Harvey Mason Jr. looks ahead at a new creative process, the challenge to human artists and powers AI will give to fans.

Even listeners who hate the idea of AI music are getting served tracks like “Taste My Ass” and “I Caught Santa Claus Sniffing Cocaine” on Spotify and other streamers.

His father was also named Champ. It’s a family name, passed down with variations from his great-grandfather, James Beauchamp Clark, who was speaker of the United States House of Representatives from ...