T-Pain: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

[@nprmusic]

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[@lizmarquez7374]

fingers crossed!!

[@jamesmccormack1433]

why is Quebec excluded? lol

[@JoshuaHill-c2m]

Steve Lacy ?!

[@TruPharoah50]

Please do this again. I definitely want to see a Tiny Desk. My artist are Ciara, Omarion, CBREEZY if he accept haha. Idc what year I wanna go. And another Tpain one haha

[@junious84]

Him and that pianist just need to do an entire album.

[@michaelpope1710]

Junious Alexander I agree!!!

[@michelled.2112]

Just like this!! I’d listen to it nightly to help me sleep.

[@junious84]

@@michelled.2112 he could call it, T-Pain: Unplugged from Auto-Tune

[@ladarryltaylor1838]

Big facts!!!!!

[@ryanmitchell7347]

Ha! Pianist! Funny word!

[@theneedledrop]

He killed it.

[@9717042]

He's working with what he's got at least.

[@Sendmetothesky]

Truth

[@ICFtv402]

OMG ITS ANTO FANTO

[@jimmjimm6699]

Haha, awesome, you are here.

[@TheStx]

IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES!

[@wesgriffin2801]

“T-pain didn’t need auto tune, the auto tune needed T-pain”

[@kimberlymartin9391]

💯💯💯💯

[@smclean4130]

Is true

[@Inter-rpol]

felt that lol

[@Lifeisafruit]

bars

[@leonnarddavis]

On God

[@Thechosen_1994]

T-Pain is the only person who could sing about strippers and still make it feel like a love story that is relatable

[@starhall87]

Facts

[@wendyboyd6311]

😂

[@PrettyPetty1]

I was amazed.

[@ElectroAtletico]

Shawty needed a drink

[@paulbogartu9897]

HAHA....on point

[@irislafontaine]

T-Pain's music is the embodiment of "I don't know why I'm crying in the club right now."

[@UnimpressedGoose]

This comment is a lil to real😂

[@2groov.e]

Mr. CU NT OnGod 😂😂😂

[@adsensedd]

Its like half T-Pain and half Morrissey.

[@SeauxSleeK]

Hell yeah lol

[@brittanybrancato3014]

I saw T-Pain at a club in Boston, he sang "Stay With Me" by Sam Smith......literally had me crying in the club

[@MrCharlesLeonard]

The world deserves an acoustic T pain album

[@BrnBear]

I think there is one... Find it

[@BillyBiggz]

There is .. basically

[@Kevin-zf9jh]

Facts

[@milenaclark1184]

His first album has barely any auto tune

[@Mogireomwoyoofficial]

I hope T pain sees this.

[@adsensedd]

Jokes about autotune then busts out the most soulful performance tiny desk has ever seen.

[@xximpacts2cks]

Mac was pretty soulful.

[@adjoho1]

I don't understand why he uses auto tune if he can sing like this.

[@lxrdarc7099]

Adam Hogan because this wasn’t getting out and people didn’t like it, so when he started using auto tune he became more famous

[@since96]

Dave Mahler yea mac def took the cake

[@wolfwang8464]

Mac is great but not soulful like this. This is what soul is..

[@PouonoHB]

NPR, please bring T-Pain back for a reunion and get a full 30min performance with the pianist. Vocals are timeless.

[@n_-_-]

YES!!!!!! That first few minutes of buy u a drank was Heavenly. Odamn odamn odamn

[@justinbrown694]

They did. Look up NPR T-Pain live.

[@skyeisis]

he did this with a live band at The Sun Rose last year. It's on his youtube page and spotify. Incredible show

[@hey_maurice]

Pianisssst.

[@TJGibson0]

According to T-Pain on the Gus & Eddy Podcast he had no idea that he was going there to do a concert, he thought it would be a normal interview. Also even afterwards he had no idea it was going to be uploaded lol

[@frankegordon326]

I see another boy came here after the podcast to check it out

[@josephreyes6424]

BOYS BOYS BOYS BOYS

[@maxgraysax]

exactly why I came to this video!

[@cameronwressell]

Boys boys boys

[@carltownsend5280]

The boys be here now.

[@rashaandior]

He chose the perfect accompaniment. The guy on the keys is truly holding him down this is great. Made me forget i was listening to songs about strippers.

[@Always_Meeka]

Rashaan Fuller-Wright LOL!!!

[@ag61173]

😂😂😂

[@BenedictHarris]

100% correct

[@mirwazirbangahan1045]

The keys made it classy

[@smeefies]

i wanted him to sing stripper songs tbh

[@massbass1]

Only T pain could turn a twerk song into an angelic masterpiece

[@biglorenz]

Word

[@triumphantmusicgroupandpro4487]

From the 500 th like. Ur speaking facts

[@michaelacheampong2869]

lol u crazy hahahaha

[@paisleyprincess7996]

He sure can!

[@00calder]

i read that as allergic

[@BKB832000]

2024 still the greatest Tiny Desk .... Amazing

[@dylzontracks]

+ Mac Miller

[@spiritualgoodness902]

@@dylzontracksmacs holds a special place in my heart, definitely up there.

[@jessicagomes7583]

Sem dúvida! Eu volto e volto aqui de anos em anos e s sensação é sempre maravilhosa!

