About a machine learning rap lyric generator and whether it disrespects hip hop.
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About a machine learning rap lyric generator and whether it disrespects hip hop.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
Author here. I'm sad that you think that. I love hip hop, and I know how far away this model is from the best MCs. The model has no idea what words actually mean, it's just spitting out a grammar it has learned. We are nowhere near the point where an AI can formulate an original thought and articulate it in rhyme, and I even called my model a 'parlour trick' in the post. It was just supposed to be fun.