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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tWho is that? It\u2019s the question asked by panelists on The Masked Singer multiple times in each episode, and the answer is: everybody. Since the show debuted in January 2019, the celebrity contestants have included Joey Fatone, Michelle Williams, Tori Spelling, Mickey Rourke, Patti LaBelle, Kelly Osbourne, Bret Michaels, Lil Wayne, Jordyn Woods, Wendy Williams, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cI done wrote a lot of country songs. Stopped taking credit for it because as cool as it is to see your name in those credits and s\u2013t like that, the racism that comes after it is just like \u2026 I\u2019ll just take the check, don\u2019t put me on that s\u2013t. I\u2019ll just take the check, bro, never mind.\u201d<\/p>\n
T-Pain showed his love of country music on his 2023 On Top of the Covers<\/em> live album which included his version of \u201cTennessee Whiskey.\u201d The song was originally released by country artist David Allan Coe<\/strong> in 1981 and has been re-recorded by country stars Chris Stapleton<\/strong> and George Jones.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n![\"T](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/T-Pain-Reveals-Why-He-Stopped-Taking-Songwriting-Credit-on-Country-Songs-2.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n T-Pain performs on stage.<\/span> Jamie McCarthy\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe \u201cBuy U a Drank\u201d rapper also collaborated with Taylor Swift<\/strong> when they performed his parody of her classic, \u201cLove Story,\u201d titled \u201cThug Story,\u201d at the 2009 CMT Awards.<\/p>\nT-Pain pioneered the use of the Auto-Tune pitch-correcting audio processor for vocals when he began his recording career in 1993. It has since been utilized by numerous stars including Snoop Dogg<\/strong>, Lil Wayne<\/strong>, Kanye West<\/strong> and the Black Eyed Peas.<\/strong><\/p>\nHowever, some artists criticized the trend. In 2009, Jay-Z<\/strong> slammed hip hop artists recording with Auto-Tune in his song, \u201cD.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune).\u201d His lyrics included, \u201cGet back to rap, you T-Paining too much.\u201d[<\/p>\nUsher<\/strong> also bashed Auto-Tune, and in the 2021 Netflix docuseries This Is Pop,<\/em> T-Pain said Usher\u2019s remarks sent him into a depression<\/a> back in 2013.<\/p>\n\u201cHe was, like, \u2018Man, I want to tell you something, man.\u2019 He was like, \u2018Man, you kind of f\u2014ed up music,\u2019\u201d he recalled, adding, \u201cI didn\u2019t understand. Usher was my friend.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The \u201cBuy U a Drank\u201d rapper also collaborated with Taylor Swift<\/strong> when they performed his parody of her classic, \u201cLove Story,\u201d titled \u201cThug Story,\u201d at the 2009 CMT Awards.<\/p>\n T-Pain pioneered the use of the Auto-Tune pitch-correcting audio processor for vocals when he began his recording career in 1993. It has since been utilized by numerous stars including Snoop Dogg<\/strong>, Lil Wayne<\/strong>, Kanye West<\/strong> and the Black Eyed Peas.<\/strong><\/p>\n However, some artists criticized the trend. In 2009, Jay-Z<\/strong> slammed hip hop artists recording with Auto-Tune in his song, \u201cD.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune).\u201d His lyrics included, \u201cGet back to rap, you T-Paining too much.\u201d[<\/p>\n Usher<\/strong> also bashed Auto-Tune, and in the 2021 Netflix docuseries This Is Pop,<\/em> T-Pain said Usher\u2019s remarks sent him into a depression<\/a> back in 2013.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was, like, \u2018Man, I want to tell you something, man.\u2019 He was like, \u2018Man, you kind of f\u2014ed up music,\u2019\u201d he recalled, adding, \u201cI didn\u2019t understand. Usher was my friend.\u201d<\/p>\n