Digital rapper FN Meka and the new era of digital Blackface
There Are No Girls on the Internet
August 31, 202218m 32s
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Show Notes
"AI rapper" FN Meka isn't human - he's a digital creation of a company. But that didn't stop him from getting a record deal! He briefly became the first digital rapper to sign a deal with a major recording company. That is until the entire internet said NOPE. From Lil Miquela to Shudu, let's talk about the complicated history of digital talent.v
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