Fenix Flexin isn’t even denying using AI to make ‘Rubberz’ anymore
LA rapper Fenix Flexin has appeared to acknowledge using AI in his 1980s-style song ‘Rubberz’, after previously rejecting allegations that the track involved AI. The admission matters because it highlights growing disputes over transparency in AI-generated music and artists’ claims about how their work was made.
Producer Medasin had alleged that the song was created with Treblo, formerly Sonauto, and the company’s detector reportedly identified it as Treblo-generated. Fenix now says AI was not involved in the recording process and that he learned about the app only during mixing, but this conflicts with his earlier statement on Hot 97 that there was “no AI on it”; he and his team had also shared purported recording materials and defended the song as human-made.
- Fenix Flexin now acknowledges AI use in ‘Rubberz’.
- His comments conflict with earlier denials.
- The case raises transparency concerns around AI music.
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AI tools can generate music, voices and sounds, or help people make and edit recordings. As these tools become more common, listeners and artists are debating when their use should be disclosed and how reliably a song’s origins can be identified.
Fenix Flexin is a rapper from Los Angeles, and “Rubberz” is a song made in an 1980s-inspired style. Producer Medasin has linked the track to Treblo, an app for making music with AI; Fenix and his team have disputed claims that AI made the recording.
The dispute matters to musicians, producers and listeners because it raises questions about credit, transparency and what counts as human-made music. There is no universal way to settle such questions, and claims about a song’s origins may be contested.