[@sanplusfour]

2024 MY FIRST TIME SEEN THIS. LOVE THIS. DIDNT KNOW TINY DESK BEEN OUT THIS LONG

[@tre9681]

T pain was tired of people saying he couldn’t sing without auto tune but he said y’all gone learn today!

[@dsp5328]

especially when he did the national anthem it was fire

[@davidmckesey7119]

Uhm. He sounds better without auto tune

[@stevelouie5928]

We found out on the Masked Singer that he's a crooner.

[@thewalkin1nstrument]

True story: he wasn’t expecting a crowd and thought this was gonna be a bit of an interview type situation with a casual jam. Man’s still absolutely killed it though, this video made me pay way more attention to his music and I’m a fan now

[@BigKC1990]

Only fans like us always knew since the beginning ❤️

[@HDCKKC]

Brotha pouring his soul into them club anthems, God DAMN

[@sylvesterhurt3502]

HDCKKC I had to be in the choir back in the day

[@LyricalArtsFM]

😂

[@michaelbowen3676]

Sang T pain

[@KalamitySnow]

😂😂🤣🤣 y'all really cutting up in these comments..here I am all into the song and I come across this comment!!!fse

[@biancaorozco5896]

haha totally

[@ChadWithaJ]

No kidding I've watched this well over 20 times. Such a classic

[@ChadWithaJ]

plus T-Pain looks like a really chill dude

[@Aychepeee]

his voice makes you come back

[@bbe388]

me too...

[@alicedavis5008]

+ChadWithaJ i listen ALLLL THE TIME .

[@MetallicA333]

+ChadWithaJ I think I watch this like twice a week. It's just so good.

[@HappiestGnome]

The NYT article led me here. "T-Pain used his Tiny Desk performance to demolish the idea that he lacked talent, sitting beside a single electric-piano player and singing, beautifully, with no digital adornment. The video of his set went viral, not least among those only just learning that his use of Autotune was artistic flair, not a crutch; it remains one of the most watched of the hundreds of sessions Tiny Desk has produced."

[@asiyakaoir7927]

agreed💜

[@anarahgreen9900]

Really DID on his live performance On Top of the Covers!!! OMG!!! MAKES IT BETTER , HE DIDN'T EVEN DO HIS SONGS, ONLY 1!! CHECK IT OUT!!!🔥🔥 THE MIX BADD!!

[@stefanieuyrealestate]

@@anarahgreen9900thank you for this comment! On top of the covers was awesome 🤯

[@LV2308gmail]

HOV was straight up hating . This man is so talented

[@trekon2023]

Excellent post. I'm starting to think he used audio-tune to distinguish himself from other artists. It's part of his brand. You sit in the car, hear that audio-tune and know instantly it's T-Pain. Yeah, now those comments about audio-tune needing T-Pain are starting to make sense.

[@creakyboards8517]

Living proof that T-Pain only used autotune as an aesthetic choice rather than to cover for his singing ability.

[@ashleyweems996]

1mil %

[@edwardsamson5775]

yeah he said so in an interview on NPR later. That he wanted to stand out otherwise he'd just be another singer

[@BevIsGuilty]

He’s not the only one either but he was absolutely the first. Him and Cher put autotune on the map

[@wordsbymaribeja1470]

I think you can only use autotune like he did because you know how to sing.

[@BlackMaleSpirituality]

Very true. This Tiny Desk made me forget that used auto tune, lol.

[@famousamos]

What a beautiful voice

[@musclebound4918]

Thank you

[@TahtahmesDiary]

Seriously I’ve thought this since I was 14 lol I’m so glad he’s finally getting real props 💜💜💜🤗

[@itsgonzalits]

The pianist played like 3 different instruments with that one piano.

[@elgatorock2321]

@@itsgonzalits yes, because thats a keyboard, it can make a lot of differents sounds

[@itsgonzalits]

@@elgatorock2321 that's not what I meant.

[@stillatin]

T pain legit one of the nicest coolest dudes in the industry. Never hear nothing bad about the dude, he's always smiling. I wish him many years of success and health cause he brightens up the world like a person should

[@fuziontonygaming]

I actually heard stories of ppl taking advantage of him but he moves on his way.

[@kaylaingram7418]

@@fuziontonygaming how did they take advantage

[@justinmorgan9071]

@@kaylaingram7418 money stuff. He talks about it.

[@kps5121]

Even without knowing him he just projects a very positive and nice vibe. I always liked him. He should come back hes very talented

[@kebokev7519]

Well said man

[@p.reneeblue7799]

It's 2023, and this is STILL one of my favorite Tiny Desk performances.❤

[@6darren6]

This one, usher, Tyler the creator all elite

[@Krishilbun]

Tied between him and Mac Miller for me.

[@s14asr20det-x9n]

Can’t believe this was uploaded NINE years ago

[@p.reneeblue7799]

@@s14asr20det-x9n Right?!

[@RodriguezProductionz]

Sam Smith was another heavy hitter. It's worth the llisten.

[@imstand0244]

Someone:T-Pain can’t sing T-Pain:Hold my auto tune

[@donniebrunson2571]

Lol

[@harrisonm.mungai2748]

haha

[@iunderstanphotography2780]

Word. i never liked TPains music during teh auto-tune era but he sounded really good here

[@dawgtownbrowns]

🤣 well said

[@debbw6306]

BOOM!!!

