If u don't know Drake, u need to check him out. When he raps, he sounds like a cross between Lil' Wayne and Kanye. His lyrics are simple yet thoughtful and he has swag (hate that word). Matter of fact, there's a rumor that he ghostwrites for Weezy. Drake is part of Wayne's Young Money crew and can be heard on the second verse of the new single "Every Girl" . The thing that's dope about Drake is you can't put him in a box and dude can sing. I mean sing for real like an r&b artist. Just check out the mixtape "So Far Gone". All his skills are on display here. He has a beat by Kanye, Say What's Real, which he smashes and appearances by Lil' Wayne, Trey Songz, Lloyd and Omarion. I think by the end of the year Drake will blow....huge!
Check out the new single "Autotune (can u hear me?)" from new artist, D-Train produced by me.
For all those that don't know what autotune is, it's the effect that is used on T-Pain's voice. Many of today's new songs use it including those by Lil' Wayne, Kanye and many others.
This song is dedicated to the music industry and those programmed by commercial radio. The song is basically saying 'can u hear me now that i'm using this autotune effect since u don't listen to me any other time'. Hope u like it...Shout out to P. Coakley for the keys on the track
Okay, I can no longer front on T-Pain's skills. After hearing his latest single, "Chopped & Screwed", I give up on saying dude is wack. He may not be able to sing without the lil vocorder effect but dude makes good songs, PERIOD. He makes feel good songs with good melodies and he's creative. He also makes songs that ppl can relate to.
"I'm in Love With a Stripper" - We know kats that have fell in love with strippers. LOL. "Bartender" - Just go to a club and see how many kats try to holla at the bartenders. "Buy U a Drank" - Self explanatory.
He also makes other ppls wack songs sound half decent when he is featured and he has everybody from Lil Wayne to Kanye West copying his style with the vocorder. He is basically doing what R. Kelly used to do when he was the man in R&B. I finally relented after hearing this "Chopped & Screwed" joint. This is one of the most creative R&B songs i have ever heard. EVER! If u know what chopped & screwed is, this song is borderline genius and the melody is dope. So, i must admit that I may be buying T-Pain's new cd when it comes out. Sorry...