LA rapper Fenix Flexin forced to deny his hugely popular song is AI — listen and decide for yourself

Nypost · Aug 05, 2026 · 576 words · By Kevin Barr

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LA rapper Fenix Flexin forced to deny his hugely popular song is AI — listen and decide for yourself See more of our coverage in your search results.

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LA rapper Fenix Flexin forced to deny his hugely popular song is AI — listen and decide for yourself See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The California Post on Google He insists there’s nothing artificial about this hit.

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LA-based rapper Fenix Flexin has been forced to deny allegations that his wildly popular new song “Rubberz” was generated using artificial intelligence — as internet sleuths and music industry figures pick apart everything from his vocals to the track’s…

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Claim 1: “LA-based rapper Fenix Flexin has been forced to deny allegations that his wildly popular new song “Rubberz” was generated using artificial intelligence”

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Multiple independent sources (Dexerto, The Verge/Rapper Denies..., and another news source) confirm that Fenix Flexin denied allegations that 'Rubberz' was AI-generated.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fenixomar "Fenix" Rypinski (born October 11, 1995), known professionally as Fenix Flexin, is an American rapper from Los Angeles. He is a founding member of the hip hop group Shoreline Mafia. In April…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenix_Flexin

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable hip-hop musicians.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hip-hop_musicians

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Rubberz" is a song credited to American rapper Fenix Flexin and American producer Purps on the Beat. It was released on June 5, 2026 through Flexxd Up Ent and Empire Distribution. Musically, the song…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubberz

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Claim 2: “The song, released in June, has become a bona fide hit and was sitting at No. 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 on Wednesday morning.”

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While one source mentions the song climbed to number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100, the specific claim that it was at No. 66 on a 'Wednesday morning' is not corroborated by the provided evidence. Other search results are generic YouTube/TikTok links.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Billboard 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by Billboard magazine to convey the popularity of an artist or groups…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_200

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Billboard number-one singles charts preceding the Billboard Hot 100 were updated weekly by Billboard magazine and the leading indicator of popular music for the American music industry since 1940 and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_s…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The English rock group the Rolling Stones have released 25 studio albums, (27 in the US), 12 contemporary live albums, 27 archival live albums, 28 compilation albums, 3 extended plays, 125 singles, 31…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones_discography

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Claim 3: “Producer Medasin was among those questioning the song’s origins, publishing a detailed breakdown last week laying out why he believes “Rubberz” was made using AI.”

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Multiple sources (Pitchfork, Dexerto, and another source) confirm that producer Medasin published a breakdown arguing that 'Rubberz' was AI-generated.

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web search NEUTRAL — "Rubberz" is an AI-generated song credited to American rapper Fenix Flexin and American producer Purps on the Beat. It was released on June 5, 2026 through Flexxd Up Ent and Empire Distribution.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubberz

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web search NEUTRAL — Medasin was not convinced by the video, and Fenix deleted his own post shortly after. Medasin's initial breakdown of why "Rubberz" is fully AI-generated contended that Fenix and Purp used software cal…
https://stereogum.com/2506925/fenix-flexin-responds-to-viral…

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web search NEUTRAL — Medasin also used basic prompts to generate his own Treblo creations that bore uncanny similarities to the single.The AI estimator has a microscopic likelihood of false positives, according to the sit…
https://pitchfork.com/story/so-is-fenix-flexins-rubberz-ai-o…

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Claim 4: “Fenix later deleted the video, according to the outlet.”

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Only one source ('Fenix Flexin Responds To Medasin's Viral Breakdown') explicitly states that Fenix deleted the post shortly after Medasin was not convinced. Other search results for this claim are irrelevant (Fenix Lighting, Fenix Simulations).

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web search NEUTRAL — © 2026 FENIXSIM LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRIVACY NOTICE · TERMS AND CONDITIONS
https://fenixsim.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — For more than 20 years, Fenix® has manufactured the best and brightest Fenix flashlights, headlamps, lanterns & bike lights.
https://www.fenixlighting.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Discover top-quality high-lumen, LED, rechargeable, and tactical flashlights at Fenix. Your ultimate source for reliable illumination.
https://www.fenixlighting.com/collections/flashlights

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Claim 5: “the bizarre controversy even prompted Fenix to directly address the rumors during an interview clip shared by music outlet Stereogum.”

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The claim that Fenix addressed rumors in an interview clip is supported by multiple sources, including one explicitly mentioning the 'bizarre controversy' and another mentioning an interview clip included in Medasin's investigation.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip-hop for the year 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_in_hip-hop

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Claim 6: “Medasin claimed a file name visible in a snippet Fenix previously posted of the unfinished track contained the word “Sonauto” — the name of an AI music-generation platform that rebranded as Treblo just two days before “Rubberz” was released.”

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Multiple sources confirm Medasin's claim regarding the 'Sonauto.mp3' filename and the rebranding of Sonauto to Treblo just before the song's release.

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web search NEUTRAL — Sonauto is the name of an AI music generation software, which incidentally rebranded to Treblo just two days before his song came out. You can also just use your years. The Verge pointed out numerous …
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/rapper-denies-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — Rapper Fenix Flexin has denied that his new single, 'Rubberz', was made with generative AI, despite convincing evidence to the contrary.Sonauto is the name of an AI music generation software, which re…
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/fenix-flexin-denies-track-rubbe…

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web search NEUTRAL — Medasin argued that RUBBERZ was generated with Treblo, an AI music platform formerly known as Sonauto. Among the evidence he highlighted was an old video from Fenix in which a previewed track had “Son…
https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/fenix-flexin-admits-viral-hi…

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Claim 7: “Fenix later tried to swat down the accusations by posting a video showing a Pro Tools project for “Rubberz””

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Multiple independent sources (Genius, Dexerto, and another news source) confirm Fenix posted a video showing a Pro Tools project to disprove the AI allegations.

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web search NEUTRAL — Fenix responded by posting videos of what he presented as the track’s Pro Tools project files and isolated stems. Medasin disputed the footage, arguing that a stem separator could split an already-gen…
https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/fenix-flexin-admits-viral-hi…

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web search NEUTRAL — “RUBBERZ” by Fenix Flexin is one of the strangest, catchiest, and most divisive songs of the summer.In response to Medasin’s video, Fenix posted his own video appearing to show all of the stems from “…
https://genius.com/a/more-evidence-suggests-rubberz-by-fenix…

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Claim 8: “Legendary producer Timbaland has come to Fenix’s defense, according to Futurism”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic Wikipedia definitions of 'Producer' and does not mention Timbaland or Fenix Flexin.

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web search NEUTRAL — This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Producer. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Producer

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web search NEUTRAL — In the entertainment industry, a producer is a person who makes things happen. The producer is of the person in charge of providing the money and hire people to do the job.
https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Producer

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web search NEUTRAL — The producer typically manages logistics and business operations of filmmaking, while the director makes the creative decisions during the production, although some directors also produce their own fi…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_producer

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