[@dustycomputer1806]

never thought buy you a drank would bring tears to my eyes

[@romiwins]

E

[@okaygee4132]

Were you sippin? Cuz that'll do it.

[@abbigail3923]

" Right! Whats Really Going On?

[@jermaun]

Lmao! Best comment ever!

[@unrulysk7215]

LMAO

[@thebossrozayy]

I was just listening to Ushers tiny desk and somehow I ended up here. This one is STILL UNDEFEATED!!!!

[@sharniarowlett8492]

Same

[@elianayisrael82]

Same, left Usher’s early. This is still amazing.

[@avermette2991]

Same some great talent for sure

[@damienroberson8101]

Same. But I enjoyed both performances from Ush and T-Pain

[@raeesamoosa7669]

SAME. Came straight here. T-Pain so talented

[@badboysc21]

How did i find this 9 years later? T-Pain is even more dope for doing this especially showing his true natural voice. Well done my guy

[@willgreen2995]

I swear if Pain dropped an album like this with all his old hits or New music I'm coping,Straight flames!!!!!

[@whomadethelist7222]

Truth

[@83SugarKane]

Same. I want this album!

[@calenajackson8772]

Me too

[@Churchill1225]

Yaaaasssss!! Me too!!

[@EarlGreasy]

But he did ….

[@kaiserin1792]

Petition to have T Pain re-record all his hits into something like this... Soulful, without auto tune. I bet babies will be conceived with this song!

[@KindlyKhari]

PROMISE, I was pregnant by the end....and I'm a man, haha.

[@thesaiyanape_2170]

Khari Neal pause

[@MidwestPhoenix333]

He did label shot him down before this came out they didn’t think he could really sing

[@Bigjar420]

@@MidwestPhoenix333 couldn’t he have just recorded smth like this as a demo out of his pocket and sent it to his execs or whoever shot him down

[@Helen_590]

Birth rate will spike 👌

[@OdgeBrown]

It's a joke how much this set ISN'T a joke. He looked so casual just laughing and joking. Then... That voice.... Those chords..... smacked my soul out of my body and into another dimension.

[@themysticfedora]

Word

[@TheBombshellBlerd]

So true.

[@joanofadventure3933]

This version of "Drinkin' Patna" is one of the most beautiful love songs. I've got this part on rewind. 🥰🥰

[@dawsonprice1545]

Honestly so real

[@FindingYaya]

Ohhh here she comes 😢

[@johnlemon1977]

Guy on the keys absolutely killed it

[@mckinleyostvig7135]

Yeah for a moment this "tiny desk" became a jazz bar 😂

[@gravesg]

Toro Slaughtered them Rhoades

[@wenonawhite9058]

Did!!!!

[@alexroxhissox]

Thanks John Lemon. For your comment, name and pfp as well 🤣

[@McAlvain]

Duuuuuude watch Gucci's tiny desk, he got zaytoven on the keys and man GOTDAMN he kills it.

[@jacklandismusic]

This is ridiculous. This video is a masterclass in subverting expectation in the coolest possible way. I’ve never been a fan of T-Pain, but this is so damn beautiful, and honestly, shame on me for assuming he was a hack for years. This was a great set.

[@topramenraymond7005]

"Shame on me" You're amazing bro most people would never admit they're wrong. You're a unicorn very rare to find

[@mikesbreakfast1976]

You're white thats why. You guys are a little slow when it comes to soulful music.

[@planej6315]

@@mikesbreakfast1976 Of course somebody had to bring race bs into this...smh just enjoy the music

[@mikesbreakfast1976]

Plane J And I knew a goofy white liberal would leave a response like this.

[@planej6315]

@@mikesbreakfast1976 I'm nor goofy, nor a liberal, nor American. I just don't divide musical genres into colors. It's art not politics. And to state that you don't recognize/can't make soulful music cause you're white implies white people in general are soulless and that's not only ignorant but also untrue. Idk why y'all Americans are so racially divided but it's frustrating to see.

[@richardperkins3166]

I wonder if he really knows how legendary this is.

[@josephblanchard6248]

Well it did go viral and actually put him on the map for the very first time of millions of people finding out that he can actually for real really sing though

[@23dromeo]

well said my guy

[@12thman3]

Still doesn’t do this justice

[@BrnBear]

I wonder that too Fr

[@tisentovedo]

10 years and this is still one of the best performances on NPR imho

[@natalielawyerchick]

Just here after T-Pain went viral because he didn’t think the music industry was really into him anymore but all this time, he just didn’t check his DMs. Go be great T-Pain, we miss your voice and production on all the hits

[@MindfulMusic]

That's a bunch of BS. Anyone can reach out to his agent for contact info.

[@veronicavance8171]

@@MindfulMusic how do thye automatically know who his agent is

[@jjpaq]

Okay but tell me how I'm randomly watching a 7 year old video and randomly come across a comment by NLC 😂

[@adonisninj8452]

Bruh when he went live on Instagram checking his DMS finally and Lady Gaga even messaged him and his legit SHOCK 😂😂😂😂 HE IS SO WHOLESOME

[@kasmeneyes2227]

Holy shit this video gives a whole new image of T-Pain

[@cookie22100]

Yeah it's called Artists in real life without Hollywood filters. It's clean and candid.

