Tyga Went Full AI on $tarface and Straight Up Said He Don't Care

Tyga's not gonna apologize for embracing AI on his new album $tarface—and honestly, he's got a point worth hearing. In a recent interview, the Compton vet doubled down on his use of artificial intelligence in the project, drawing a straight line to the Auto-Tune debates that consumed hip-hop and R&B back in the 2000s.

His take: it's just another tool. When T-Pain and others first started heavy-rolling with Auto-Tune, the purists lost their minds too. Now it's just part of the sound. Tyga's banking that AI production will follow the same curve—something that'll either become normalized or get phased out once the novelty wears off.

The Real Issue

Whether you're with him or not, Tyga's refusing to play the guilt game, and that's rare in an industry that usually buckles under that kind of pressure. The conversation around AI in hip-hop is still shaky ground, but at least someone's willing to say it out loud instead of sneaking it in the credits.

Check the full interview for more on how he sees the future of production tools in music.

Read the full story at Pitchfork → https://pitchfork.com/story/tyga-admits-to-making-new-album-dollartarface-with-ai-i-dont-care/