Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene might be a fan of Dr. Dre's music, but the Grammy-winning rapper has no love for the Georgia Republican using his hits for attention on social media.
Days after California Rep. Kevin McCarthy secured the House Speaker position early Saturday morning, East Coast time, Greene took her celebration to social media. Monday morning, tweeting a video of herself walking the halls of Congress in slow motion and smiling at the result of McCarthy's election. The score to her victory lap was the iconic piano trill of Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg's "Still D.R.E."
"It's time to begin.. and they can't stop what's coming," she captioned her video.
Shortly after the video went live, TMZ reported that Dre (real name Andre Young) wasn't too happy about the clip. In a statement to the Los Angeles Times, first shared with TMZ, the producer slammed Greene for using his music.
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As of Monday afternoon, Twitter had removed Greene's video from her profile.
"This media has been disabled in response to a report by the copyright owner," said a notice in the video's place.
Dre said in the statement, "I don't license my music to politicians, especially someone as divisive and hateful as this one."
His disapproval didn't stop there.
Dre's legal team sent Greene a cease-and-desist letter Monday afternoon, The Times confirmed. The letter, obtained by The Times, accuses Greene of "wrongfully exploiting this work through the various social media outlets to promote (her) divisive and hateful political agenda."
The letter claimed that Greene's use of "Still D.R.E." constitutes copyright infringement and that the rapper "has not, and will never, grant (Greene) permission to broadcast or disseminate any of his music."
"One might expect that, as a member of Congress, you would have a passing familiarity with the laws of our country. It's possible, though, that laws governing intellectual property are a little too arcane and insufficiently populist for you to really have spent much time on," the letter continued. "We're writing because we think an actual lawmaker should be making laws not breaking laws, especially those embodied in the constitution by the founding fathers."
The letter demanded that Greene "cease and desist from any further unauthorized use" of Dre's work and confirm she has complied with the request before 5 p.m. ET Wednesday.
Shortly after Dr. Dre's first comments Monday, Greene fired back with some snark of her own.
"While I appreciate the creative chord progression, I would never play your words of violence against women and police officers, and your glorification of the thug life and drugs," she told TMZ.
Photos: Dr. Dre through the years
Rappers Eminem, left, 50 Cent, center, and Dr. Dre pose for photographers after arriving at the Roseland Ballroom for a concert "The Shady National Convention," Thursday Oct. 28, 2004, in New York. The concert will launch Eminem's "Shade 45," the newly named SIRIUS satellite radio channel produced by his 'Shady Record' label. (AP Photo/Ramin Talaie)
Artist and producer Dr. Dre before he takes batting practice before the opening game of the baseball season between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees Sunday, April 4, 2010, in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Dr. Dre presents an award at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Palms Hotel and Casino on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison)
Music producer Dr. Dre arrives for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets Game 5 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series in Los Angeles,Tuesday, May 12, 2009. The Lakers won 118-78. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Dr. Dre and singer Lady Gaga, pose for pictures at a press conference announcing, Heartbeats by Lady Gaga, the latest addition to the Beats by Dr. Dre family of headphones from Monster Cable, in New York, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)
Eminem, left, and Dr. Dre perform at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Eminem, right, appears onstage to perform with Dr. Dre during the headlining performance by Dre and Snoop Dogg on the first weekend of the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Sunday, April 15, 2012, in Indio, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Dr. Dre, left, and Snoop Dogg perform together during their headlining performance on the first weekend of the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Sunday, April 15, 2012, in Indio, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
FILE - This May 15, 2013 file photo shows hip-hop mogul Dr. Dre as he announces a $70 million dollar donation to create the new "Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts and Technology and Business Innovation," at the University of Southern California, in Santa Monica, Calif. The audio cable company Monster was in a coveted position as the decade began after launching what would become the hottest headphones on the market, Beats by Dre. The audio devices had hip-hop/production legend Dr. Dre as its namesake and soon became synonymous with headphone chic. The audio cable company was in a coveted position as the decade began after launching what would become the hottest headphones on the market, Beats by Dre. The audio devices had hip-hop/production legend Dr. Dre as its namesake and soon became synonymous with headphone chic. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
FILE - In this April 23, 2015 file photo, N.W.A. members Dr. Dre, left, and Ice Cube, two of the subjects of the upcoming biographical drama "Straight Outta Compton," salute the crowd after speaking at the Universal Pictures presentation during CinemaCon 2015 at Caesars Palace, in Las Vegas. Jerry Heller, the former manager of N.W.A., filed a defamation lawsuit on Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, in Los Angeles against rappers Ice Cube and Dr. Dre and NBCUniversal, alleging the film "Straight Outta Compton" portrayed him as a villain and has done lasting damage to his reputation. The movie released in August 2015. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - In this Friday, April 8, 2016, file photo, Inductees MC Ren, from left, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube and DJ Yella from N.W.A appear at the 31st Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Barclays Center in New York. Pioneering rap group N.W.A. earned its first nomination for the Songwriters Hall, months after Jay-Z became the first rapper inducted into the organization as part of its 2017 class. The Songwriters Hall gave The Associated Press the list of nominees Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, a day ahead of its official announcement. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
Rapper Snoop Dogg, second right, poses atop his new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with comedian Jimmy Kimmel, from left, producer Quincy Jones and rapper/producer Dr. Dre on Monday, Nov. 19, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)
Dr. Dre performs at the BET Experience at Staples Center on June 29, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP)
From left, Truly Young, Dr. Dre, and Nicole Young attend the Tom Ford show at Milk Studios during NYFW Fall/Winter 2020 on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
