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‘BBL Drizzy’ Was the Beginning of the Future of AI Music

Will Hatcher got internet famous when Metro Boomin sampled his AI-generated song for a diss track released during the Kendrick Lamar–Drake beef. That was just the beginning.

A group of music labels sued Suno, along with AI music-generator Udio, which Hatcher used on “BBL Drizzy,” earlier this year for copyright infringement, alleging the tools were trained on their artists’ work. YouTube comments on a timely track like “They’re Eating the Dogs,” which flips Donald Trump’s presidential debate quote about Haitian immigrants into a smooth, Marvin Gaye-esque jam, confirm this: “This tune feels as relevant now as it did back in the good ole days,” writes one user. Not all AI tools are the generate-from-scratch types like Google’s MusicFX, Suno, and Udio that independent creators like Hatcher use—there are also ones for extracting stems, for mixing and mastering, and for brainstorming lyrics, all of which are finding user bases amongst hobbyists as well as professional producers.

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