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.
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. 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.
