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Drake’s latest Kendrick Lamar diss track, “Taylor Made Freestyle” has been a divisive topic.

Some look at the track as disrespectful since the Toronto rapper used AI to mimic the voice of West Coast rap legend Tupac Shakur (and Snoop Dogg) without permission. If he planned on creating a diss track, why not just use your voice?

Others recognize the song as a clear troll job since AI has been a hot topic of conversation in this beef as fans have found it difficult to tell what is a real and fake diss track for the last few weeks. It was specifically speculated that “Push Ups,” Drake’s initial diss track towards Lamar (and others) was AI. But that rumor has since been officially put to bed after the superstar rapper officially released the song on streaming services last week.

Certain Drake fans have argued that since Lamar used the voice of Pac on “Mortal Man,” then their 6 God should be able to do the same thing. The difference? Lamar did not use AI and received permission from the Shakur estate to use the previously unheard audio.

This is why Shakur’s estate is threatening to sue the Toronto rapper for using an AI-generated version of the late rapper’s voice.

In a cease-and-desist letter obtained by Billboard, attorney Howard King wrote, “The Estate is deeply dismayed and disappointed by your unauthorized use of Tupac’s voice and personality. 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. The Estate would never have given its approval for this use.”

The estate has requested that Drake pull the track down in the next 24 hours from his social media or they will “pursue all of its legal remedies” against him, according to Billboard.

Pac’s brother, Mopreme Shakur, has also voiced frustration with Drizzy, telling TMZ on Tuesday that he is essentially “weaponizing” his brother’s voice in a rap battle.

In the meantime, Snoop Dogg has not shared any plans to take legal action against Drake, seemingly shrugging it off in a video posted just hours after the diss track was released.

Now it’s Drake’s turn. Will he take down the song, or stand by it?