Tyga admits he used AI on new album ‘$tarface’: “I don’t care”

Tyga has confirmed that he used AI as a “tool” on his new album ‘$tarface’ and said he doesn’t care if some listeners object to it. READ MORE: In the age of AI Oasis, there’s no point being ordinary The Californian rapper released his ninth studio album on July 31, with the record taking in influences from ’80s synthpop as the artist adopts his new $tarface persona. Some fans had speculated that some of the electronic sounds might have been made with AI, and now Tyga has confirmed those rumours in an interview with Vibe. “I’ve never spoken on this with anybody because I always felt like it’s similar to a magician explaining how he does his tricks,” Tyga said. “Like why are people overexplaining how they make shit that’s good? If you like it, you like it; if you don’t, you don’t. I don’t care. It’s supposed to give you an experience and a feeling.” He continued: “But we definitely used AI as a [tool]. And I know people are going to be mad about me saying this, but it’s where technology is going. It’s no different than when Auto-Tune came out. Some people were opposed to it, but real artists took it and used it.” When asked where the AI was used, he replied: “We were like, you know w...