Though Twitter user diss song towards FN Meka is comical, it poignantly depicts one of several issues critics have with the virtual rapper: “We cannot let robots say n*gga in any form/If we let robots say n*gga, that’s how robotic racism’s born.” There’s even more concerning animated content across the avatar’s pages, like posts of him in jail, dressed in an orange, seemingly Off-White jumpsuit and being beaten by a guard because he “won’t snitch,” causing more outcry over FN Meka’s perceived mockery of Black music, Black people, and Black plight. This racial ambiguity, tied together with songs in which Meka raps the N-word, had drawn intense ire across the internet. Though Meka is obviously not a person in storyline nor reality, he mostly looks it - and he doesn’t immediately look Black. The virtual rapper - who describes himself as a robot in the afromentioned “interview” and across his TikTok and Instagram pages - is pretty human-looking, save for a golden left hand and chin plate below his glowing green pupils. Snoop Dogg Smokes a Giant Joint Onstage With Eminem as They Venture Into the Metaverse at VMAs
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We thank those who have reached out to us with constructive feedback in the past couple of days-your input was invaluable as we came to the decision to end our association with the project.”Ĭapitol marked their announcement of FN Meka’s “deal” with the release of a new single by the avatar featuring Gunna, who’s currently jailed as he awaits trial for allegedly conspiring to violate the RICO Act alongside Young Thug and affiliates of their Young Stoner Life record label. “CMG has severed ties with the FN Meka project, effective immediately. We 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. In a statement to Rolling Stone, a representative of Capitol Music Group wrote: emcee after major online backlash against an act that many felt was an insulting caricature of Black and hip-hop culture. Today, it has ended its partnership with the A.I. Eleven days ago, Capitol Records, the 80-year-old music institution, announced that it had broken into the metaverse by becoming the first major label to “sign” a virtual rapper named FN Meka.
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