Tyga confirms he used Suno on $TARFACE, and the industry's new chart rules may block it

Tyga confirmed he used Suno on $TARFACE. In an interview with VIBE, the rapper said his team “definitely used AI as a tool” on the album released July 31, 2026, pointing to ’80s synth parts and a guitar solo. The admission lands one week after an industry coalition published rules deciding when AI-assisted tracks can chart, and $TARFACE just became their first celebrity test case.

The confirmation settles the question hanging over the album since producer Medasin flagged the single “AFFECTION” as likely AI in early August. Tyga skipped the denial entirely and went straight to defending the method.

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And I know people are going to be mad about me saying this, but it's where technology is going. It's no different than when auto-tune came out. Some people were opposed to it, but real artists took it and used it.

Which $TARFACE parts Tyga says came from Suno

Tyga described the workflow to VIBE in practical terms: “I need some ’80s synths for a certain part of this song. I need a guitar solo done ASAP.” The boundary he draws is firm: “as far as the writing, all the vocals are all me.” Asked about the backlash by NME, he answered “I don’t care”.

He also addressed the Fenix Flexin connection. The two recorded a track called “Lavish” together while Fenix’s hit “RUBBERZ” faces its own AI evidence, and Tyga says the two were experimenting with the ’80s sound at the same time. By his account, on Suno, with him doing the writing.

I covered this wave of AI-assisted chart records before Tyga said a word about his own methods:

The pattern in that video is the one Tyga just walked into. AI-assisted records were already climbing while the industry argued about whether they should count, and the rules arrived after the records did.

Does $TARFACE pass the IFPI coalition’s AI chart rules?

In late July, a coalition including UMG, RIAA, A2IM, WIN, IMPALA, the Recording Academy, SAG-AFTRA and the IFPI proposed rules for when AI-assisted tracks can chart. Three conditions: the AI service used is properly authorized and lawful, the track is substantially human made, and no stream or chart manipulation concerns exist.

On Tyga’s account of his own record, the second and third conditions look passable. The first is the trap. Suno signed a licensing deal with Warner Music Group, and UMG and Sony are still suing the company for mass infringement. One tool, simultaneously licensed and accused, and the rules offer no verdict for it.