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Jay-Z vs. Deepfakes

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Imagine you are Jay-Z for a second. You turn on the TV and hear your voice in an animated film, but you trip out because you don’t recall participating in the production of this film. So you hop in your car to go meet your lawyer in person, and as you begin driving, on the radio you hear a commercial using your voice to sponsor a product. At this moment you’re thinking someone must be playing a sick joke or somehow you’re inside a Black Mirror episode. Turns out, there’s no joke being played! Someone has actually created an AI version of Jay-Z using a text-to-speech model trained on Jay-Z’s speech patterns. Of course Roc Nation is not happy about this so Jay finds himself in another legal battle. To further examine the situation, our friends/lawyers Margarite Camaj and Margaret Lee believe copyright infringement exists in this case and they’ve broken down why it is unlawful. “I got 99 problems but a deepfake ain’t one.”

Ludacris and Nelly were the latest artists to host a Verzuz battle on Instagram Live. If you missed it, we’ve got you covered with the full playlist. We also recommend giving a spin to the ChopNotSlop remixed version of Megan Thee Stallion’s SUGA album.

1VIBE ORIGINAL

Why Jay-Z's Copyright Claim Against Deepfake Videos Is Valid

The legendary Jay-Z asserted that an individual who impersonated his voice with the use of A.I. on YouTube videos has infringed his copyright. Rightfully so, Jay-Z wants to make sure that it stops. That individual used A.I. to impersonate Jay- Z’s voice without Jay’s permission.

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NEWS

It’s Better Together: Celebrating a Historic Moment for Black Women in Music

Right now, Doja Cat and Nicki Minaj top the Billboard Hot 100 with the remix for “Say So.” One spot below them, Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé slid into the second spot with “Savage (Remix).” This is reportedly the first time that four black female solo artists have occupied…

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How artists emerged in the late ’90s to challenge the gangsta narrative in hip-hop

As 1998 lurched to life, hip-hop’s future was clouded in uncertainty and much of the promise of the ’90s lay shattered in pieces. N.W.A./Ruthless Records founder Eric “Eazy-E” Wright was dead. So were two other ’90s musical giants, rappers Tupac Shakur and Christopher…

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Other must-reads:

Nicki Minaj’s 20 Best Features

Why Tekashi 6ix9ine is a stain on hip-hop

How Rema Became Afrobeats’ New Superhero

Our 50 Favorite Joey Badass Songs

ALBUMS

Future - High Off Life

Future is back today with his eighth solo album, High Off Life. The project was originally titled Life is Good, before he changed it upon…

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Conway The Machine - No One Mourns The Wicked

Conway The Machine still has fans waiting on his debut album for Shady Records, but he’s maintaining a steady flow of new music in the meantime.

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Deante’ Hitchcock - Better

A 10-track outing, BETTER is led by the singles “How TF” and “I Got Money Now.” Meanwhile, the likes of 6LACK, J.I.D, Miguel, St. Beauty, and Young Nudy are featured throughout.

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SINGLES

Joyner Lucas ft. Will Smith - Will (Remix)

Rather than just make a surprise cameo in the “Will” video and express his admiration, Smith did the one thing that was sure to completely blow Lucas’ mind: he hopping in the booth to add a verse for the remix of the song…

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Gunna - Wunna

Gunna continues to build momentum for his upcoming sophomore album by dropping the project’s title track, “WUNNA.”

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REASON & ScHoolboy Q - Pop Shit

Reason and Schoolboy Q have linked up to deliver their gritty new song “Pop Shit.”

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VIDEOS

lemin. ft. Sean Leon - when i met you

My favourite zest is back with new music and a video to accompany it. Featuring Sean Leon and co-produced by Jack Rochon, “when i met you” is lemin.‘s first release post-hiatus. Directed by Sara Elgamal…

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Jme & Skepta - Nang

The track was originally produced and vocalled back in 2017, but it wasn’t until a year later that Skepta added his verse. Jme has also gone on record as saying of everything he’s produced, this instrumental is the one he’s most proud of. Directed by Matt Walker…

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Future - Hard To Choose One

Future’s newest album, High Off Life, is a jam-packed affair with features from Drake, Travis Scott, YoungBoy NBA, DaBaby, Lil Uzi Vert, and more. On Monday (May 18), however, the ATL titan opted to drop off the visuals for his album standout “Hard to Choose One,” which sees him flying solo…

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BONUS

'Style Wars' Is Still the Defining Documentary of Early Hip-Hop Culture

Style Wars is the linchpin of the early ’80s hip-hop canon that includes narrative films like Wild Style, Breakin’, and Beat Street. It won the Grand Jury Prize…

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