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This T-Pain Performance Isn't Like Anything You've Heard from Him Before

You'll be pleasantly surprised to hear how the “rappa-ternt-singer” sounds nowadays.
This T-Pain Performance Isn't Like Anything You've Heard from Him Before
T-Pain
By Yolanda Sangweni · Updated October 27, 2020
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AutoTune is probably the first thing you think of when you think of T-Pain. But these days, the self-described “rappa-ternt-singer” is free of AutoTune and you’ll be pleasantly surprised to hear how he sounds. He performed his latest track, “Officially Yours,” from his upcoming album Stoicville: The Phoenix (out Dec 11) for NPR last week nearly a year after his now-infamous Tiny Desk Concert where he first debuted his authentic singing voice.

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