{"id":487227,"date":"2022-08-24T00:47:51","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T21:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/capitol-records-cuts-ties-with-virtual-rapper-fn-meka\/"},"modified":"2022-08-24T00:47:51","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T21:47:51","slug":"capitol-records-cuts-ties-with-virtual-rapper-fn-meka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/capitol-records-cuts-ties-with-virtual-rapper-fn-meka\/","title":{"rendered":"#Capitol Records Cuts Ties With Virtual Rapper FN Meka"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2bb685bc1eb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2bb685bc1eb\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/capitol-records-cuts-ties-with-virtual-rapper-fn-meka\/#%E2%80%9CCapitol_Records_Cuts_Ties_With_Virtual_Rapper_FN_Meka%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Capitol Records Cuts Ties With Virtual Rapper FN Meka&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CCapitol_Records_Cuts_Ties_With_Virtual_Rapper_FN_Meka%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Capitol Records Cuts Ties With Virtual Rapper FN Meka&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"image large\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-23-at-5.30.37-PM-e1661290287759-1200x675.png\" alt=\"Capitol Records Cuts Ties With Virtual Rapper FN Meka\" class=\"large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-caption\">\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-copy  js-entry-text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\nCapitol Records has cut ties with their A.I. r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>er project FN Meka, per the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joecoscarelli\/status\/1562185680758898688?s=20&amp;t=MdIrJVYl9Pfso5FpspUjzA\"><em>New York Times<\/em>\u2018 Joe Coscarelli.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The record label had received significant backlash for signing the virtual rapper powered by artificial intelligence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCMG has severed ties with the FN Meka project, effective immediately,\u201d Capitol Music Group relayed in a statement. \u201cWe 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thank those who have reached out to us with constructive feedback in the past couple of days \u2014 your input was invaluable as we came to the decision to end our association with the project.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">breaking: Capitol Records \u201chas severed ties\u201d with the A.I. rapper FN Meka, \u201ceffective immediately,\u201d following days of backlash over the caricature<\/p>\n<p>the activist group <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/industryblkout?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@industryblkout<\/a> called for a formal public apology about two hours ago <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/arkL2OkTjv\">pic.twitter.com\/arkL2OkTjv<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BjfjLDfpMO\">pic.twitter.com\/BjfjLDfpMO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Coscarelli (@joecoscarelli) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joecoscarelli\/status\/1562185680758898688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Activist group Industry Blackout called for a public apology from Capitol Records just hours prior to the announcement ending its partnership with the project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis digital effigy is a careless abomination and disrespectful to real people who face real consequences in real life,\u201d the group wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Have you lost your FN minds? <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/capitolrecords?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@capitolrecords<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/capitolmusic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@capitolmusic<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TxbqDhJmv0\">pic.twitter.com\/TxbqDhJmv0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Industry Blackout #IndustryBlackout (@industryblkout) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/industryblkout\/status\/1562142057472225288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike it ain\u2019t a million real human artists out here who giving a deal to would change their families\u2019 lives FOH,\u201d The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> wrote in an Instagram comment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oHtQoad55J\">pic.twitter.com\/oHtQoad55J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 No Jumper (@nojumper) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nojumper\/status\/1562154663868112897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst thing I said was damn, I wish I would\u2019ve thought of this first,\u201d he said. \u201cI 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 \u2013 you better watch out,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019re trying to take your jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Michael Saponara\"><br \/>\nby Michael Saponara\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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