A late, legendary rapper’s son is creating an AI version of his dad for a father/son album, and not everybody is thrilled about it. Seacrest has the story...
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Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
While many artists are wary of utilizing AI, particularly to
mimic a performance, the son of one legendary rapper is
embracing the technology to make a full concept album alongside
his late dad. Little Easy, the rapper and spawn of Easy,
tells TMZ AI is where the world is going. You
can't close your eyes and ears to new technology. I
look at it as a chance to do something special,
(00:25):
audio Wiz. I have a project that I've been dreaming
about doing that simultaneously tells you the story of his
life and my life. So I want to look back
or have my dad talk to me and kind of
guide me, and AI is the best way of doing that.
The words of Little Easy on replicating his dad Easy's
voice for an upcoming album, who has He's already heard
samples of his dad's AI rap and was blown away
(00:45):
that said DJ Yella, who was in NW alongside Easy,
said he's doubtful of the ability to recreate Easy's magic,
saying he'll believe it when he hears it.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
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