[@tylersprouse6861]

SydneyStreets Can't believe everybody said T-Pain was bad without autotune

[@chris-belcantosportscards969]

SydneyStreets

[@christopherorangeo2388]

It did for a lot of people! Agreed!

[@deathmetal4life]

exactly!

[@zen4sen]

Imagine THIS being your introduction to T-Pain.

[@horsefrog2]

It was.

[@mikehenderson42]

it was sorta hot ones and gus and eddy now this

[@pit6794]

This is the first thing I hear from T Pain, and I instantly love him, autotune or not

[@ayorkii]

OMG ... you’re right! This is nothing like how he came out with Autotune completely engulfing every note.

[@LukeThomasPerth]

@@horsefrog2 me too! Up down was just awesome

[@CarlosHernandez-tb4tv]

I keep coming back to this one. It’s crazy how good t pain actually sings

[@oldgamernewtricks]

I didnt know he could sing like he can until he won the masked singer...

[@jamalfoster3329]

This isn't a concert, this is a sermon. We in church with this one

[@town944folk]

Pass the collection bowl brother!

[@thedevilsstepson9355]

Preach!🙌

[@ireksk]

with the song he singin. I'd probably make it rain in church lol

[@danielsarmiento1591]

Dat boi good👏👏👏

[@AtheneHolder]

say AMEN

[@xanderz54]

wasn't sure what to expect when i clicked on this... ok t-pain.. you win this round..

[@djonez16]

👍

[@Zeekeal]

that display pic is RAWWWW

[@xanderz54]

Zeekeal G you fuck with the OG?

[@mrduetdude6715]

thatʻs the thing yo. he doesn't need anyoneʻs "you win this round". He never did need it.

[@youngfrantz5109]

To the people talking about the lyrics: The songs that he is singing were never meant to be "deep" and "serious". The fact that he is performing them acoustically and they sound waaaayyyyy better than the originals should show you how much talent he has. Let's be serious, do you think a song called "Buy You A Drank" is going to be some deep philosophical song? lol

[@mexedup]

I think the way he sings it brings out a new perspective like the life he was living was never what he wanted strong performance

[@youngfrantz5109]

mexedup word! Like he really wants to go with this sounding music, but his label wants him to write commercial stuff.

[@domenicsestito8794]

What I've been saying. It's a song about buying you a drank and coming back home with me. It's not meant to be meaningful it's about lets drink and fuck lol

[@abelfirst-quao8417]

+Young Frantz lol people take it as far as they'd like I guess hahahaha

[@frangodoy629]

hola desde el futuro.

[@jasmynshanee]

his cover on tennessee whiskey brought me back here. love his voice.

[@keilahwilliams2338]

Me too

[@Livie_Locs1.0]

It’s now 2022 and this Tiny Desk still cranks!

[@kimelymiller9741]

I watch a few times a year it’s in my favorites

[@Wc7823]

Come back often too. So talented.

[@boot_leg_ramen_noodle]

FACTS !!!

[@itinavarait]

Wooow I didn’t realize this was from 7 years ago until you said something, so I checked the date

[@strocooln]

Nah Fr 🔥

[@intrntmnk]

You can tell he's nervous. He wrings his hands and tries to diffuse tension with jokes yet his talent is shining so bright. It's speaking volumes and I don't know if he knows. Oddly this was comforting to see someone that good and talented act just like how I think I would have acted in that scenario. Particularly dealing with my own self-doubt and a desire to make music. Love it.

[@nyenepluishere4491]

Yes. I feel this as a writer so much.

[@masonhales]

His audience must have been a bunch of white people

[@SDSOverfiend]

Huh... That’s Pain personality.

[@jackbourbonnais366]

@@masonhales dude what are you talking about

[@llow1170]

@@masonhales It turns out he's awkward because he wasn't aware he was to perform a concert for a crowd. He was under the assumption he was lined up for an interview.

[@freeman7297]

T-pain looks and acts like he doesn't even know he's famous 😂

[@themr.wchannel7687]

Freeman I think that sometimes the key

[@ryanhale1654]

Ohh, Oh that's bc he's not.

[@jasmine-jn6wf]

LMAO I love him

[@venusketcham2745]

Ryan Hale lol. He's for the culture.

[@BleedingLiar17]

I think because people themselves dont show him enough

[@ashleyredeaux8981]

It is now 2024 and I’m back here. His Tiny Desk Concert was my first TDC… And I’ve been hooked since! Thank you TPain

[@gabrielmarshall9132]

It's funny how t-pain is known for his auto tune yet he is probably the last person who needs it

[@tristanschaefer2124]

t-pain didn’t need auto tune, auto tune needed t-pain

[@CylindricalWhistle]

T-Pain used autotune as an artistic decision in his music. He wasn't trying to hide deficiencies in his voice. Like, come on, if that'd really been his intention, then you wouldn't have have even noticed. Modern 'autotune' technology is sophisticated enough to make the voice corrections unnoticeable, and virtually every singer you listen to nowadays use it (not saying that as a diss to modern artists; it's just how it is nowadays). T-Pain CHOSE to make his autotune very obvious because that sound was part of his musical vision. Ragging on T-Pain for autotune is like accusing Daft Punk of being fake for using voice modulators, it makes no sense.

