In the experience, we find fault in the lack of awareness of how offensive this caricature is. “It has come to our attention that your company has decided to partner with Factory New on signing the artificially designed “rapper” FN Meka, while we applaud innovation in tech that connects listeners to music and enhances. Industry Blackout posted on their social media account the following message: The non-profit organization “Industry Blackout” is working for justice in the music industry and released a statement in which it referred to FN Meka as “offensive” and “a clear disrespect to the Black community. Capital Records was quick to apologize to the Black community for FN Meka’s use of the N-word after being called out by the Black activist group named “Industry Blackout.” The animated character has over 10 million followers on Tik Tok and his song, “Florida Water” featuring Gunna released one week ago, already surpassed 1.2 million streams on Spotify - which raises the question of how they managed to build such a large following so quickly: were their followers and streams grown organically, or was there some form of manipulation involved?Īlthough Meka is currently considered ‘popular’, controversy has arisen over the use of the N-word in multiple songs performed by this AI character. The creators wanted something that would look cool and be fun to watch, so they decided to use thousands of data points compiled from video games and social media to create this AI that can sing, rap, and make human-like facial expressions-all while existing in the virtual world. The AI rapper FN Meka, which has over 10 million followers on TikTok, was created by Anthony Martini and Brandon Le, who together founded the “virtual record label” Factory New. Not only have we let them appropriate our music and monetize the culture of hip hop, now they’re trying to create a “life form” to replace REAL artists.
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