T-Pain’s signature use of Auto-Tune wasn’t always embraced, at least not until Snoop Dogg made it “cool.” In a recent interview on The Big Podcast With Shaq, the rapper and singer opened up about the initial pushback he faced for his Auto-Tuned vocals.
“Oh, that’s all there was,” T-Pain told Shaquille O’Neal when asked if he encountered resistance early on. “It was only resistance, until somebody cool did it. Who did that? Who made it cool? Snoop. Snoop did it, and it was totally fine. Everybody was like, okay, I guess we can listen to it.”
Though he didn’t specify, T-Pain was likely referring to Snoop’s 2007 hit “Sensual Seduction.” At the time, Snoop himself admitted he was trying to “put a little T-Pain on it” when he used Auto-Tune on the track.
Meanwhile, T-Pain has been shutting down rumors about his financial situation after fans speculated he was broke for flying commercial instead of taking a private jet. He clapped back in a big way, by giving fans a tour of his luxurious yacht.
The singer, currently living it up on his boat, made sure to share footage of his lavish setup for anyone doubting his wealth.
This comes just days after he posted a video on Instagram breaking down the high cost of private air travel. T-Pain, while seated on a plane, titled the clip: “You wanna know how much a private jet costs?” He then revealed an app on his phone showing the price of a round-trip Gulfstream flight from Atlanta to Las Vegas, $126,574.
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