DMX fans are outraged after new music allegedly made with AI has been released by his record label.
Released through Cleopatra Records, three singles were released in September and October titled “Silent Night,” “Halloween From Miami to LA” and “Long Live X,” the latter a collaboration with Sickick.
They’re all currently available on major streaming platforms including Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.
The songs appear to feature heavily altered vocals of DMX or an artificially created version of his voice.
While the tracks were released months ago, some fans have only recently discovered their existence and are not happy.
One took to X (formerly Twitter) and said: “DMX’s label is releasing new DMX songs made with AI on Spotify… bro this is so disrespectful, especially when the artist isnt even alive anymore. Its Not even good AI. you can tell its not DMX.”
Another wrote: “DMX has been dead for awhile & his label is releasing songs made with AI, that’s such a shame.”
Someone else said: “AI DMX with an accent is hilarious and sad at the same time.”
Another posthumous DMX album has been speculated about given the large amount of music he left behind following his death in 2021.
Swizz Beatz recently commented on the prospect of a second posthumous album following 2021’s Exodus, which was actually recorded under X’s direction before his untimely passing.
Speaking to HipHopDX said, the Ruff Ryders producer said: “We have other songs. Can we make a new X album? For sure. Will I make another X album? I don’t know. It has to feel good.”
Swizz also spoke about the softer direction of Exodus compared to previous DMX albums: “He was like, ‘Yo, I don’t wanna shoot up and kill everybody in a verse — that’s not what I’m doing.’ He was preparing to go to the next level and do TV shows and he was preparing to graduate his brand.”
He added: “And so this is why he refrained from doing a bunch of aggressive songs […] It was just a different vibe. This is the music that X really listened to that people don’t know. They think he was just listening to ‘shoot ’em up, bang, bang’ music all day.
“I never heard him listening to that type of music; I always heard X listening to old classics, amazing music. And I felt that he was at a point in his life where he was like, ‘I want to change up the energy.’”
DMX returned to the charts earlier this year thanks to Lil Wayne‘s single ” rel=”noopener” target=”_blank”>”Kant Nobody,” which heavily samples X’s “N-ggaz Done Started Something.”
The track peaked at No. 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 while also cracking the top 20 on the Hot Rap Songs chart.
Just put the AI down – never ever ever will I listen to AI songs.
Listened to silent night. It sounds horrible. Whoever laid down the lyrics they altered with AI got a british accent. So stupid I cant believe it. This needs to be illegal.
Let the man rest in peace. Leave his art alone smh
People gonna hate me for saying this, but im cool with AI replacing rappers. I enjoy music with my ears, mostly while driving,. I could care less about the visual. I never wasted money on a concert to bow down and kiss the ring. What happens if AI replaces rappers ? They have to work normal jobs and have normal lives like you and me. Oh well.
who gives a fuck what you’re “cool” with – that the joke of online. Always a clown on a board saying they love eating shit sandwiches very tasty and all natural. If it’s a sports board a politics board music whatever there’s at least one of you that’s cool with the trash and the bad faith. Never fails.
And heres one more thought ? What if rappers start using AI on their own voices to save time and money ? Producers, recording and digital mixing is expensive and takes talent to do that most rappers dont have. What if rappers say, fuck it, let the robot do it ? And yall thinking its them sweating in the booth while they sitting on a beach getting your money. Watch it will happen. Theres always a smart one.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Drake has been on the A.I. shit since If You’re Reading This…
Now there’s AI music production.