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Dr. Dre Slams Marjorie Taylor Greene Using "Still D.R.E."

Dr. Dre Isn't Feeling "Divisive, Hateful" Marjorie Taylor Greene Using "Still D.R.E." in Videos

Published Mon, January 9, 2023 at 1:21 PM EST

Marjorie Taylor Green (R-GA) has been using Dr. Dre's classic "Still D.R.E." in promo videos celebrating her part in helping get Kevin McCarthy elected as speaker of the House (on the 15th ballot and after a four-day stall), and Dre obviously has thoughts about it.

“I don’t license my music to politicians, especially someone as divisive and hateful as this one,” he told TMZ Monday morning. The song was featured on Dre's 1999 classic, 2001, and remains a popular classic — last year, it hit a billion streams on Spotify.

The video features Taylor Green walking in slow motion through the halls of Congress as the track kicks in, and also includes shots taken on the House floor of Greene appearing to text with “DT” — aka Donald Trump.

The video was generally met with confusion. As Variety points out, Greene’s unauthorized use of the song at length in a video would appear to flout copyright law, though there's no word right now about whether or not Dre has plans to pursue a cease-and-desist.

**Update**

According to TMZ, Dre's attorney Howard E. King sent the formal cease and desist letter on Monday (January 9), giving her two business days to remove all unauthorized use of the song “Still D.R.E.” from her social media accounts.

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