Let’s get the album title out of the way first. T-Pain indeed started out as a rapper. His hip-hop cover of Akon’s hit single “Locked Up” led to a record deal. But T-Pain decided to transition to ...
T-Pain has a rare distinction in music: When you think of one musical instrument, tool, or innovation, his name is the one that immediately comes to mind. Of course, this is due to him popularizing ...
As if he hasn't proven he can sing sans Auto-Tune enough times, T-Painsang the national anthem at the Dodgers Stadium this Monday and absolutely killed it. We caught up with T-Pain at the game to talk ...
*T-Pain has revealed that a conversation with Usher on a plane in 2013 left him depressed after the “You Got It Bad” singer told him he “f*cked up” the music industry when he used Auto-Tune. T-Pain ...
For a while, T-Pain was known as the Auto-Tune king. Everything he touched was slathered in the annoying sound of Auto-Tune. His use of the device reminded me of children with fries and ketchup: They ...
Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. “Usher was my friend,” he said in the clip. “I really respect Usher. And ...
T-Pain insists there's no hard feelings with Christina Aguilera, years after she wore a t-shirt that read, "Auto-Tune is for pussies." T-Pain, a gifted vocalist who typically utilizes auto-tune as a ...
Millennials deserve some nostalgia, too. And T-Pain is the perfect artist to deliver it. He made a name for himself in the aughts in hip-hop and R&B, starting with his breakout 2005 hit “I’m Sprung.” ...
"I didn't tell everybody else to start using it," T Pain said on Netflix's "This Is Pop," when Usher told him that criticism.
T-Pain peforms at Target Field in Minneapolis (Photo by Nagashia Jackson for rolling out) T-Pain, the innovative artist who revolutionized mid-2000s hip-hop with his distinctive auto-tune sound, has ...
Based on the screams, you would have thought Taylor Swift actually did show up to Austin City Limits Music Festival. But it wasn't the world's biggest pop star emerging from a saloon-themed set.
Hip-hop artist and autotune aficionado T-Pain is not super impressed with the president’s singing ability. “Probably 50/50,” he assessed at Saturday night’s OurTime.org Generation Now party being held ...