Capitol Drops FN Meka, Insiders Blame Label’s Lack of Diversity for Signing

Capitol Records is ending on its AI rap artist FN Meka, and calling the non-traditional and questionable signing an insensitive proceed their part — in retrospection, that is.

The label went public with Meka’s agreement on August 12, however Tuesday it did a total 180° … asking forgiveness to the Black neighborhood for not believing things all the method through.

Sources near to the scenario inform TMZ Hip Hop … Factory New, the business that cooked up FN Meka, was practically blindsided by the news, discovering of their shredded agreement simply minutes prior to Capitol revealed it was cutting ties.

We’re likewise informed by label sources … some upset staffers blame Capitol’s lack of diversity for the offer getting a greenlight, in the very first location. One source declares the label has really couple of senior-level Black executives running departments.

FN Meka — an expert system rap artist with computer-generated lyrics — included extremely overstated African-American tropes … which activated a significant reaction.

Lots of fans and experts disagreed with the AI performer (or its developers) utilizing the n-word, and glamorizing altercations with cops.

The virtual rap artist’s launching single “Florida Water” single in fact functions Gunna, who is currently incarcerated.

We just recently spoke with Krayzie Bone of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony about the scenario … who felt the dawn of the AI rap artist is not just inescapable, however eventually bad for human rap artist job security down the line.