T-Pain

http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/28/rapper-t-pain-gets-a-facebook-like-tattoo/

T-Pain's Facebook tattoo > Gucci's face tattoo

add more >>>>>>>>>>>>>>s

the >>>>>s go between everything else and those two things

Does anyone know the best source for the finger snap sample T-Pain et al uses in their music? Is it a recent sample pack or is it some old school drum machine bit?

sun is out today and i'm blasting "shawty" <3 t-pain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDP5IqHK_Jc

http://www.thesuperficial.com/t-pain-frank-ocean-homophobia-jay-z-kanye-02-2014

seems like a good dude overall

the jay-z and kanye part of that doesn't scan to me but i'm sure he's right as it pertains to a bunch of other rappers

nonetheless t-pain is a true national treasure

yeah, that part was pretty nonsensical considering Frank is on both Yeezus and MCHG (and "Oceans" is supposedly a WTT outtake but still, Jay put it on his new record).

i kinda get the impression that Frank is pointedly only collaborating with the biggest rappers out and the ones in his crew. he's the only new R&B singer in the last few years with a gold album, i'm sure if he wanted to hit the Trey Songz hook singer circuit there'd be more rappers saying yes than no to the offer to collaborate.

the bit from the (same?) recent interview about T-Pain getting invited to 808s & Heartbreak sessions and then getting mocked by Kanye for his ideas was crazy. i can't believe what it would take for a lyric or melody to be considered not good enough for that sloppy-ass album.

ok i'm posting this here too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtZGbw_ShNg

so good

i love this

national treasure OTM
so glad i'm listening to this right now

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2014/03/the-sadness-of-t-pain.html

The haters have made him very sad

My opinion of this article is coloured by the fact that the writer seems to think that Drake picture was deep and not hilarious.

When he says this, once again laughing, I think instantly about the photograph on the cover of Drake’s “Take Care,” which shows the artist sitting glumly in front of a golden goblet, looking painfully aware of how little solace his riches can bring him in his darkest moments.

T-Pain has always been like that, i called him "sad T-Panda" 6 years ago: Rolling R&B Thread 2007

his new album, titled “Stoicville: The Phoenix”

omg

from the pfork FKA Twigs interview:

Pitchfork: T-Pain recently said in an interview that you’ve changed his life. What’s your relationship like with him?
T: He kept on messaging my label, and it was always really heartfelt, like, “I don’t want anything from you, I just want to talk to you. I’m really interested in your process.” He seemed different. We spoke on the phone and he was really softly spoken. So I thought it'd be cool to go and hang out with T-Pain for the day. I went to the studio with him, and we made some sounds, just playing around. He played me some music, and I played him some music, and I showed him the instruments I work on. He's got a really beautiful voice. He should let people hear that. And he's got a great sensibility for chords. I was quite surprised. He's really musical, he plays piano really, really well. He texts me every now and then to check in and make sure I'm OK. He's always like, "If you ever need anything, just call me.”

<3

Would probably agree Re his voice, though I wouldn't be in a rush to hear him croon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U08iRYEnAEA

he sang w/ no autotune on thr33 ringz and his voice is very nice imo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqKDsUCFchc

I like his voice a ton. He really went south after Thr33 Ringz when he stopped doing the smooth, finger-snap thing and became a desperate shouting lunatic on every track. I tweeted something to that effect about a year ago, and he replied that he actually totally agreed, which was cool, but I haven't heard any new music from him that suggests he's changing course

i heard a new track on youtube recently that sounded amazing (very hushed and dark), but can't find it now :(

T-Pain is on that awkward bubble where he's still a major label presence but has to fight to stay on the radio with the clubbiest and trendiest songs he can manage. If he ever got dropped or gave up on making hits he'd probably start releasing some really great interesting stuff.

I tweeted something to that effect about a year ago, and he replied that he actually totally agreed, which was cool, but I haven't heard any new music from him that suggests he's changing course

― Evan R, Tuesday, July 29, 2014 12:10 PM (36 minutes ago) Bookmark

"up down" is pretty great and not shouty at all

also this was pretty classic t pain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1pp9gYsJns

revolver was a really bad look for him though yeah

T-Pain is on that awkward bubble where he's still a major label presence but has to fight to stay on the radio with the clubbiest and trendiest songs he can manage. If he ever got dropped or gave up on making hits he'd probably start releasing some really great interesting stuff.

― some dude, Tuesday, July 29, 2014 12:46 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this is basically otm. feels like "drankin patna" was maybe the one last gasp of "let's see if we can get a classic t-pain song to pop after 'up down'" but since that caught zero buzz i kind of hesitate to think what his real follow up is gonna be

Oh I like that one; never heard it before. I'm surprised by the longevity of "Up Down." He released that nearly a year ago and it's been a steady radio presence all year, but obviously that's more a testament to Mustard than T-Pain. Right now it seems like there's nobody Mustard couldn't score a hit for.

that teefli song is even creeping up towards hit status

Right now it seems like there's nobody Mustard couldn't score a hit for.

― Evan R, Tuesday, July 29, 2014 1:00 PM (8 minutes ago) Bookmark

riff raff

i've seen t-pain live twice and he sings quite well without autotune on stage

hadn't even heard drankin patna; i like the maneater nods

Obv "Up Down" is riding the Mustard wave but I don't see how it's outside of T-Pain's usual style at all. They met halfway very well for that one.

http://www.npr.org/event/music/359661053/t-pain-tiny-desk-concert

ahh that version of "buy u a drank" is so good, fuck

this entire thing is incredible

i would watch an entire hourlong concert of him singing his songs like this

right?
so crazy this is NPR

jesus, t-pain is 29?
i have done nothing with my life

this is making me so happy

t-pain unplug-in

keyboard player kills it

the michael mcdonald/regulators interpolation

oh very much so

ahhhhh "Up Down"

i like how Musiq Soulchild just embarrassed himself stepping into a T-Pain type lane and then T-Pain goes ahead and bodies Musiq's lane

tears of joy

This is really glorious. Such an earned victory for an artist who really deserves one.

his final rendition of the "up down" chorus on this is so dope

cool thing is you can really hear the line between his "real" voice and his autotune voice in this