[@gabrielmarshall9132]

@@CylindricalWhistle I know that dude I was just saying he has a beautiful voice and his fans would appreciate it even without his auto tune. I’m not trying to rag on him

[@CylindricalWhistle]

@@gabrielmarshall9132 oh no I wasn't responding to what you said, just to people in general who attack T-Pain for using autotune. You were just making an observation which I agree with

[@tristanschaefer2124]

@@CylindricalWhistle i was also agreeing with you lol

[@gabe_s_videos]

Pain needs to do a "stripped down" album. Just him and that keyboardist. I'd buy the shit out of it.

[@anonymousblurrr557]

Robogabriel PREACH

[@bellaorefice8854]

sameeeee

[@jbecknc]

Amen.

[@backstagepasswkar8758]

Respect to NPR for making a place for T-Pain to display his raw talent.

[@djcocoachanelle]

yes indeed!

[@23dromeo]

100% my guy

[@priscillalafayette1767]

Let's just take in that the keyboardist is playing the piano and the base part effortlessly. He went off in "Up Down"

[@marcelljohnson8980]

He is amazing!

[@whatever]

What an amazing voice!

[@tristanarcher1202]

T Paine should sing like this more Also I love ur channel❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@EzeeJayGames]

+whatever bruh what happened to andrea?

[@daniboy28]

The one thing Jenny from the Block doesn't have; a voice....

[@alexcatalano8239]

Lmao what're u doing here

[@Honest000w]

WOW....didn’t expect that🤜

[@ShantanIchiban]

Invite T Pain back pls. We need I'm Sprung & I'm In Love with A Stripper with a band.

[@timwill321]

i was really hoping for I’m Sprung or I can’t believe

[@kimg.4015]

Yes, I was really looking forward to I'm sprung and I can't believe it

[@nikkilately]

Exactly

[@awarnerxv]

Timothy Williams he did Can’t Believe it in the Tiny Desk Concert

[@julia9.3252]

Yesssss

[@sandyg.8318]

If this ain’t playing at my funeral I ain’t going 😤

[@brandonlaska9674]

Facts

[@KWIETSOUL]

Right....

[@ebony2021]

LOLOL!!!!

[@deashacharles6030]

🤣

[@xximpacts2cks]

hahahaha

[@katusbush]

T-Pain: Powerfully authentic. Wonderfully diverse. Permanently professional.

[@MEGAjunglejuice]

That dude cold on the keys. 🎹

[@robosdrumworld]

MEGAjunglejuice yeah that boy cold

[@archiewallace7145]

Check out Dram performance up here... D.R.A.M has a super dope one and the keyboard dude play his ass off as well

[@AnaICarnaval]

never hot, raw sauce, never ketchup

[@tanyaparker776]

Looking and playing like Robert Glasper...

[@MALogan-tc8sh]

Him belting on Buy You A Drank like it's a ballad from the 60s is UNFAIR.

[@MsBrown-iy8ru]

UnReal❤ and Unmatched 🔥 Still in 2024

[@TheRealMTR]

I feel like the success of this video was a turning point for T-Pain. He gained the confidence he needed to be free of the negativity he was subjected to due to his use of auto-tune

[@RngWlf]

Alot of people don't understand that to use auto tune correctly...you gotta be able to actually sing haha

[@TheWerkinCo]

I’m sure he didn’t give a fuck about the negativity lol he made auto tune acceptable for the new generation and got rich while doing it

[@thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484]

He’s been singing without auto tune for years now

[@michaelyang3910]

Nah man, you should watch his interviews about Autotune... He is helluva smart man and knows that Autotune is a gimmick but made it work to his advantage and made him millions.

[@Wheresmy240]

NPR always changing lives. Just hearing some of the sets on this channel has changed mine.

[@jonathananaya]

Many don’t know how talented T-Pain really is. I remember seeing a video of him signing a song about “drowning” at the height of his success and I realized that the autotune thing was just a thing he did. Not a necessity. Definitely a talented performer and songwriter.

[@MikefromNC]

I like T Pain's natural voice. It's dope. The Pianist was dope too. My Thing is that it's hilarious that he's sitting in an intimate setting with just him and keys singing about "throwing that ass for days." I'm dying laughing lol

[@SunAndMirror]

Guys...the Keyboardist here is insane. Times hes playing 3 parts w two hand. "piano" "strings" and "bass" , 4 sort of, he's also acting as percussionist keeping rhythm. And he is doing some TASTY!! harmony substitution in there, spicing up the chord progression with really Jazzy transition chords.

[@arigatooooooo]

oh trust i thought i was only one who noticed

[@954dough]

The motif is the key

[@allanvidebk3983]

I think you would very much enjoy the short jam "GLASYS Jams on T-Pain's "Up Down" (Tiny Desk)" on KZbin by GLASYS. He's a guy who has later collaborated with T-Pain

[@srjamaicangiant]

pianist *

[@SunAndMirror]

@@ballernoah 0:33

[@connzapp8513]

his vulnerability here is captivating.

[@jeremybrown9611]

Real

[@KindlyKhari]

THIS COMMENT! It makes this one much more real/relatable.

[@Silly87410]

I was the 666th thumbs up for this comment!

