T-Pain sheds the Auto-Tune and reveals his beautiful, soulful voice
T-Pain, the top-hat-wearing human embodiment of Auto-Tune, is back, and he's on his way to being vindicated. Yes, the man known for popularizing that particularly grating pitch-correcting effect in songs like "Buy U A Drank" and, yes, "I'm On A Boat" ditched his signature dreads, donned a pair of clear glasses, and headed to NPR, where he performed some stripped-down, Auto-Tuneless versions of some of his biggest R&B hits as part of the station's Tiny Desk Concert series.
And guess what? T-Pain actually has a gorgeously raspy and soulful voice. So is an acoustic T-Pain album on the way? We can dream. --Samantha Rollins
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
Join more than 350,000 subscribers and keep yourself informed with a selection of The Week’s most interesting, enlightening and entertaining stories - plus daily puzzles.
Join more than 350,000 subscribers and keep yourself informed with a selection of The Week’s most interesting, enlightening and entertaining stories - plus daily puzzles.
