Rapper Ice Cube has lashed out at AI-generated music and vowed to sue anyone who copies his voice through AI technology.
AI-generated music created a massive splash in the music industry after a mashup of Drake and the Weeknd created by an AI software went viral on TikTok.
Ice Cube weighed in on the development on the Full Send Podcast calling it ‘demonic.’
The Compton rapper who is considered one of the godfathers of modern hip-hop did not hold back.
“Imma sue the motherf*cka who made it and the people and the platform who play it,” he said. “It’s like a sample. Somebody can’t take your original voice and manipulate it without having to pay. I think AI is demonic, I think AI is going to get a backlash from organic people.”
“I think artists need to go back to using their real voice and making sure people know this is authentic and not made from a computer,” he added.
The hosts pointed out that AI music is getting quite popular on social media platform like TikTok. The singer and actor was not amused to hear that.
“I don’t wanna hear an AI Drake song […] He should sue whoever made it,” he reacted. “It’s like a sample. Somebody can’t take your original voice and manipulate it without having to pay.”
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