T-Pain Seemingly Blasts Akon For Holding His Music Career Back
In a recent interview with VladTV, Akon spoke about fellow musician T-Pain, claiming that he’d be much bigger if he would’ve left the hood. Subsequently, the Tallahassee hero is seemingly blasting back and calling out the Senegalese mogul for holding his music career back.
Kon critiqued, “I think one of the major reasons [he didn’t become more successful] is that T-Pain never left the hood. He just confined his music to urban music… That was it. I saw T-Pain as another me, to be able to cross outside of urban. Go into pop, go into EDM, go into Latin—I still think ’til this day he still can do it.” He adds, “You and I know better than anybody, urban audiences aren’t loyal. Every year there’s a new n*gga. Every year. So, you gotta take full advantage, maximize your urban presence, and then right as that side n*gga come in, you exit… Hip hop, it’s a [stick] and move. It don’t stick around long enough unless you continue to reinvent yourself.”
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Welp, Pain caught wind, and took to his Twitter, writing, “The very ppl that held me back is tellin y’all how I could’ve been bigger. I’m not angry at all. I’ve grown. I’ve learned how to keep moving forward and not look back. Some ppl don’t and that’s ok. They’ll get there at their pace. But I’m no longer gonna to allow my past to determine my future. I’m in control. See y’all on the brighter side. Love y’all.”
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The very ppl that held me back is tellin y’all how I could’ve been bigger 🤦🏿♂️
— T-Pain (@TPAIN) August 26, 2020
I’m not angry at all. I’ve grown. I’ve learned how to keep moving forward and not look back. Some ppl don’t and that’s ok. They’ll get there at their pace. But I’m no longer gonna to allow my past to determine my future. I’m in control. See y’all on the brighter side. Love y’all.
— T-Pain (@TPAIN) August 26, 2020
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