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Capitol Records Severs Ties With Virtual Rapper FN Meka

<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Capitol Records Severs Ties With Virtual Rapper FN Meka<img data-attachment-id&equals;"5223" data-permalink&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;groundupradio&period;com&sol;capitol-records-severs-ties-with-virtual-rapper-fn-meka&sol;fn-meka-2&sol;" data-orig-file&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;groundupradio&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;08&sol;fn-meka-2&period;jpg&quest;fit&equals;1280&percnt;2C720&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1" data-orig-size&equals;"1280&comma;720" data-comments-opened&equals;"1" data-image-title&equals;"fn meka 2" data-image-description&equals;"" data-image-caption&equals;"" data-large-file&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;groundupradio&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;08&sol;fn-meka-2&period;jpg&quest;fit&equals;1024&percnt;2C576&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1" class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-5223 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;groundupradio&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;08&sol;fn-meka-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1280" height&equals;"720" &sol;><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It is unfortunate news for fans of virtual rap&period; Capitol Records has broken its deal with the virtual rapper&comma; FN Meka&period; The label&&num;8217&semi;s website has taken down his artist page and the original press release announcing his signing&period; This move has spawned several theories regarding the fate of the rapper&period; Let&&num;8217&semi;s take a look at some of them&period; First&comma; what does this mean for Meka&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A group called <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;industryblackout&sol;&quest;hl&equals;en">Industry Blackout<&sol;a> called <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;groundupradio&period;com&sol;artificial-intelligence-rapper-signs-with-major-record-label&sol;">FN Meka<&sol;a> an offensive cartoon because of his use of slurs and appropriation of black artists&&num;8217&semi; mannerisms&period; Other celebrities&comma; such as <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;groundupradio&period;com&sol;qtvideo&sol;the-game-kanye-west-eazy&sol;">The Game<&sol;a>&comma; criticized Capitol Records for signing the virtual rapper&period; However&comma; Capitol Music Group apologized for the decision&period; The move demonstrates that the label reacted poorly to critics&comma; and has since dropped FN Meka from its roster&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The label&&num;8217&semi;s decision to cut ties with the AI artist follows criticism of the rapper&&num;8217&semi;s use of the N-word in his lyrics&period; Meka has attracted tens of millions of followers on TikTok&period; It was the first major recording deal for a virtual artist&period; In his recent single&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Florida Water&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he collaborated with gaming influencer Cody &&num;8220&semi;Clix&&num;8221&semi; Conrod&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The move comes after a string of controversies over the AI rapper&&num;8217&semi;s lack of talent&period; While Capitol has a strong track record with other virtual influencers&comma; FN Meka&&num;8217&semi;s image has led to criticism of the label&period; Some critics point out that Capitol Records&&num;8217&semi; decision to sign the AI rapper had a negative impact on the music industry&&num;8217&semi;s perception of black artists&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Factory New&comma; a virtual record label&comma; is not a good fit for Capitol Records&comma; which is why announcing the separation was a major step backward for the company&period; FN Meka&comma; a virtual reality rapper&comma; is famous on TikTok and is often pictured getting knocked down by police officers&period; While FN Meka is created by Factory New&comma; its lyrics are produced by artificial intelligence&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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