[@rosalynmontgomery2360]

He gives the most amazing speeches. Between this, BET awards, and the Sun Rose show, he’s a very inspirational person! He deserves all his roses and then some!

[@XGhostGamerX8]

Actually If you think about I don't think T-Pain wouldn't have gotten as famous as he is now if he didn't use Auto tune. If he used is regular voice he wouldn't have been noticed as much because its not rare to find someone who can sing good. And thats why he used it. Its pretty genius. His real voice is like a secret weapon he can pull it out as a last stop so he can be recognized again.

[@samuelvasquez974]

Exactly. That's what people don't get. T-Pain never used Autotune cause he needed it to sing, it was to draw attention to his music and create a sound that was really unique at the time. The guy is waaay underrated for the amount of versatility he has. He writes, sings, and produces all his songs and then to top it off he can actually dance quite well despite being a chubby dude.

[@brezzytraw4337]

Couldnt agree more he's s really good normal singer but he used something nobody else was using to make a name for himself and his own sound

[@Xxbte96xX]

Wow, yeah you're right. I never thought of it like this.

[@Chromemargielas]

Totally agree! Although I wish now he made an album like this!

[@gigimulrooney]

Nicely said I completely agree

[@trevorpino2492]

I would buy the F*** out of his acoustic album!

[@agk4lfe]

Fuck yea

[@lightyearglow]

He Should make "Epiphany" an acoustic album

[@hunterwhaley5221]

Fr

[@DisKidRunsWild]

I think he put out a non autotune album

[@jasminsanders4192]

Hahaha!!!! Yesss

[@theironspatula]

This just makes me want to place dollar bills ever so gingerly and in a respectful way in a stripper's undergarments.

[@mogashoamogashoa343]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@KenyanOtaku]

This comment has me howling alone in my room 😅

[@telfiamuckeroy5843]

sneakdakeeks 🤣🤣🤣😳😳😳🤣🤣🤣😳😳😳😂😂😂

[@mr.pelle8947]

This comment deserves way more likes 🤣😂🤣

[@shauntemaddox2775]

Lololol

[@eeeeeek2514]

I thought this was newish. 9 years? How? This sounds fresh. Almost a decade old, I’m flabbergasted

[@-CrystalClear-]

Welcome back. This isn’t your first time here.

[@PreppyPrincess777]

It’s actually my first time but not my last 💕

[@ixxirecords26]

I regularly pay my respects to the big homie by visiting this video. ✊🏼

[@Trumpoli]

I lost count already

[@WeCallitDaddyGangFred]

You already know

[@freethevision535]

CORRECT!

[@bishopxse6160]

T-Pain needs to visit NPR again and do another set please

[@zgaudy395]

He did do another set at their headquarters

[@derneuzeitpoet]

But it's time for another thou. Never enough teddy

[@robosdrumworld]

That Keyboard player is a beast

[@gabe_s_videos]

IKR?? So mellow... I want that man to play me to sleep. lol

[@OutLoudOutLoud]

smooth af

[@TheDJH72]

Robo Bruh! I'd pay him to play the soundtrack to my life!

[@shamworld1781]

Facts bro

[@FrostedNut]

Just discovered this in 2024. Beautiful voice, a gift to us all.

[@HarrisonHollers]

He sings the national anthem for a dodgers game…UNBELIEVABLE!

[@Xaviermayne19]

I wish I hadn’t heard it just so I could experience it for the first time all over again. Happy for your discovery. Welcome.

[@luanmarques494]

I'm speechless! I didn't know him singing like that. It was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.

[@samnz07]

Go watch top of the covers and sun rose.

[@delefashola7485]

In my opinion, this is one of the Top 10 Best Tiny Desks concerts ever.

[@AthleticDad]

Lol they actually put him at #1

[@idabneyboy26]

they did a Top 10 and his was actually #1

[@lorenzod7954]

The concert by mac miller is the number one!

[@johnnicholas4015]

Check out alice smith brother she a female but has vocals

[@QJdatiger]

@@lorenzod7954 Mac tiny desk is in the top ten but not #1 I watched his again the other day and was like damn he really gone

[@chichizamba2112]

The guy is really humble. Everytime after a song he brought the attention to the pianist more than he took credit for his singing.

[@TammyTheQueenBee]

Nice catch! As many times as I watched this video, I didn't pay attention to that. He really is humble.

[@jkae206]

Exactly, I was thinking there was something there

[@NoWhammyY2K]

Even him saying "let's take it up a notch" is an acknowledgement of the next song being much more complex and longer for his pianist than Buy U A Drank. Gained a lot of respect for T Pain watching this performance and I already loved the tunes of his that I know. This made made me an actual fan for sure.

[@klandell4194]

this man's sound is responsible for more than a few careers today in rap and r&b

[@Echo-nn8dt]

And pop

[@telka8069]

And although I'm sure he didn't mean for it to happen, Rap and R&B has become lazy and unimaginative because of autotune. So many people who can actually sing are now being overlooked.

[@FlaccidSunday]

ABSOFUCKINLUTELY right. This man a legend

[@jujuanferrara8611]

+Telka must not have heard Daniel Caeser

[@geekaleek]

And Babies

[@drjbt86]

Insane voice. How many can hold their own live? So impressed. Such an RnB rich voice.

