{"id":25309,"date":"2022-08-27T00:51:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-27T07:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enjoythebeats.com\/remixclub\/?p=25309"},"modified":"2022-08-27T00:51:43","modified_gmt":"2022-08-27T07:51:43","slug":"capitol-records-drops-virtual-ai-rapper-fn-meka-following-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enjoythebeats.com\/remixclub\/capitol-records-drops-virtual-ai-rapper-fn-meka-following-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Capitol Records Drops Virtual AI Rapper FN Meka Following Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: XXLMag<\/a><\/p>\n

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Industry Blackout has released a statement to XXL in the wake of virtual AI rapper FN Meka being dropped from Capitol Records. The organization sent an open letter to the label earlier today, calling for the artist and label to terminate its partnership.<\/p>\n

“We feel it it is a great victory that Capitol Records terminated their contract with FN Meka however, the fact this happened to begin with shows how much work is still ahead of us,” the statement starts. “We\u2019re glad the people amplified our voices to be heard so quickly on a Black issue, and that our action led to results. This should set a precedent that shows how Black and Brown voices can unify behind issues and get things done.<\/p>\n

“There was a great opportunity to do something innovative with hip hop and tech. Tech should be used to amplify the culture And there\u2019s still a chance to do so\u2014the right way. At the end of the day, we\u2019ve been about the people since inception and continue to focus on our community. At every turn we will stand up when needed.”<\/p>\n

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ORIGINAL STORY (Aug. 23):<\/p>\n

Grand opening. Grand closing. Just days after news broke that AI-powered virtual rapper FN Meka had signed a deal with Capitol Records, the label announced it has dropped the \u2019bot following backlash.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday (Aug. 23), a rep for Capitol Records released a statement to XXL confirming its decision to part ways with the “rapper.”<\/p>\n

“CMG has severed ties with the FN Meka project, effectively immediately,” the statement reads. “We offer our deepest apologies to the Black community for our insensitivity in signing this project without asking enough question 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 associate with the project.”<\/p>\n

The opposition to FN Meka apparently received a strong push from @industryblkout, a “unified body of Black people in the industry committed to changing the community” on Twitter, who published a hard stance statement against Capitol Records and the Meka project on Tuesday calling it an “abomination and disrespectful to real people who face real consequences in real life.”<\/p>\n

XXL has reached out to Industry Blackout for comment.<\/p>\n

Have you lost your FN minds? @capitolrecords<\/a> @capitolmusic<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/TxbqDhJmv0<\/a><\/p>— Industry Blackout #IndustryBlackout (@industryblkout) August 23, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>