Rapper T-Pain without auto-tune in a paired back gig will blow your mind

Oct 31, 2014

Auto-tune fan ... rapper T-Pain is famous for his use of the pitch correcting audio techn

Auto-tune fan ... rapper T-Pain is famous for his use of the pitch correcting audio technology auto-tune. Source: News Limited

HE’S the American rapper famous for using the vocal pitch correcting auto-tune, but hearing T-Pain sing without the effect is mind-blowing.

The 30-year-old performer was a special guest at NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts series and a video of his three-song set has received 1.1 million views in just two days.

Warning: the video contains explicit language.

T-Pain singing without auto-tune

In a rare moment, T-Pain wowed the intimate audience sans auto-tune — and his natural voice is actually really good.

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His session included soulful, paired back renditions of his hits Buy You a Drank (Shawty Snappin’), Up Down (Do This All Day) and Drankin’ Patna.

 Rapper T-Pain in an undated publicity photo. Pic XPosed Media.

Stage presence ... T-Pain first heard auto-tune used on a remix of a single released by Jennifer Lopez. Source: Supplied

In an interview set to air on the radio network’s show All Things Considered, T-Pain explains that the public perception of his use of auto-tune is wrong.

“People felt like I was using it to sound good,” he told the program. “But I was just using it to sound different.”

Multi award-winning ... rapper T-Pain has won a swag of awards, including two Grammys.

Multi award-winning ... rapper T-Pain has won a swag of awards, including two Grammys. Source: Supplied

Despite that, he admitted to being nervous about the gig given he has rarely not performed without auto-tune.

“I’ve got it right here, surgically inserted,” he joked.

 
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