[@myriahjasmine1341]

He's hella funny too. Auto tune didn't make T-pain famous. T-pain made auto tune famous.

[@macaronitony1991]

Facts

[@laelblake1640]

This right here!

[@gmpassos]

Nothing but the truth

[@Ryanjleary]

Big fax 📠

[@howwelearngrowdaily]

Exactly 💯

[@adamfurtado8321]

Tiny desk is where we see if you’re a true artist. T-pain, real artist.

[@chancerichards736]

Facts

[@bryanalva6476]

Flatbush zombies tiny desk is a must as well

[@InZachsOpinion]

Oh T pain an artist artist

[@zontrayharris]

Another Millennials Podcast Clearly, you didn’t listen to much T-pain

[@TheTransitmtl]

@@zontrayharris so. Tell me which original T-Pain hit is 'artistic'

[@TheTransitmtl]

Comment made me laugh

[@Make_it_Make_Scents]

Ya, for REAL REAL

[@brandonwitherspoon09]

Another Millennials Podcast he singing singing 🎤

[@DomQ.0]

He really feels like a lot of us don’t like him and I will never understand. Sir is too humble like we love tf out of you.

[@chuckboris9199]

I want a T-pain album like this

[@Feel-the_music7]

He doesn’t need to write new songs He just need to re-sing all his auto tuned songs and am buying ❤️🔥🔥🔥 Yesssssssssssssyyyyyyyyy

[@JDice]

Biggest facts on KZbin.

[@shybaby4U]

Giiiiiirl yes!!!!

[@souldonkey1620]

I've been listening to this nearly every day during quarantine! He has completely reinvented himself as an artist.

[@jaysjourney7351]

People say this but don’t back the artist, T pain used to sing without it and nobody cared. Then he used auto tune and his album went 3 platinum. Now they might buy it bcuz he’s famous but when it mattered no one came through.

[@munk3g]

He says there are always 2 song on every album with no auto tune. They just don’t do nearly as well

[@dobetterbebest]

1:11 Buy U A Drank 4:02 Up - Down 8:03 Drankin' Patna For my replaying purposes.

[@robosdrumworld]

DoBetter BeBest LOL

[@louisac8160]

buy u a drank starts at 1:20

[@BrendanVlogs4You]

I will be using them for my replaying purposes as well, if you don't mind. Like this up.

[@NUPE-1911]

BrendanVlogs4You my times are the correct times.

[@phillymadekharp4751]

Thanks needed this

[@exposethetruth3166]

My man killed it on them Keyes my goodness. TPain one of the most underrated artist of this generation.

[@willa1699]

I’d like to see T Pain come out with a strictly ballads to show off his real voice, he could even market it as an alter ego so he doesn’t lose what he’s known for. Maybe this is T pleasure hahah

[@ladylovesherlord]

Thats good

[@AtheneHolder]

well he already has the sexy (though rough lol) alter ego Teddy Penderasdoun... so youre not too far off

[@mavilajr]

Underrated comment

[@Meatwad787]

P Tain

[@chloebergeron5430]

He did, he sang stay with be by Sam smith on the masked singer

[@Number59Oline]

Saw T-Pain do a small college show at my buddys very small private college in Florida a few years ago. Maybe 300 people there and he put on a show like he was doing the Super Bowl halftime show, energy was on 1000% from start to finish and the whole crowd had know choice but to match his charisma, one of the best live performances I've every seen in my life.

[@TCP2k10]

That would be cool! I had a similar experience with B.O.B. at my tiny college in Ohio. He crowd surfed on all 200 of us lol

[@ryanzuvic7068]

saw him with Rick Ross at University of Delaware n his set was terrible. he played a few hooks from famous songs. the one song had lil Wayne on it n he just stood there during the lil Wayne part it was funny af. this was a min ago like 2009/10

[@los-one]

I love how they’re singing about strippers in front of the library books. 😂

[@Justhere-t8y]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@uraharamitchell7250]

Irony at its finest

[@ohthehorror5]

@@uraharamitchell7250 A lot of strippers are in school and working so no it's not ironic

[@BiancaShaw3]

🤣🤣🤣

[@KBWeeds]

Stripping is just a job. Not really sure what you’re trying to imply.

[@denewilliams1260]

People thought this brotha couldn't sing...he been a beast 🖤🖤🖤

[@gasser5001]

Dudes completely fine being on stage doing his rap thing with autotune.... and he's so nervous infront of maybe 20 people without autotune. Dude is crazy humble.

[@melbuck194]

Intimate settings can be more overwhelming. You see all those faces.

[@davidmulkey2541]

Theres definitely at least 100 people watching him right now on the set, he talks about it in "this is pop"

[@Pedakin]

1. His postlude to 'Buy U A Drank' at 3:25 is VERY subtle but amazing, I feel like that was overlooked. 2. "Everytime she do it, it's for me and myyyyyy" at 5:37 is just hilarious, YET still amazingly sung. 3. Piano was an amazing artist and hype man T-Pain says "I just got wrapped up in myself" and he responds with "That's how its 'posed to be".

