Capitol Records walks away from AI rapper project, offers ‘deepest apologies to the Black community’

Capitol Records drops virtual rapper FN Meka over criticism that it was offensive to Black artists

By Harmeet Kaur, CNNWhen Capitol Records signed so-called robot rapper FN Meka earlier this month, it billed the move as a new frontier in the music industry.But just weeks after the Black male cyborg debuted its first single under the major label, Capitol Records shelved the effort over criticism from Black music industry professionals who said the virtual character was fashioned out of reductive stereotypes. The company announced on Tuesday th…

Capitol Records drops virtual rapper FN Meka over criticism that it was offensive to Black artists

When Capitol Records signed so-called robot rapper FN Meka earlier this month, it billed the move as a new frontier in the music industry. But the company announced on Tuesday that it has "severed ties with the FN Meka project, effective immediately."

Virtual Rapper FN Meka Dropped by Capitol Records After Backlash Over Racist Stereotypes

The announcement came just hours after the group Industry Blackout released a statement demanding the label “terminate” the agreement.

Capitol drops AI rapper FN Meka from label after backlash over 'gross stereotypes'

Capitol Music Group announced it would drop FN Meka from the label Tuesday, sending their

Who is FN Meka? Controversial AI rapper dropped by Capitol Records

The label announced it "severed ties" with the computer-generated artist after a large backlash.

Capitol Records severs ties with ‘virtual rapper’ FN Meka after N-word controversy

“We cannot let robots say n—-a in any form,” the diss track goes. “If we let robots say n—-a, that’s how robotic racism’s born.”