Creator disclosed AI
Is Fenix Flexin AI?
What we know, with a source and a checked date on every fact.
Short answer
Partly. Fenix Flexin is a Los Angeles rapper and Shoreline Mafia co-founder; after the AI company Treblo said its model appears to have been used for his hit “Rubberz”, he wrote on Instagram that he “never said I didn’t use AI”, per The Verge.
- Who made it
- Fenix Flexin(The artist himself, a Los Angeles rapper) · theverge.com
- AI use
- AI-assisted (as disclosed)
Platform AI labels
How labels workWhat each streaming service shows on Fenix Flexin's profile or releases, when we last looked. “Not checked yet” means we have not looked, not that there is no label.
- SpotifyNo AI label seenchecked Oct 23, 2026
- Deezer“AI-generated content”AI label shown Applies to 1 albumSet by the platformchecked Oct 23, 2026
- YouTube MusicNot checked yet
- Apple MusicNo listener-facing AI labelplatform policy, checked Oct 23, 2026
- TidalNot checked yet
- SoundCloudNo listener-facing AI labelplatform policy, checked Oct 23, 2026
Evidence
1 primary 1 platform label 2 third-party
- The Verge Archived copy, saved Oct 13, 2026Creator statement Aug 7, 2026 Checked Oct 23, 2026
In an Instagram comment quoted by The Verge, Fenix Flexin wrote: “never said I didn’t use AI, i said it had nun to do w recording process.” The Verge notes that in July he told Hot 97 there was “no AI on it.”
- DeezerPlatform label Oct 23, 2026 Checked Oct 23, 2026
Deezer’s album page for “RUBBERZ” (single, Jun 5, 2026) shows the “AI-generated content” notice: “This album includes tracks detected as generated with the use of AI.” “Back In Bidness” and “Fenix Flexin Vol. 1” do not.
- Stereogum Archived copy, saved Aug 29, 2026Press report Aug 7, 2026 Checked Oct 23, 2026
Stereogum reports that Fenix Flexin, who it says had been side-stepping the question in interviews, “has officially confirmed the use of AI” for “Rubberz”.
- Stereogum Archived copy, saved Aug 8, 2026Press report Aug 4, 2026 Checked Oct 23, 2026
Stereogum reports that Treblo’s detection tool returned “Very likely Treblo” for “Rubberz”, and Treblo co-founder Ryan Tremblay said: “Someone appears to have used our model to find a sound that millions of people connected with and that’s exciting.”
Timeline
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Fenix Flexin writes that he never said he didn’t use AI.
Source: theverge.com
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Stereogum reports Treblo’s detector flags “Rubberz” and that the song reached No. 58 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Source: stereogum.com
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“RUBBERZ” released with Purps On The Beat.
Source: music.apple.com
Songs
- 1 RUBBERZ Fenix Flexin Jun 5, 2026
Questions people ask
Is “Rubberz” by Fenix Flexin AI?
Partly, by his own account: Fenix Flexin wrote that he “never said I didn’t use AI” but that it “had nun to do w recording process”. Treblo said its model appears to have been used, and Deezer tags the “RUBBERZ” single as “AI-generated content” (checked Oct 23, 2026).
Source: theverge.com · checked Oct 23, 2026
Is Fenix Flexin a real person?
Yes. His Spotify biography describes a Los Angeles rapper who co-founded Shoreline Mafia in 2016. Spotify showed no AI Persona badge on his profile on Oct 23, 2026.
Source: open.spotify.com · checked Oct 23, 2026
Sources
- The Verge · theverge.com Archived copy, saved Oct 13, 2026
- Stereogum · stereogum.com Archived copy, saved Aug 8, 2026
- Stereogum · stereogum.com Archived copy, saved Aug 29, 2026
- Deezer · deezer.com
- Spotify artist page · open.spotify.com Archived copy, saved Oct 6, 2026
- music.apple.com Archived copy, saved Jul 27, 2026