T-Pain

Steve Aoki and Yellow Claw have shared a video for “Lit,” their trap collaboration featuring Gucci Mane and T-Pain. Filmed at the Dim Mak Manor, the visual shows Aoki and the two rappers getting lit with a contortionist, a belly dancer, and a fire breather. Young Dolph also makes an appearance.

The single, which was one of DJcity’s most downloaded tracks of July, appears on Aoki’s newly released album, Kolony.

Watch the video above and download “Lit” on DJcity.

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Lil Jon performing at Vee Lounge in Fort Worth, Texas. (Michael Bush)
 
Lil Jon has enlisted T-Pain, Problem and Snoop Dogg for a new banger called “My Cutie Pie.” The song samples One Way’s 1982 funk classic, “Cutie Pie,” which remains a favorite to this day. Watch the booty-filled lyric video below and download the track and its club edits here.
 

 
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T-Pain is famous for singing on hit singles but the Florida native was actually a DJ before he became a singer and currently gigs on a regular basis.
 
During a recent interview with Hot 97’s “Ebro in the Morning,” the two-time Grammy winner spoke his mind about the current state of DJing, saying that EDM DJs are hurting the culture:
 

“You know who’s hurting DJs? House DJs. EDM DJs … If you’re a DJ and you can’t rock a crowd from someone else’s computer then you’re not a real DJ.”

 
Although it sounds like a generalization, we presume he wasn’t talking about every single EDM DJ, but rather those who pre-record their sets (David Guetta and Paris Hilton were named specifically).
 
Note: the section about DJing begins at nine-and-a-half minutes in.
 
T-Pain also discussed his current label situation, his career in comparison with Lil Jon’s and his recent performance without auto-tune that went viral.
 
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T-Pain will forever be associated with auto-tune, thanks to a massively successful run in the mid-2000s which saw him at the top of the charts. The 30-year-old can hold it down without the technology though, as a new video from NPR Music shows.
 
It’s pretty amazing to hear Tallahassee Pain sing songs like “Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’),” “Up Down (Do This All Day)” and “Drankin’ Patna” assisted by only a keyboardist and his own vocal cords.
 

“People felt like I was using [auto-tune] to sound good . . . But I was just using it to sound different.”

 
Download the audio from the concert here
 
Related: T-Pain Explains How Auto-Tune Was Invented

 
T-Pain recently spoke with VladTV about auto-tune and working with Kanye West. The singer/songwriter began by saying no artist knows auto-tune better than himself, including Future. He then went on to explain how the technology works and how it was invented.
 
Related: T-Pain ft. B.O.B. – Up Down (Do This All Day) [Music Video]

 
T-Pain has released visuals for his strip club anthem “Up Down (Do This All Day)” featuring B.o.B. The video takes place at a backyard party during the ’90s and is one of the dopest music videos we’ve seen in a while.
 
Download: T-Pain ft. B.O.B. – Up Down (Do This All Day)