Looking back, Jay Z's Death of Autotune was...

[Ziggiy]

Jay probably booted him from the game for going on stage like Lil Mama, not just for being corny





This shyt awkward

"This is what happened--we was talking about it the whole day. I called Jay and I said 'Yo, can you come out on my set, at the stadium, and do the 'D.O.A.' song? It'd be a big look for me and you. I praised the song, I love the song,' " Pain said of Hot 97's annual Summer Jam concert in June. "At that time, he said 'I'm triple booked. I'm in Switzerland right now. I can't do it. I'm doing three shows in Switzerland right now.' Then, I'm getting ready to go onstage ... I'm ready to go and they like 'Hold on, Jay-Z's about to come out with Jeezy.' I'm like 'Jay-Z's in Switzerland!' They're like 'No he's not, he's right there.' I look and there's Jay-Z."

"We got on the stage and then, the line in ["D.O.A."] where he says 'I don't need nobody smiling at this', he pointed at me. At the end of the song, when I tried to shake his hand, he turned around and said 'Good riddance.' I'm like 'Wow,' he continued.

Wait Jay-Z came ALL the way from Switzerland to show up and diss T-pain?


That sounds crazy

 

[Vinny Lupton]

Wait Jay-Z came ALL the way from Switzerland to show up and diss T-pain?


That sounds crazy

He lied and told t-pain he was in Switzerland so his summer jam appearance with jeezy would be a surprise. Jay didn't like him and he wasn't gonna be a special guest in the middle of the show anyway

 

[Ziggiy]

He lied and told t-pain he was in Switzerland so his summer jam appearance with jeezy would be a surprise. Jay didn't like him and he wasn't gonna be a special guest in the middle of the show anyway

Oh that makes more sense. Thats why Pain showed up during JAY’S set.


Pain shouldn’t have done that. If another artist don’t fukk with you then that just is what it is. Hell him lying and then showing up to Summer Jam would’ve been all the confirmation I need. How you gonna FORCE a nikka to wanna perform with you?

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

This was definitely one of Jay’s biggest sucker moments

 

[A Tribe Called Quest ™]

Jay probably booted him from the game for going on stage like Lil Mama, not just for being corny





This shyt awkward

"This is what happened--we was talking about it the whole day. I called Jay and I said 'Yo, can you come out on my set, at the stadium, and do the 'D.O.A.' song? It'd be a big look for me and you. I praised the song, I love the song,' " Pain said of Hot 97's annual Summer Jam concert in June. "At that time, he said 'I'm triple booked. I'm in Switzerland right now. I can't do it. I'm doing three shows in Switzerland right now.' Then, I'm getting ready to go onstage ... I'm ready to go and they like 'Hold on, Jay-Z's about to come out with Jeezy.' I'm like 'Jay-Z's in Switzerland!' They're like 'No he's not, he's right there.' I look and there's Jay-Z."

"We got on the stage and then, the line in ["D.O.A."] where he says 'I don't need nobody smiling at this', he pointed at me. At the end of the song, when I tried to shake his hand, he turned around and said 'Good riddance.' I'm like 'Wow,' he continued.

Yo Hov is a straight bytch for this wtf

 

[SnowflakesByTheOZ]

Jay probably booted him from the game for going on stage like Lil Mama, not just for being corny





This shyt awkward

"This is what happened--we was talking about it the whole day. I called Jay and I said 'Yo, can you come out on my set, at the stadium, and do the 'D.O.A.' song? It'd be a big look for me and you. I praised the song, I love the song,' " Pain said of Hot 97's annual Summer Jam concert in June. "At that time, he said 'I'm triple booked. I'm in Switzerland right now. I can't do it. I'm doing three shows in Switzerland right now.' Then, I'm getting ready to go onstage ... I'm ready to go and they like 'Hold on, Jay-Z's about to come out with Jeezy.' I'm like 'Jay-Z's in Switzerland!' They're like 'No he's not, he's right there.' I look and there's Jay-Z."

"We got on the stage and then, the line in ["D.O.A."] where he says 'I don't need nobody smiling at this', he pointed at me. At the end of the song, when I tried to shake his hand, he turned around and said 'Good riddance.' I'm like 'Wow,' he continued.

What a chess move, this is why I love Jay man

 

[Buckeye Fever]

Nobody, and I mean NOBODY used autotune better than T-Pain.

He didnt sound lke he was gargling mouthwash like most ppl do when they use autotune.

 

[Rell Lauren]

It was a moment where the game had lapped by Jay-Z. He came off as extremely bitter with this song.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Jay was corny for this shyt. Because you couldn't get it right trying to dikkride and ride the wave, you dismiss it.

 

[CrimsonTider]

Jay was corny for this shyt. Because you couldn't get it right trying to dikkride and ride the wave, you dismiss it.

This entire Jay era was corny

he felt his influence on rap start to slip and pulled stunts like this

 

[Jerz-2]

Jay was corny for this shyt. Because you couldn't get it right trying to dikkride and ride the wave, you dismiss it.

This.

And T-Pain deserves his flowers, dude is actually really talented.

 

[Awesome Wells]

This.

And T-Pain deserves his flowers, dude is actually really talented.

T-Pain is definitely mad talented.

But Autotune is still wack. Especially when rappers abuse it. It hasn't done R&B any favors either. I always said Pain would probably be held in a much higher regard if people didn't associate him with just being able to make joints with Autotune. He can do a lot more, but people saw him as a one-trick pony. Even with the success, he was slept on.