Anthony Martini, a co-founder of virtual music company Factory New, has said that listeners should be critical of the rap lyrics that informed the controversial A.I. rapper FN Meka. “If you’re ...

So “signing” FN Meka may have been a troll job. In fact, I think the grotesqueness of the stereotypes used, and the dryness of Capitol Records’ apology make the troll theory seem likely.

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 ...

In 2020, after Martini’s teenage daughter showed him FN Meka’s Instagram profile, he partnered with the green-haired hypebeast-styled rapper’s designer, Brandon Le, to launch the Factory New ...

Capitol Music Group on Tuesday said it had “severed ties” with the A.I. rapper FN Meka after facing pushback from activist groups and observers that the virtual rapper was a stereotypical ...

FN Meka Isn’t Going Away Anytime Soon — And The Next One Could Be Right Around The Corner Aaron Williams Hip-Hop Editor Twitter August 24, 2022 ...

"FN Meka is an AI generated rapper, it already has a record deal with a major label and 500k monthly Spotify listeners, also uses the n word in its song," a Twitter user posted Monday (Aug. 22).

Capitol also pulled Meka's debut single, "Florida Water," from streaming services. This photo shows an outside view of the Capitol Records building on August 24, 2020, in Los Angeles.

Anthony Martini, who signed FN Meka to the virtual label Factory New, used the n-word frequently on the first two albums by his hardcore band, E.Town Concrete.

Capitol Records has dropped AI rapper FN Meka, less than two weeks after it signed the computer-generated rap artist to its roster. FN Meka, which has over 10 million followers on TikTok, had come ...

FN Meka’s first Capitol Records release was a song with Gunna, an Atlanta rapper who’s currently in jail alongside his label-mate Young Thug as the pair await trial on racketeering charges.