Why T-Pain Didn't Get Paid For Some Of His Biggest Features | Genius Level
On March 19, groundbreaking rapper, singer, and producer T-Pain stopped by Genius for the latest installment of Genius Level, our live conversation series with icons of the music business, including influential artists, songwriters, producers, and executives. During the conversation with Genius' Head of Artist Relations Rob Markman, T-Pain participated in a retrospective spanning his over decade-long career.
Later on, T-Pain revealed that he didnt get paid for some of his biggest features. I did all of em for free and all I wanted you to do was get back on my shit, thats it. I just wanted an even swap, 'cause I was going to charge you just as much as you charge me, he explained. Then nothing was reciprocated, you know what Im saying? But, even if I got somebody to even try to be on the song, they would come back and charge.
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On March 19, groundbreaking rapper, singer, and producer T-Pain stopped by Genius for the latest installment of Genius Level, our live conversation series with icons of the music business, including influential artists, songwriters, producers, and executives. During the conversation with Genius' Head of Artist Relations Rob Markman, T-Pain participated in a retrospective spanning his over decade-long career.
Later on, T-Pain revealed that he didnt get paid for some of his biggest features. I did all of em for free and all I wanted you to do was get back on my shit, thats it. I just wanted an even swap, 'cause I was going to charge you just as much as you charge me, he explained. Then nothing was reciprocated, you know what Im saying? But, even if I got somebody to even try to be on the song, they would come back and charge.
Read more on Genius: https://genius.com/a/t-pain-reflects-on-his-career-in-the-latest-episode-of-genius-level
Read all the lyrics to T-Pain's hits on Genius: https://genius.com/artists/T-pain
Subscribe to Genius: http://bit.ly/2cNV6nz Genius on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Genius Genius on Instagram: http://instagram.com/genius Genius on Facebook: https://facebook.com/Geniusdotcom http://genius.com
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