kanye west 808s and heartbreak album cover

And he said, 'I'm gonna tell you something, man. Looking back on the interaction, T-Pain believes the harsh criticism was the catalyst for his lengthy bout of depression. Speaking on Netflix's ‘This Is Pop’, the 'Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')' hitmaker shared how his friend Usher told him that his reliance on the audio processing technology had 'f***** up music'.Īccording to the 38-year-old rapper-and-singer, the two artists were on the same flight heading to the 2013 BET Awards and, while T-Pain was sleeping, a flight attendant woke him up to tell him that Usher wanted a word. T-Pain showing off his vocal talents comes after he claimed he suffered depression for four years after Usher criticised his use of Auto-Tune. The covers collection is the follow-up to 2019's '1UP'. To celebrate the record, T-Pain will play two special concerts at Los Angeles' The Sun Rose on March 17 and 18. These songs are not what you’d expect when you hear that T-Pain is doing a covers album and that is what I think is cool about it.”

“This is something I’ve felt strongly about for a long time. He said in a statement: “This covers album has been years in the making. The 'I Run This City' star - whose real name is Faheem Rashad Najm - has also recorded versions of Journey's 'Don't Stop Believin' and Sam Cooke's 'A Change Is Gonna Come', plus ‘Tennessee Whiskey’ by Chris Stapleton and ‘That’s Life’ by Frank Sinatra. The US rapper has tried his hand at various genres for 'On Top Of The Covers', which is released on March 17, including heavy metal legends Sabbath's 1970s classic 'War Pigs' and the pop star's 2014 ballad 'Stay With Me'. T-Pain has covered Black Sabbath and Sam Smith on an upcoming covers album.

Kanye west 808s and heartbreak album cover