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How could a racist rap robot really be the music industry’s great new hope?

AI rapper FN Meka was dropped by its record label within days of being signed, after being deemed racially insensitive. Music business insider Jamie Collinson unpicks this sorry tale - and analyses how virtual artists stack up against the real deal

Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2022

An AI Rapper Is Under Fire For Using The N-Word Despite Being Made By Zero Black People

"In no universe should this offensive bullshit be given credence."

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 24, 2022

AI rapper FN Meka dropped by Capitol Records following backlash over racial stereotypes

LOS ANGELES — Capitol Records has dropped AI rapper FN Meka, less than two weeks after it signed the computer-generated rap artist to its roster.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 24, 2022

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Capitol Records drops ‘offensive’ AI rapper FN Meka after outcry over racial stereotyping

Label has apologised to ‘the Black community’ after signing an AI-generated rapper that used the N-word and was shown being beaten by police

The Guardian - AU · Aug 24, 2022

Phew, Capitol Records has already been bullied out of deal with ‘AI rapper’

Digital blackface is not a new phenomenon but the virality of FN Meka is particularly bleak.

Input · Aug 23, 2022

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