With more than 10 million TikTok followers and more than 570,000 monthly Spotify listeners, FN Meka is referred to as a “robot rapper not welcomed by this planet” on social media. It has temporarily made its 220,000-follower Instagram account private.
After accusations that a “robot rapper” encouraged racist stereotypes, a record label dropped the rapper.
Just days after announcing it had signed the computer-generated FN Meka, Capitol Music Group announced it had “severed ties” with the project and apologised to the black community for its “insensitivity” and lack of research.
It comes after activist group Industry Blackout shared an open letter to the label, describing the augmented reality (AR) rapper as an “amalgamation of gross stereotypes” and a “careless abomination”.
Posting the letter on social media, the group highlighted the use of the N-word and depictions of the rapper being beaten by a police officer.
In a statement sent to Sky News, a spokesperson for Capitol said: “CMG has severed ties with the FN Meka project, effective immediately.
“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.”