Capitol Records has cut ties with their A.I. rapper project FN Meka, per the New York Times‘ Joe Coscarelli.
The record label had received significant backlash for signing the virtual rapper powered by artificial intelligence.
“CMG has severed ties with the FN Meka project, effective immediately,” Capitol Music Group relayed in a statement. “We offer our deepest condolences to the Black community for our insensitivity in signing this project without asking enough questions about the equity and the creative process behind it.
“We thank those who have reached out to us with constructive feedback in the past couple of days — your input was invaluable as we came to the decision to end our association with the project.”
Activist group Industry Blackout called for a public apology from Capitol Records just hours prior to the announcement ending its partnership with the project.
“This digital effigy is a careless abomination and disrespectful to real people who face real consequences in real life,” the group wrote.
Reports surfaced earlier this week that Meka had signed to Capitol and was the first A.I. rapper to eclipse 10 million followers on TikTok. Many rappers voiced their frustrations with labels putting resources into this kind of project rather than behind human artists.
“Like it ain’t a million real human artists out here who giving a deal to would change their families’ lives FOH,” The Game wrote in an Instagram comment.
Krayzie Bone wished he thought of the idea first, but warned rappers they could be replaced by A.I. at some point in the future.
Krayzie Bone Thinks Artificial Intelligence Will Take Real Rappers' Jobs
“First thing I said was damn, I wish I would’ve thought of this first,” he said. “I think it could be genius. I think they got something. I think they might be going somewhere with this. I will tell rappers one thing – you better watch out,” he said. “They’re trying to take your jobs.”
Of course Game was unhappy about the record deal cuz even the AI would’ve outsold his last album lol. Still the fastest I seen someone get dropped from a label tho.
Game still going to cry in the car
Cry like lil Durk lol
You mean CryTho Rondo in LA
Yeah that whole thing is dumb as shit.
…Except it might not be dumb. It hurts my head to think about, but the technology potential for this far outweighs the emotional merit of protesters against it. Like, building tech that is as capable as a human is 100% the devil, is racially insensitive to the upmost extreme, and basically playing god, but these are all emotional attributes, of which the tech world doesn’t care for. Mankind has two decades of being brainwashed by media, screen and tech, I am writing this on my watch and the guy next to me is watching television through his sunglasses, every person on this train is plugged into something… I’m surprised there isn’t more of this happened already tbh. Rip the world
they’ve had cartoon rock and roll groups since Alvin and the Chipmunks which was 1950s. this is no different – if it’s based on racial stereotypes that’s not a good look
Bro, what the shit is that?
He has always been to hood for this industry and still has a solid catalog. Probably best he stay independent.
The coming “New World Order.”
please don’t ever try to introduce no bullshit like this again, Pleeeeasse!!
But SnitchNine says N**** every two lines and y’all were okay with that. Same thing with Lil Half Empty Dirty Gas Pump. Surprised They just didn’t just make the AI Black in the first place from the beginning and that probably awkward situation would’ve never happened. Oh well, they’ll just sign some other Drill rapper (while taking out a good insurance policy on them) and place side bets on who will get off in a beef first before their first album drops lol.
They can use that thing for some video game cameos.
The sad thing is that he’s smarter and realer than actual rappers. I mean, wtf is the difference between him and 75% of these other rappers besides the fact that this thing won’t actually kill someone? And it will probably be a more responsible father.
I’ll find your ass stormcloak. and i’ll rip the throat out your neck. you won’t be saying a fucking word to nobody about rap ccksucker
First VR rapper was Max Headroom in the 80‘s
lol Game WOULD be the first to beef with the AI rapper
He probably would name drop Jo(h)n Connor
It amazes me how the black community feels threatened by AI , real sad people , real sad ! A whole race feels threatened but AI , being better & more real than black crybaby human beings , the game did not like it because the AI is way better than his false flaggin ass ! Weak ass race , always whinning , crying , bitching , begging with hands out ALL THE TIME !
no one cares what you think proud boy. got padded cells waiting for all you punk bitches – me personally just send you straight to hell on the street no cell no emoji. 50 shots to the dome take out the garbage. but maybe you’ll catch a break and a padded room where you can rant away at the “black community”
This doesn’t have anything to do with the black community feeling threatened…this shit is all about AI, what the fuck are we introducing into this world is what’s scary….black community don’t give a fuck what race this bullshit is….I bet some country music purists would shit a brick if they created an AI country singer…so go somewhere and hide man and shut the fuck up.
If you honestly think this is about race, you’re more retarded than whoever thought AI should make music to begin with. People are pissed that this is the new thing ruining the music industry. Black people doont give af about AI taking over. We care that our art is being destroyed by stupid dumb fucks like you
JUST PROVES HOW DISPOSABLE THESE YIUNG GUYS ARE.
put a bullet in your head no problem – in real life
Jesus whole Christ some black folks are beyond sensitive this shit only happens in America though wtf? And the record company listened? Dude looks fuckin puerto rican!!!! I swear I seen it all through this site man…
Can someone explain what a virtual rapper is. Is it like Alexa or Suri rapping. I don’t get it. Or js there an actual rapper voicing it like something gorillas did?
It’s so amazing to hear so called racist people that can’t keep their ear away from so called black people. Always worried about what we think and say. Guess you can’t learn from your own. Nice to know we’re so amazing tho. Thanks