Fenix Flexin’s “Rubberz” is again at the center of an AI music debate, this time because of the rapper’s own comments. After weeks of public pushback against AI allegations, Fenix now says he “never said I didn’t use AI,” while still drawing a line around what happened during the recording process.
The issue is not only whether AI touched the song. It is also how artists describe that involvement once listeners, producers, and tools begin questioning how a track was made.
What Fenix Flexin is saying now
In a reply on one of his Instagram posts, Fenix responded to a comment that pointed to Tyga admitting he relied on AI for his own controversial 80s-influenced album, $tarface. Fenix’s reply did not frame AI use as something to hide. Instead, he argued that new technology can be used as a tool.
The key line was direct: “never said I didn’t use AI”. He also said the point he had made was that AI had nothing to do with the recording process. According to the same comment, he “didn’t even know what da app was” until the song had been mixed and people began commenting.
That distinction matters. Fenix is not presenting the latest explanation as a full technical breakdown of the song’s creation. He is saying that if AI was involved, it was not part of the recording process as he understands it.
Why the comment is being read as a shift
The new remark lands differently because of what Fenix said before. Last month, on Hot 97’s Mornings With Mero, interviewer Kazeem Famuyide asked him directly about AI use. Fenix answered that there was “no AI on it.”
Since “Rubberz” was released, Fenix and his team have also tried to push back publicly against the AI allegations. The source article says they posted what they claimed were clips of the recording session files. They also entered comment sections to argue that the song was made by two humans recording in his living room with “pro tools auto tune and some reverb.”
Those earlier responses created a clear public position: the song was being defended as a human-made recording, with conventional production tools named as the explanation. The newer statement does not match that clean denial as neatly, because it accepts the possibility of AI use while narrowing the dispute to the recording stage.
The Treblo claim behind the dispute
The controversy around “Rubberz” did not come from one casual online accusation. Producer Medasin posted videos claiming that an AI tool called Treblo, formerly Sonauto, was used to make the song. The company then released an AI detector that identifies “Rubberz” as Treblo AI-created.
Those two facts gave the discussion a specific shape. The question was not simply whether the song sounded synthetic or whether listeners suspected AI. The allegation named a tool, and the company’s own detector added another point of pressure.
Fenix’s current explanation does not appear to dispute every part of that chain in the same way his earlier comments did. Instead, it separates the act of recording from whatever role the app may have played before, after, or around that process. The source does not provide a complete production timeline, so the remaining gap is important: the public still does not have a step-by-step account of how “Rubberz” moved from idea to finished song.
What this says about AI music transparency
The “Rubberz” argument shows how complicated AI music disclosure can become when artists, collaborators, platforms, and detection tools are all part of the conversation. A simple denial can be hard to maintain if later statements introduce narrower definitions, such as whether AI was part of recording rather than whether it was used anywhere in making the track.
For listeners, the practical question is straightforward: what role did AI play, if any? For artists, the answer may be less simple, especially when a song involves apps, production tools, mixing, vocals, effects, and human performance. But the public reaction to “Rubberz” shows that vague answers can create more scrutiny, not less.
The dispute also highlights the limits of defending a song only through fragments. Session clips, comments about a living-room recording, and claims about tools can all be part of an explanation. But when they sit beside a later statement such as “never said I didn’t use AI,” the story becomes harder for audiences to parse.
Where the story stands
Based on the source article, three points are clear:
- Fenix Flexin previously said there was “no AI on it” when asked about “Rubberz.”
- He has now said “never said I didn’t use AI,” while saying AI had nothing to do with the recording process.
- Producer Medasin claimed Treblo was used, and Treblo released an AI detector identifying the song as Treblo AI-created.
That leaves “Rubberz” in an unresolved but more clearly defined controversy. The debate is no longer only about whether AI was involved. It is about what counts as AI use, when disclosure is owed, and whether an artist’s public explanation matches the evidence and statements already on the record.