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T-Pain Throws Funeral for Auto-Tune

Posted Oct 19th 2009 10:00AM by Theo Bark
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Hip hop's answer to Andy Kaufman, T-Pain eulogized his favorite sound effect, the Auto-tune, at DJ Khaled's album release party on October 13.

Pain arrived at the party in his hearse (yes), blasting Jay-Z's 'D.O.A.,' the song which first called for the "death of auto-tune," the vocal effect which essentially made Pain's career. Pain initially supported the song, then later decided to take umbrage and fired back, calling Jay "old." Pain then rescinded his comments and, in yet another effort to embrace Jay, conducted his own funeral, as it were.

In the parking lot outside of Khaled's party, he pulled a coffin out of the back of the strobe-lit hearse (why not?). Inside the coffin was a skeleton dressed in jeans and a white t-shirt, rocking with Pain's ridiculous "Big Ass Chain" and signature top hat.

Watch the video after the jump, and draw your own conclusion. We're hoping the funeral means the death of T-Pain's stylist, as well.

Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, R.I.P.
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Preston

I don't blame him for doing that Auto-Tune funersl. It's been overused to death on countless dance pop, hip-hop and R&B songs. Britney Spears overdid it on her 2007 album Blackout. Any more and you could have had U2, Nickelback or other rock bands doing it and having Mike Shipley mix it. T-Pain has been doing it a lot, but I think it's time that artists hear their singing or rapping a lot more without that Auto Tune effect.

October 19 2009 at 1:44 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply