Is this Billboard Hot 100 hit AI slop?

That cover art is almost certainly AI, too. | Image: Fenix Flexin Fenix Flexin is best known as a member of Shoreline Mafia, a rap duo from Los Angeles. But he's recently found solo success with the track " Rubberz ," which has climbed to number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 .

Almost immediately, though, questions were raised about the song's origins, with many speculating that it was largely, if not entirely , generated by AI. Fenix has denied those accusations, but done little to dispel them. Part of the suspicion is certainly due to the fact that the song is a dramatic left turn.

Fenix has primarily trafficked in trap-influenced West Coast rap . "Rubberz," on the other hand, is heavily influenced by '80s UK s … Read the full story at The Verge.