the megastar rapper has emerged as the buyer of Tupac Shakur's $1 million crown ring, which now ranks as one of the most expensive items ever sold at Sotheby's auction!!! On Friday, Drake showed off his…
A gold, ruby and diamond ring worn by American rapper Tupac Shakur during his last public appearance sold for $1 million at auction in New York on July 25.
Kendrick Lamar took his time responding to Drake, but now he's finally dropped an explosive track aiming to discredit Drake's claim to everything he raps about.. TMZ.com
Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' , Has Best Streaming Week Ever.
Associated Press reports that Taylor Swift's
latest album 'The Tortured Poets Department'
has continued to dominate. .
In the week following its release,
Swift's 11th album hit number one
on the Billboard 200 chart.
The accomplishment ties Swift with Jay-Z
for having 14 number one albums, the second
most, compared to The Beatles who hold
the record with 19 number one albums. .
The accomplishment ties Swift with Jay-Z
for having 14 number one albums, the second
most, compared to The Beatles who hold
the record with 19 number one albums. .
The accomplishment ties Swift with Jay-Z
for having 14 number one albums, the second
most, compared to The Beatles who hold
the record with 19 number one albums. .
The 31-track double album has already amassed
2.61 million equivalent album units, with 1.91 million
of those coming from traditional album sales.
The 31-track double album has already amassed
2.61 million equivalent album units, with 1.91 million
of those coming from traditional album sales.
Bolstering those traditional album sales,
which include downloads, CDs and
cassettes, the album had the highest vinyl sales
in modern history, accounting for 859,000 units.
Bolstering those traditional album sales,
which include downloads, CDs and
cassettes, the album had the highest vinyl sales
in modern history, accounting for 859,000 units.
The album has also already become the
top-selling album of 2024, surpassing Beyoncé's
'Cowboy Carter,' which sold 228,000 units.
The album has also already become the
top-selling album of 2024, surpassing Beyoncé's
'Cowboy Carter,' which sold 228,000 units.
According to Luminate, the album also hit
891.34 million streams, which registered as
the biggest streaming week for an album ever. .
According to Luminate, the album also hit
891.34 million streams, which registered as
the biggest streaming week for an album ever. .
My mind is blown.
I’m completely floored by
the love you’ve shown this album. , Taylor Swift, via X.
2.6 million are you
actually serious?
Thank you for listening,
streaming, and welcoming
Tortured Poets into your life.
Feeling completely overwhelmed, Taylor Swift, via X.
The album has also broken the highest
single-week for an album, eclipsing Drake's
'Scorpion,' which had 745.92 million in 2018
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Drake's making amends with Tupac's estate, complying with the cease and desist demands it made after he used an AI Tupac voice on his diss track, "Taylor Made.. TMZ.com
Tupac Shakur's estate has threatened to sue Drake and ordered him to delete a track featuring an AI-generated copy of the late rapper's voice. Sky News
Tupac Shakur's estate is laying down the law on Drake ... threatening to drag him to court for using an AI-generated version of the late rapper's voice for a.. TMZ.com
Tupac Shakur’s Estate Threatens Drake , With Lawsuit Over AI Voice Imitation.
Tupac Shakur’s Estate Threatens Drake , With Lawsuit Over AI Voice Imitation.
Drake has received a cease-and-desist letter from the late rapper's estate for using an AI-generated version of Tupac's voice in his new song, "Taylor Made (Freestyle).".
Drake has received a cease-and-desist letter from the late rapper's estate for using an AI-generated version of Tupac's voice in his new song, "Taylor Made (Freestyle).".
The song, a diss track against Kendrick Lamar, was released via Instagram on April 19.
The song, a diss track against Kendrick Lamar, was released via Instagram on April 19.
On April 24, 'USA TODAY' obtained a letter in which
the estate says it's "deeply dismayed and disappointed
by your unauthorized use of Tupac's voice and personality
in the 'Taylor Made (Freestyle)' record.".
We demand that you immediately cease
and desist from any further publication
and exploitation of the Record, and that
you immediately take ALL NECESSARY
steps to remove it from all platforms
where it is publicly available, Via cease-and-desist letter to Drake.
The letter went on to assert that the
song is "a flagrant violation of Tupac's publicity and the Estate's legal rights.".
The Estate would never have
given its approval for this use, Via cease-and-desist letter to Drake.
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, Via cease-and-desist letter to Drake.
The letter also asks Drake to think about
"the harm that unauthorized AI impersonations
can cause to artists, including yourself.".
The letter also asks Drake to think about
"the harm that unauthorized AI impersonations
can cause to artists, including yourself.".
In addition to the estate demanding that the song
be removed from the internet by April 25.
it would like to know "how the sound-alike
was created and the persons or company
that created it, including all recordings
and other data 'scraped' or used."
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Drake floored the masses when he brought Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg into his beef against Kendrick Lamar via AI ... and Pac's brother thinks it was a step too.. TMZ.com
Police Execute Search Warrant in , Tupac Shakur Homicide Case.
On July 18, Las Vegas police said they served
a search warrant in connection with the over
25-year-old unsolved murder of rap icon..
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The ring features a gold band and a crown set with rubies, and has an inscription that says "Pac and Dada 1996" - in reference to Tupac Shakur's then-new... Zee News Also reported by •newKerala.com