{"id":3314,"date":"2026-08-01T22:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T18:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/is-this-billboard-hot-100-hit-ai-slop\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T22:20:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T18:20:00","slug":"is-this-billboard-hot-100-hit-ai-slop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/is-this-billboard-hot-100-hit-ai-slop\/","title":{"rendered":"Is this Billboard Hot 100 hit AI slop?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tThat cover art is almost certainly AI, too. | Image: Fenix Flexin\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n

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 \u00ab\u00a0Rubberz<\/a>,\u00a0\u00bb which has climbed to number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100<\/a>. Almost immediately, though, questions were raised about the song’s origins, with many speculating that it was largely, if not entirely<\/a>, generated by AI. Fenix has denied those accusations, but done little to dispel them.<\/p>\n

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<\/a> West Coast<\/a> rap<\/a>. \u00ab\u00a0Rubberz,\u00a0\u00bb on the other hand, is heavily influenced by ’80s UK s \u2026<\/p>\n

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