{"id":487279,"date":"2022-08-24T01:43:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T22:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/animated-rapper-fn-meka-dropped-from-capitol-records\/"},"modified":"2022-08-24T01:43:43","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T22:43:43","slug":"animated-rapper-fn-meka-dropped-from-capitol-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/animated-rapper-fn-meka-dropped-from-capitol-records\/","title":{"rendered":"#Animated rapper FN Meka dropped from Capitol Records"},"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-6a2aa5869946e\" 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: 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/animated-rapper-fn-meka-dropped-from-capitol-records\/#%E2%80%9CAnimated_rapper_FN_Meka_dropped_from_Capitol_Records%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Animated rapper FN Meka dropped from Capitol Records&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/animated-rapper-fn-meka-dropped-from-capitol-records\/#The_label_apologized_for_its_%E2%80%9Cinsensitivity_in_signing_this_project%E2%80%9D_after_a_clip_of_the_character_using_the_n-word_in_a_song_went_viral\" >The label apologized for its \u201cinsensitivity in signing this project\u201d after a clip of the character using the n-word in a song went viral.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAnimated_rapper_FN_Meka_dropped_from_Capitol_Records%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Animated rapper FN Meka dropped from Capitol Records&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_label_apologized_for_its_%E2%80%9Cinsensitivity_in_signing_this_project%E2%80%9D_after_a_clip_of_the_character_using_the_n-word_in_a_song_went_viral\"><\/span>The label apologized for its \u201cinsensitivity in signing this project\u201d after a clip of the character using the n-word in a song went viral.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-236000\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/image001_kdio8v\/fn-meka-image-via-capitol-records.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/image001_kdio8v\/fn-meka-image-via-capitol-records.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/image001_kdio8v\/fn-meka-image-via-capitol-records.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/image001_kdio8v\/fn-meka-image-via-capitol-records.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/image001_kdio8v\/fn-meka-image-via-capitol-records.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/image001_kdio8v\/fn-meka-image-via-capitol-records.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/image001_kdio8v\/fn-meka-image-via-capitol-records.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/image001_kdio8v\/fn-meka-image-via-capitol-records.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/image001_kdio8v\/fn-meka-image-via-capitol-records.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/image001_kdio8v\/fn-meka-image-via-capitol-records.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/image001_kdio8v\/fn-meka-image-via-capitol-records.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"60vw\" alt=\"Animated rapper FN Meka dropped from Capitol Records\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      FN Meka. Image via Capitol Records<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-236001\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            FN Meka is an animated character created by Factory New billed as an &#8220;Augmented Reality&#8221; 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. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/this-robot-rapper-has-9-million-followers-on-tiktok-his-creator-thinks-traditional-ar-is-inefficient-and-unreliable\/\">The music released under FN Meka&#8217;s name is voiced by a real person<\/a>, but the use of A.I. in creating the lyrics and instrumentals led to his billing as an &#8220;A.I. powered robot rapper&#8221; in a 2021 press release and subsequent press coverage. This month, Capitol Records announced the signing of FN Meka and released the single &#8220;Florida Water&#8221; featuring Gunna and streaming personality Clix. Since then, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fnmeka\/status\/1214583619190247425\">a clip of an old Meka song<\/a> containing the n-word resurfaced and went viral. Now, Capitol Records has announced that FN Meka is no longer signed to the label.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            A representative of Capitol Music Group confirmed the drop in a statement to The FADER: <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-236002\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left block_quote\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"block_quote_wrapper paragraph_wrapper\">\n<p>CMG has severed ties with the FN Meka project, effective im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely.  We offer our deepest apologies to the Black community for our insensitivity in signing this project without asking enough questions about equity and the creative process behind it.  We thank those who have reached out to us with constructive feedback in the past couple of days\u2014your input was invaluable as we came to the decision to end our association with the project.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-236004\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            Capitol&#8217;s move arrived hours after the advocacy group Industry Blackout blasted FN Meka&#8217;s signing in a statement: &#8220;It is a direct insult to the Black community and our culture. An amalgamation of gross stereotypes, appropriative mannerisms that derive from Black artists, complete with slurs infused in lyrics.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>            The signing of FN Meka is especially insensitive, the statement claims, in light of the ongoing RICO charges faced by Gunna, who features on the song &#8220;Florida Water&#8221; with Meka. &#8220;This digital effigy is a careless abomination and disrespectful to real people who face real consequences in real life. For example, Gunna, a Black artist who is featured on a song with FN Meka, is currently incarcerated for rapping the same type of lyrics this robot mimics. The difference is, your artificial rapper will not be subject to federal charges for such.&#8221; <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\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><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Jordan Darville<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/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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