"It's time to begin.. and they can't stop what's coming," U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, wrote in a Jan. 9, 2023, tweet containing a video reportedly showing her walking to the House floor, a mundane activity no doubt made cooler by the fact that the iconic 1990s rap song "Still D.R.E." accompanied it.
Within hours though, the video in Greene's tweet had been spiked, and a message reading, "This media has been disabled in response to a report by the copyright owner," replaced it.
Greene's post appeared to be a political promotion for the newly-sworn in GOP majority in the House, which took a slim edge in the 2022 midterm election. But rapper Dr. Dre, whose real name is Andre Young, was very much not on board with it, as the cease-and-desist letter sent to Greene by his attorney stated in unambiguous terms.
He "has not, and will never, grant you permission to broadcast or disseminate any of his music," Dre's attorney Howard King wrote, due to what he described as Greene's "divisive and hateful political agenda."
The letter was obtained by celebrity news site TMZ, which posted it online in full. King's office confirmed in an email to Snopes that the letter shared by TMZ and multiple news sources is authentic. It also contained a statement from Dr. Dre himself:
"I don't license my music to politicians, especially someone as divisive and hateful as this one."
King's letter was widely shared on social media:
"One might expect that, as a member of Congress, you...
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