Anthony Martini was no stranger to the music industry before getting involved with the controversial AI rapper FN Meka, who enjoyed a week-long stint at Capitol Records before being dropped amid fierce criticism that the project was an insulting caricature of Black and hip-hop culture. Back in the day, Martini …
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Last week saw the fallout of Capitol records “signing,” and subsequently dropping a “virtual” rapper by the name of FN Meka. The project was announced amid growing interest in the metaverse, as well as in artificial intelligence. The digital artist was said to be powered by AI, and appeared as …
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Eleven days ago, Capitol Records, the 80-year-old music institution, announced that it had broken into the metaverse by becoming the first major label to “sign” a virtual rapper named FN Meka. Today, it has ended its partnership with the A.I. emcee after major online backlash against an act that many …
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