R&B star T-Pain is joining Soulja Boy in a new challenge. The hip-hop veteran claimed the title of the first singer turned rapper turned “rapper-turned-singer” through social media.
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T-Pain Joins The First Challenge
Following through with a challenge Soulja started by stating he was the first at doing most things in hip-hop, T-Pain broadcasted his own achievements. In two Twitter posts, the Grammy-winning performer made his pitch to the world about how he came to be the first singer turned rapper.
“I’m the first singer to become the first rapper to become the first rappa ternt sanga!!!”
Pain turned things up a few more notches by even referencing R&B stars Chris Brown and Ne-Yo.
“I’m the first singer to sing on a song!!! @chrisbrown used to sleep on my couch!! @NeYoCompound used to eat my left overs on Christmas!! @TreySongz used to practice the light skinned face in a mirror in my basement!! Put some respect on big flake-o!!!”
T-Pain Launches A Podcast
Last month, PodcastOne announced they’ll be partnering with T-Pain to release his “Nappy Boy Radio” podcast show. When describing the motivation behind the partnership, the President described T-Pain as a charismatic personality that would draw an audience just from his authentic voice and commentary.
“At PodcastOne, we seek hosts who are charismatic and engaging with something to say that audiences want to hear. T-Pain is all that and more. His innate curiosity and interest in the world around him and the people who live in it offers up endless possibilities for show content and we cannot wait to launch Nappy Boy Radio with T-Pain.” (Deadline)
T-Pain Didn’t Know About Instagram’s Inbox
In April 2021, T-Pain discovered a new function through his Instagram requests inbox. The Grammy-winning artist revealed on IG that he didn’t know the inbox existed until now, and that he’s missed about two years’ worth of direct messages. Many of those DMs were from artists trying to work with the hitmaking crooner.
“I swear!! I’m just now seeing all these messages and mentions TODAY!!!! How do I super apologize? Press conference? Town hall meeting? I’m dumb??♂️”
TP Won’t Apologize For Auto-Tune
In March 2021, the widely-recognized face (and voice) of the Auto-Tune movement in music had no problem owning that title. T-Pain poked fun at his manufactured style in a Super Bowl ad alongside comedian King Bach and NBA star Anthony Davis.
“It’s about owning everything that makes you unique and makes you you and being unapologetic about it. So it’s about everything that I’ve been doing for a long time. Like when you bring up Auto-Tune and stuff like that, I didn’t apologize for that. I kept going, I kept pushing, regardless of how much backlash I got for it, regardless how much praise other people got for it above me.”