{"id":487427,"date":"2022-08-24T19:07:11","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T16:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/capitol-records-severs-ties-with-virtual-rapper-fn-meka-after-outcry\/"},"modified":"2022-08-24T19:07:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T16:07:11","slug":"capitol-records-severs-ties-with-virtual-rapper-fn-meka-after-outcry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/capitol-records-severs-ties-with-virtual-rapper-fn-meka-after-outcry\/","title":{"rendered":"#Capitol Records severs ties with &#8216;virtual rapper&#8217; FN Meka after outcry"},"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-6a23b59fef815\" 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-6a23b59fef815\" 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-severs-ties-with-virtual-rapper-fn-meka-after-outcry\/#%E2%80%9CCapitol_Records_severs_ties_with_%E2%80%98virtual_rapper_FN_Meka_after_outcry%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Capitol Records severs ties with &#8216;virtual rapper&#8217; FN Meka after outcry&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CCapitol_Records_severs_ties_with_%E2%80%98virtual_rapper_FN_Meka_after_outcry%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Capitol Records severs ties with &#8216;virtual rapper&#8217; FN Meka after outcry&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Capitol Records dumped a popular TikTok \u201cvirtual 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\u201d it had just signed after the AI program\u2019s use of the N-word in its songs sparked outrage from activists who called the act a \u201cdirect insult to the black community.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The virtual rapper, a black avatar with green dreadlocks called FN Meka, is voiced by a human but the songs were written by using artificial intelligence to analyze popular music, according to its creators. Capitol Records announced last week that it had signed the rapper \u2014 who had 10 million followers \u2014 hyping the virtual character as \u201cthe world\u2019s first A.R. artist to sign with a major label.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> users and activists roundly labeled the project as racist over\u00a0FN Meka\u2019s use of slurs like the N-word. Its Instagram account also included a picture of police beating the animated rapper in jail. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">no one:<\/p>\n<p>WHITE MUSIC EXECS LEFT IN A ROOM, UNSUPERVISED:<br \/>let&#8217;s create an artificial rapper who says the n word &amp; simulates our deepest fetishes &amp; fantasies about blackness &amp; materialism &amp; he will never get arrested unless we want him to which is a fun storyline let&#8217;s try that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9nDdqXdpbw\">pic.twitter.com\/9nDdqXdpbw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 karliehustle.nah (@THEkarliehustle) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THEkarliehustle\/status\/1562089206679216132?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"693\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/capitol-records-02.jpg?w=693\" alt=\"Capitol Records dropped their deal with virtual rapper FN Meka.\" class=\"wp-image-23591761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/capitol-records-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1386 1386w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/capitol-records-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1040 1039w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/capitol-records-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=693 693w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/capitol-records-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=347 346w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/capitol-records-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\"\/><figcaption>Capitol Records dropped their deal with virtual rapper FN Meka.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe find fault in the lack of awareness in how offensive this caricature is,\u201d music non-profit Industry Blackout <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/industryblkout\/status\/1562142057472225288\/\">wrote<\/a> on Tuesday. \u201cIt 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A comical \u201cdiss track\u201d that circulated on Twitter this week attacked FN Mesa\u2019s use of the N-word.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-nypost-medium-post\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"322\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/FN-Meka-98.jpg?w=322\" alt=\"FN Meka uses AI to write songs. \" class=\"wp-image-23590787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/FN-Meka-98.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=644 644w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/FN-Meka-98.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=483 483w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/FN-Meka-98.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=322 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/FN-Meka-98.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=161 161w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/FN-Meka-98.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\"\/><figcaption>FN Meka uses AI to write songs. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">TikTok\/FN Meka<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot let robots say n\u2014-a in any form,\u201d the diss track goes. \u201cIf we let robots say n\u2014-a, that\u2019s how robotic racism\u2019s born.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Following the backlash, Capitol Records announced Tuesday that it had \u201csevered ties\u201d with FN Meka and wiped its music from streaming platforms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe 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,\u201d the company said in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/capitol-records-drops-fn-meka-first-virtual-rapper-1234580495\/\">statement<\/a> to Rolling Stone. \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<p>FN Meka\u2019s first Capitol Records release was a song with Gunna, an Atlanta rapper who\u2019s currently in jail alongside his label-mate Young Thug as the pair await trial on racketeering charges.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Industry Blackout pointed to Gunna\u2019s arrest in its statement on FN Meka.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis digital effigy is a careless abomination and disrespectful to real people who face real consequences in real life,\u201d\u00a0the group said. \u201cFor example, Gunna\u2026 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.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Capitol Records did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Post.\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\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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