Dr. Dre denounces the use of one of his titles in a political communication campaign in the United States. Shared on Twitter by controversial Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, this video celebrates the election of Kevin McCarty as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives to the soundtrack of the song. Still DRE rapper’s
This use did not fail to react to the 57-year-old artist. In a letter to Marjorie Taylor Greene, Dr. Dre claims, through his attorney, that he never consented to the deputy and fervent supporter of Donald Trump for the exploitation of his title in this video.
“Using ‘Still DRE’ without permission constitutes copyright infringement. One would expect that, as a member of Congress, you would be familiar with the laws of this country,” says Dr. Dre’s attorney, Howard King, in this letter obtained through TMZ.
“A political program of division and hate”
Dr. Dre also reacted in the TMZ columns to strongly condemn the political positions of Marjorie Taylor Greene, in particular accused of propagating far-right conspiracy theories and having made violent anti-Semitic comments against Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives. .
“They are wrongly exploiting this work through the various social networks to promote their divisive and hateful political agenda,” he said on Twitter.
And to add: “I don’t concede my music to politicians, especially someone as divisive and hateful as this.”
Following this speech, the video of Marjorie Taylor Greene was removed from Twitter. The original tweet is still available in the member’s account.
Still DRE is one of the most famous hip-hop songs of all time. Released in 1999, this title whose piano riff has become legendary recently made its return to the Billboard ranking of the 100 most listened to songs in 2022 thanks to the performance of Dr. Dre during the Super Bowl halftime show last year. February month.
Source: BFM TV
