Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="HotNewHipHop" data-source="post: 66919" data-attributes="member: 83">Conversations about Artificial Intelligence have been mulling about for some time, but music fans were <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ai-controlled-rapper-fn-mekas-creator-speaks-out-on-his-capitol-records-signed-design-news.156767.html" target="_blank">not ready for FN Meka</a>. The AI rapper has been amassing a tremendous following online as it had over 10 million Instagram followers alone. The computer-generated hitmaker has gone viral on TikTok on more than one occasion, but not everyone was thrilled about Capitol Records' latest venture. Some have complained that FN Meka was purposefully made to be racially ambiguous, however, it repeatedly says the n-word in its rhymes. There has also been backlash from artists who fear being boxed out of the industry, and after a wave of backlash, Capitol Records has returned with a response.According to The New York Times, the famed label has &quot;severed ties&quot; with FN Meka after receiving a barrage of complaints.“CMG has severed ties with the FN Meka project, effective immediately,” the label reportedly said in a statement. &quot;We offer our deepest apologies to the Black community for our insensitivity in signing this project without asking enough questions about equity and the creative process behind it. We thank those who have reached out to us<a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/creators-of-virtual-rapper-fn-meka-under-fire-for-mocking-police-brutality-news.156800.html" target="_blank"> with constructive feedback </a>in the past couple of days-your input was invaluable as we came to the decision to end our association with the project.”This came hours after the Industry Blackout account on social media penned a message to the label, condemning them over FN Meka and stating that it was a &quot;direct insult to the Black community and our culture.&quot;In full, it read:Check it out below.[<a href="https://twitter.com/joecoscarelli/status/1562185680758898688?s=21&amp;t=-uJuXWPo82WPgLBHM6TG4A" target="_blank">via</a>]<a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/capitol-records-severed-ties-with-ai-rapper-fn-meka-issues-apology-report-news.156812.html" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="HotNewHipHop, post: 66919, member: 83"] Conversations about Artificial Intelligence have been mulling about for some time, but music fans were [URL='https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ai-controlled-rapper-fn-mekas-creator-speaks-out-on-his-capitol-records-signed-design-news.156767.html']not ready for FN Meka[/URL]. The AI rapper has been amassing a tremendous following online as it had over 10 million Instagram followers alone. The computer-generated hitmaker has gone viral on TikTok on more than one occasion, but not everyone was thrilled about Capitol Records' latest venture. Some have complained that FN Meka was purposefully made to be racially ambiguous, however, it repeatedly says the n-word in its rhymes. There has also been backlash from artists who fear being boxed out of the industry, and after a wave of backlash, Capitol Records has returned with a response. According to [I]The New York Times[/I], the famed label has "severed ties" with FN Meka after receiving a barrage of complaints. “CMG has severed ties with the FN Meka project, effective immediately,” the label reportedly said in a statement. "We offer our deepest apologies to the Black community for our insensitivity in signing this project without asking enough questions about equity and the creative process behind it. We thank those who have reached out to us[URL='https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/creators-of-virtual-rapper-fn-meka-under-fire-for-mocking-police-brutality-news.156800.html'] with constructive feedback [/URL]in the past couple of days-your input was invaluable as we came to the decision to end our association with the project.” This came hours after the Industry Blackout account on social media penned a message to the label, condemning them over FN Meka and stating that it was a "direct insult to the Black community and our culture." In full, it read: Check it out below. [[URL='https://twitter.com/joecoscarelli/status/1562185680758898688?s=21&t=-uJuXWPo82WPgLBHM6TG4A']via[/URL]] [url="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/capitol-records-severed-ties-with-ai-rapper-fn-meka-issues-apology-report-news.156812.html"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

Verification