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Apr 04, 2019 It was perhaps an unlikely victory for a singer associated more than any other with Auto-Tune, the vocal-processing software T-Pain’s been using since the mid-2000s — in songs like “Buy U a.
T-Pain performed a Tiny Desk concert at NPR this week, and he killed it.
You probably know T-Pain as the R&B singer that your friend who is way too into classic rock loves to talk smack about, because he’s not a real singer, bro. Here’s the thing: T-Pain is a real singer. A really good singer.
T-Pain used Auto-Tune because it made his voice sound crazy and metallic and produced an amazing effect, not because he couldn’t sing.
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Auto-Tune was created to be used by people who couldn’t quite hit a note, so the machine was brought in to correct it a little. Auto-Tune, when used properly, is extremely hard to detect. If it corrects pitches like it’s meant to, you don’t notice it.
T-Pain intentionally sang between keys so it forced the Auto-Tune to correct sharply, which produced that surreal, robotic effect you have heard parodied 10,000 times before.
Don’t hate on T-Pain. Don’t doubt him, either. Dude can sing.
(Thanks to Entertain This! for sharing.)
Open up the average school yearbook and you'll find a variety of choices for senior quotes. They can range from anywhere from the bizarre to the charming.
However, few can boast that their senior quote was personally curated by a hip hop mogul and mid-2000s pop icon named T-Pain.
Gabriel Silvan proved that it is, indeed, possible.
Here's the breakdown of what Silvan describes as 'a series of very, very, very, very fortunate events.'
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In December, Silvan reached out to the king of auto-tune on Twitter, asking for help with his senior quote.
@TPAIN give me a senior quote please:)
— gabriel⚘ (@GxbrielSilvxn) December 15, 2016
The rapper replied back with a quote that honestly reflects the state of current events.
“people don't think it be like it be, but it do.”
— T-Pain (@TPAIN) December 16, 2016
So Silvan submitted the quote, and when he received his yearbook at the end of the school year, he tweeted back at T-Pain.
It's been done @TPAINpic.twitter.com/h0ghKjyH1Q
— gabriel⚘ (@GxbrielSilvxn) June 6, 2017
One thing is for certain; T-Pain lives to give high school seniors personalized quotes on Twitter.
Man. This. This is the kind of shit I live for ? you did it bro. Killed it. Good job man ?? ...............?? ...............?? .slow clap*
— T-Pain (@TPAIN) June 6, 2017
Overall, Silvan was pretty pleased with the outcome.
I could get curved and rejected by any female ever and I wouldn't care because tpain has blessed my life more than any woman would
— gabriel (@DRYRAlN) June 6, 2017
No one can ever make me feel bad ever again
— gabriel (@DRYRAlN) June 6, 2017
The lesson learned from this story is that T-Pain might not 'Buy U a Drank', but he just may help you look cool in high school.
Not surprising coming from the man who has a meme tattooed on his hand.