[@MSutt-13]

@Pedakin I thought at @5:40 the dude playing the piano missed a chance to hit that low sounding verb thing to fill the vocal gap. Still great though

[@raymondparks633]

Pedakin how do u know who overlooked it

[@geniusthadon]

Tha Boyz II Men type of shit at 3:25

[@yeezyless6020]

Raymond Parks I overlooked it until I read this comment. So...there’s at least one confirmation for you :)

[@delisass]

I think he needs a part two!

[@Purple_968]

I AGREE!!!

[@shannypoo1119]

Yes!!!

[@SlamboHamburg]

Have you seen his live concert at The Sun Rose? It's so good 😭

[@lyricrayne2650]

A 3 AND a 4!!!

[@shemmy2933]

The part 2 needs him

[@Picturethatash]

Here again YEARS LATER. After hearing what usher said to him. WE LOVE YOU T f*** the haters, even usher !

[@michaelreid7814]

Especially usher! T-Pain deserved better than that.

[@Sol_Keez]

Yeah ion think Usher realizes what he did. Lot of people go through depression for many different reasons so we have empathy and compassion for T-Pain. That alone changed my whole feeling about Usher. I now consider him a bully and hater. Usher gone get that smoke 🤣🤣🤣

[@DBaileyandAssociatesRealty]

He should definitely do an unplugged album of his hits with live instruments. Snares, bass-lines, and background vocals would have taken these performances over the top.

[@toy5309]

Agreed

[@brandonwitherspoon09]

D. Bailey & Associates Realty facts we waiting on it 🎤🎶🎹👀

[@TheThirdErnest]

Welcome for all the people seeing this after you heard about usher being mad at tpain for revolutionizing R&B because his career and time in the spotlight was slowly dying.

[@aleksandarprodanic2613]

You can see that he is insecure about his talent and it's really sad because usher was so wrong with his statement and t pain has so much talent and he just elevated music industry with his style

[@83SugarKane]

Had this been how these songs were originally released, I would have been a huge fan. His voice is superb. I would love him to record new tracks with no effects.

[@chiragmahto9894]

Had to hear this classic again

[@quentinmndawe9792]

❤😭😭

[@BlessedOne-jp1cy]

Yeah Word

[@drpibisback7680]

I've never heard a man make "money in the bank" sound so tragic. Whenever you perform party songs as soulful sad songs, the results are just always so good.

[@theaparnaverma]

Makes me look at T-Pain in a different light. xx

[@johnk.asenso9936]

Spirited Gal that’s called Enlightenment

[@richardwatkins6880]

With this vibe T Pain went from kids muisc to a grown man groove!

[@ashramsmith9409]

Spirited Gal which light?

[@Cj3asy]

Richard Watkins I grew up listening to his music in the clubs in the early aughts in my early 20s. Now in my mid 30s this vibe sounds like the reprise to music driven memories.

[@omardesantos1011]

Now it’s 667 🤙🏽 #blessed

[@dopamining7621]

The fact that these guys make what they`re doing look so simple betrays the fact that they`re both freakin geniuses.

[@benjamintapia5043]

word.

[@tykemeawaywyou]

I’m stunned by his voice. He made Buy U A Drank so heartbreaking...

[@Reggae2012ful]

New immigrant in New York City. Walk into Fashion 40 in 2007 on 40th and 6th on a Thursday after the work on a chilly November day. First thing I hear - T-Pain + auto tune singing ‘Imma buy you a drank’. Instant fan. 17 years later, hearing him on Tiny Desk. Blown away again. Super talented!

[@vanitylove9080]

The industry owes him an apology.

[@TheDwarthy]

I'm sorry, T! I'm so, so sorry!!!!

[@dangoldstone2001]

Real talk

[@Nana_efya_bb]

Seriously 😢

[@hifellowhumans1]

YES

[@austbad7718]

This vid still gets me goin 9 years later

[@RocMerc]

The dude on piano is absolutely incredible. What a great show

[@adelinambekomizetenga7928]

Here, after hearing what Usher told him many year ago. Its infuriating because Tpain did so much for the music space . Many of his tracks just take me to a good place. I guess the moral here is that an artist should just create, no matter, create.

[@BleedingLiar17]

@@stalemarshmallow9466 same i was shocked people hated it so much over in the west

[@oaktowndimond668]

@@BleedingLiar17 true, and kanye can not sing... He actually needs auto tune for 808s and heartbreaks songs.

[@BleedingLiar17]

@@oaktowndimond668 I don't think that was my point. Kanye did it for a stylistic choice as well. I wasn't a Kanye fan much when I was younger but he does make good music. I always knew TPain could sing based on the fact I didnt see other rappers doing so. Some people are talented in more than one area and some aren't.

[@oaktowndimond668]

@@BleedingLiar17 true, but for T Pain, he was using auto-tune purely as a stylistic choice. kanye most likely saw the effect as a way to "sing" without the capability to actually do so. but as T Pain said in the past, auto-tune is not magical sorcery, you still have to be able to sing and know how to manipulate it. that's probably why kanye had T Pain partially produce 808s. kanye needed an actual singer to show him the capabilities and also the limits of the software. but yeah, i'd say Kanye is definitely the superior word smith and instrumentalist of the two.

[@BleedingLiar17]

@@oaktowndimond668 agreed

[@SHUT-UP_MEG]

And they said he couldn't sing without autotune.... Bro ..... Hands down, most slept on .... A true ninja