T pain singing sam cooke biography
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Sheldon Pearce
Pearce has covered music for Goings On since 2020.
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To call T-Pain’s journey back to the center of pop culture a redemption arc might be underestimating his influence, even at his most marginalized, but in recent years the singer and rapper has become a case study in successful second impressions. Once the purveyor of a liquor-infused, Auto-Tuned R. & B. that pitch-corrected his voice to sound like a libidinous robot, he was soon deemed gimmicky and regressive, a blight on true artistry. A 2014 Tiny Desk concert went a long way toward dispelling the notion that he couldn’t actually sing; winning “The Masked Singer,” in 2019, beating out Donny Osmond and Gladys Knight, ratified his performance credentials. These days, he leans into his newfound brand as a soulful crooner, most recently with more role-playing,
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T-Pain wows with real voice on heaps of covers by Montell Jordan, Sam Cooke and Black Sabbath
We all know T-Pain for his excessive use of auto-tune, but what if I told you his natural voice is actually crazy good?
T-Pain has opted to show off his real singing voice for his latest project, 'On Top Of The Covers', breaking away from his signature Auto-Tune sound.
The singer recently released his seventh studio album full of covered tracks from big hitters Sam Cooke, Sam Smith, Journey, Montell Jordan, and Black Sabbath. He also features artist NandoSTL who duetted with him on the Frank Sinatra song 'That's Life'.
A fan of the singer took to TikTok to share all of the best covers you need to hear today, and oof, it's hard to pick a fave.
T Pain has been attacked for years by critics and fellow musicians for what they believed was his lack of ability to sing.
However, in recent years that criticism has faded as his real voice has continued to shine th
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Rapper T-Pain Covers Black Sabbath and Journey on New Album
Rapper T-Pain revealed details of his new album, On Top of the Covers, which includes his take on classic songs bygd Black Sabbath, Journey, Sam Cooke, Dr. Hook and others.
The multimillion-selling artist fryst vatten known for pioneering the use of Auto-Tune during a career that’s spanned more than 20 years. He won the first season of The Masked Singer in 2019, at one point performing a cover of Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now.”
The album's track listing – which you can see below – includes Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs,” Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’,” Cooke’s “A Change fryst vatten Gonna Come” and Dr. Hook’s “Sharing the Night Together."
“This covers album has been years in the making,” T-Pain said in a statement. “I started recording this right baksidan