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Akon: T-Pain's Career Didn't Advance Because He Never Left the Hood (Part 14)

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August 23, 2020
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Akon: T-Pain's Career Didn't Advance Because He Never Left the Hood (Part 14)

Part 13: https://youtu.be/kUHHdYYXNlQ
Part 1: https://youtu.be/G7u1ND_33MY
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In this clip, Akon speaks about dropping his third album “Freedom,” which features hits like “Right Now,” “I’m So Paid,” and “Beautiful.” After pointing out that that album went diamond, Akon went on to speak about signing T-Pain, who he feels could’ve went farther if he would’ve moved outside of the urban arena. Akon explained that urban audiences aren’t loyal and there’s only a short timeframe before a new artist comes along and steals the spotlight away. He then spoke about Future and Migos being the two most influential artists in terms of introducing a rap style that others conform to, which you can hear more about above.

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  1. Godskin gz says:
    6 months ago

    Advanced!!? Evolved is more like it

    Reply
  2. Carle Carter says:
    6 months ago

    Akon’s career stopped because of rape allegations back in Washington DC why Vlad doesn’t asked them kinda questions

    Reply
  3. Tony Oliver says:
    6 months ago

    T-Pain needz to switch it up, come out with an album titled "Sanga Ternt Rappa"

    Reply
  4. Phinelia Vision says:
    6 months ago

    It was some GAME in this video ! Hope artists took notes .

    Reply
  5. SandStorm XII says:
    6 months ago

    Dam

    Reply
  6. Robby Hamilton says:
    6 months ago

    You can’t make it big with only making Urban Music? So what do you call Future’s success????

    Reply
  7. Phone Phone says:
    6 months ago

    Lies. Poseiden, look at meeeeeeeee!

    Reply
  8. Damaine says:
    6 months ago

    Future took Pain’s whole market share… I think a main part of it was his image.

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  9. Hexted says:
    6 months ago

    Are you kidding me Akon of fucking course t pain is more talented then future. Future makes cool music whatever he cannot hold a note to save his life. T pain can rap wayyy better then future and he shouldn’t even be compared as a singer

    Reply
  10. Sharon Jo says:
    6 months ago

    "Urban audience is not loyal. Every year there’s a new nigga."

    Damn. 😐

    Reply
  11. we are REPCITY says:
    6 months ago

    But T Pain make better music than Akon and Future/Migos imitate Lil Wayne

    Reply
  12. JUST US says:
    6 months ago

    T-pain would kill akon in a verse song 4 song…

    Reply
  13. BryanJ says:
    6 months ago

    T-Pain SHOULD be way bigger though. It seems it’s more like he moves badly

    Reply
  14. Donnay Kilgore says:
    6 months ago

    Didn’t he crossover tho 🤔……I’m lost on this one Akon….then wasNt it the good that help future

    Reply
  15. nauticadon says:
    6 months ago

    Vlad was trying to trip Akon up with that “I think T-Pain is more talented than Future” comment. Good thing Kon didn’t go for it.

    Reply
  16. Hexted says:
    6 months ago

    This man is desperate to convince himself that nobody should ever stay where they came from lmao I’d rather be good in my hood and help the people I came up with then just turn my back on them and switch

    Reply
  17. Jalen Wiley says:
    6 months ago

    He Should Speak On Dolla

    Reply
  18. 2kool4skool says:
    6 months ago

    I was a huge Tpain fan in high school. He was weird mad genius. Sounded like no one but himself so he stood out. He never got his respect cuz he was a chubby dark dude with dreads. If he looked like drake or chris brown. He’d be that level.

    Reply
  19. YahTheSubmariner says:
    6 months ago

    The more Akon Interviews the less i like him. Even when he has a point ,i had the way he preface it. Also pop culture is more fickle that’s WHY it’s pop culture smh Also Also – how you say pain lost bcause he stayed hood and then use FUTURE as the comparison for reinventing himself by allways soundidng like himself. What? LOL

    Reply
  20. Briana M says:
    6 months ago

    This has me confused, T-Pain is very successful and big in his own right. He definitely has more hits than Akon.

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  21. TXCarnage 817 says:
    6 months ago

    Akon has never went diamond and only his first two albums went platinum.

    Reply
  22. go go tell that says:
    6 months ago

    The fact he left Bone and Twista out of this conversation shows this nigga Akon don’t know what the fuck he talking about.

