Rap music — an art form that turned fifty years old this year despite being declared dead many times — supposedly died again on April 19, with the ongoing champions between Compton and Toronto’s respective sons. In the midst of competition. The culprit was Drake (who, depending on who you ask, has committed this crime many times before). was a murder weapon.”Taylor made a freestyle“A silly and complex but conceptually brilliant Kendrick Lamar diss in which Drake uses AI as a literary device, taking the voices of both 2Pac and Snoop Dogg to “coach” Kendrick for about four minutes. used.
Alarmed, a wave of reaction immediately followed. Arguments: That Dis was a dirty pond. That Drake released a malevolent genie from his lamp, which helped normalize the AI that was taking over dead (or living) artists, taking full control of their art, their brand, their souls. . That an AI diss will eventually kill someone. That AI threatens the fabric of reality. That “Taylor Made Freestyle” will inevitably become emotional and create an army of replica polyalloy skeleton soldiers to travel back in time and destroy humanity’s last hope.
Of course I’m being deliberately cynical about the points raised, because I thought “Taylor Made” was a decent bit, and because you’re apparently reading it for fun. . Concerns about the ethics of AI manipulation in art, and the bleak future they envision, are perfectly valid. AI will inevitably reshape our relationship with all art, not just rap. It has already changed the shape of rap. When Drake dropped “Push Ups,” a “traditional” (and, if you ask me, masterful) response record to seemingly every rapper he’s ever collaborated with, there was was A long streak of online indecision, as everyone debated whether the song was really Drake’s or a genius digital impersonator. It was done after that. A real AI diss track by Sy the Rapper Front as Kendrick Lamar. It’s a new kind of conversation — an insecurity about the way we receive music.
After Sy the Rapper dropped, many critics and fans suggested that in the future, rappers would be able to release a track, gauge the response, and then reject the work as an AI if it doesn’t become a hit. . This will probably become the next-gen version of the old “I was hacked” excuse, and most audiences will be able to figure out the truth—but it will almost certainly be something that’s happening. There are also ethical questions surrounding the use and misuse of voices, particularly when it comes to the rights of the dead. It almost, in a way, resembles the conversation around sampling before the practice was formalized and licensing opened up new revenue streams for artists. Despite legal pushback on “Taylor Made” (Drake pulled it from his Instagram feed after threatening Tupac’s estate.although it remains available everywhere) it is likely that, very soon, licensing audio will be like licensing a sample of a song, as it should be.
The point is that it’s all moving very quickly, on ever-changing terrain. A much better critic than me Many of these concerns are sane and thoughtfully addressed, and you should read them if you’re even remotely interested in discussing the AI-in-rap issue. Regardless of how we feel about AI, it’s not just coming — it’s already here. And we can also begin to consider what its normal and better utility might be in rap music.
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