Dr. Dre doesn’t want Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to use his music, ever.
The rapper’s attorney sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Republican congressman this week after he used his song, “Still DRE,” as the soundtrack to a self-promotional video commemorating Kevin McCarthy’s successful bid for a seat on the word of the House – which you with ardor. supported.
In the nearly two-minute clip, Greene walks out of his office and through the halls of Congress in slow motion. The end of the video celebrates a courtroom phone call between Greene and a contact saved on his phone as “DT” — apparently former President Donald Trump — and a selfie he took with McCarthy after the 15th round of voting. finally allowed him to take the hammer.
In the letter, obtained by TMZ, Dr. Dre’s lawyer said the musician “does not and will never grant you permission to broadcast or stream his music.”
“You are appropriating his work on various social media to promote your divisive and hateful political agenda,” he said.
“I don’t license my music to politicians, especially someone as divisive and hateful as this,” Dr. Dre told TMZ about the incident.
The video was removed from Twitter “in response to a notice from the copyright owner.”
Greene, a far-right conspiracy theorist and staunch Trump ally, is known for her extremist politics, including racist, sexist and homophobic rhetoric. Last year, she appeared at a white nationalist rally hosted by a prominent Holocaust denier and white supremacist.
This is not the first time an artist has complained about the use of music by a divisive politician. Many famous musicians have slammed Trump for playing their songs at his rallies, including Phil Collins, Rihanna and Pharrell Williams.