    Reply
  23. Tha Taurus says:
    6 months ago

    I disagree cause Pain was all over the place round 2007/2008

    Reply
  24. Chris Spencer says:
    6 months ago

    At least tpain don’t fuck with snitches

    Reply
  25. King Rell says:
    6 months ago

    T-pain career ended when Jay Z made death of autotune after that song it was like the whole music industry turn they back on T-Pain at once. To make matters worst T-pain came out on stage while Jay preform it at summer jam in 09 and it looked like Jay was dissing him to his face .. btw that was just his prime but he still has a career producer and writing till this day and I salute him because not many artist can come back from a Jayz cancellation

    Reply
  26. KD SWAGGER says:
    6 months ago

    Akon > T-Pain.

    Reply
  27. CourtNKing83 says:
    6 months ago

    Who rides around banging Akon songs???

    Reply
  28. Dat Persian King says:
    6 months ago

    Meanwhile akon only has like one hit record lol

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  29. Bergen street Duke boy says:
    6 months ago

    Urban wise t pain got more hits internationally Akon got him washed!!!

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  30. marc777danielle says:
    6 months ago

    What is this clown talking about? T Pains career didn’t take off because he got pidgeon holed as the autotune guy at a time when autotune being used to that extent was looked down on. It was cool for a one time thing but to form much of you artistry on it was unheard of. They were calling him a Roger Troutman clone. Now, in hindsight everyone realized that Pain is a F&^ing genius but the industry has now moved onto new guys using his very formula. He was so ahead of his time the music landscape at the time didn’t understand it. And its always like that. The first guy to pioneer something is always the guy who takes the hit so he can open the door for others to come through. That’s why guys like Cool Herc, and Bambataa, and Caz are broke. They had their flash but they couldn’t capitalize because the industry at the time didn’t understand what they were doing. Rap was seen as music thievery and something that wouldn’t last long until it was shown to contain enough depth to last and was found to actually be commercially viable. But by the time that happened new cats came in using the same exact formula Herc, Bam and Caz(amongst others) had created. T Pain is a pioneer…that’s why he took a hit.

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  31. Brandon Goodwin says:
    6 months ago

    Come On T-Pain that mean you got to come out and drop these hit right now man stop playing they just throw you a line to jump right back in the game man

    Reply
  32. Spencer Dremiox says:
    6 months ago

    Tpain spread himself too thin with helping everybody out with features coupled with pie in the sky contracts. Because he was talented vis-à-vis hardworking but the business aspect was flawed. That’s a wild guess from an outsider.

    Reply
  33. nauticadon says:
    6 months ago

    For a dude that takes pleasure in shitting on black Americans Akon sure loves using that N-word.

    Reply
  34. Josh Robertson says:
    6 months ago

    I was never in to Acon. Acon was never big in the south. But T Pain is still being played in the clubs still to this day. Louisiana loves T Pain

    Reply
  35. Damian Bunting says:
    6 months ago

    Dafuq?

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  36. Chris Spencer says:
    6 months ago

    T pain had more hits than akon.

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  37. KingRocco says:
    6 months ago

    Naw that last statement he made was disrespectful to Sosa, how you gone mention future and T but leave out Sosa and his impact.

    Reply
  38. TheTopPromoter says:
    6 months ago

    T Pains career ain’t even over though lol

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  39. T McCoy says:
    6 months ago

    Akon is delusional about this. Foh

    Reply
  40. Lydia says:
    6 months ago

    Nobody replace Future w/ no T-Pain….wtf Vlad talking about lol

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  41. BlaqueDollaz says:
    6 months ago

    Akon saying you gotta do.more than just music. Take that money invest your self or something else.

    Reply
  42. Mr. 7 says:
    6 months ago

    Nvmind TPain career path…let’s talk about the nigga blowing 35 million dollars in two years and moving back in wit his mama

    Reply
  43. N.T. B says:
    6 months ago

    This whole interview is off.. t-pain had a successful career and even branched off into a lot. Definatrly better than Akon. And why compare t-pain and future.. diff styles.

    Reply
  44. beatswork says:
    6 months ago

    I think Jay-z may of had something to do with that also he didn’t acknowledge him when they were on stage.

    Reply
  45. Clarity with Teekay says:
    6 months ago

    A versus with Akon & Pain would be fire..Pain wins it for me though

    Reply
  46. G Varela says:
    6 months ago

    T Pain a fuckin legend these niggas sleep

    Reply
  47. Ocean Water says:
    6 months ago

    t-pain > akon

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  48. Jet Ryde says:
    6 months ago

    T Pain is bigger than Akon

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  49. David Duarte says:
    6 months ago

    People are missing his point. Yes T-Pain is successful but it’s limited. Akon has more hits worldwide. Same with guys like Pitbull and Flo-Rida, they knew when to move on from strictly street shit and go for the international market hitting other genres.

    Reply
  50. catch phrase says:
    6 months ago

    This title tripping tripping. This mans career is LEGENDARY.

    Reply

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