T-Pain Opts Not To Add His Name On Country Songs He Writes Amid Post-Writing Racism
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JUNE 08: T-Pain performs onstage during Nickelodeon's Second Annual SlimeFest at Huntington Bank Pavilion on June 08, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois.
T-Pain recently discussed the decision to distance himself from certain country songs he has collaborated on, shedding light on the reason behind removing his name from these projects.
The acclaimed artist disclosed that he faced criticism related to issues of racism, prompting him to take a step back from the works in question.
"Good music is good music; I don't give a f**k where it comes from or what style it comes in," the 39-year-old said during a recent social media stream. "Many people I know feel that it's not cool to listen to other music genres. Country music is where I draw all of my harmonies from. Country and gospel music, that's where I derive all of my harmonies."
The two-time Grammy Award winner went on to describe why he made the conscious decision to forgo credit for his work.
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"I've written numerous country songs and stopped taking credit for them," the Florida native said. "Because as satisfying as it is to see your name in the credits and all, the racism that follows is like, 'I'll just take the check. Don't put my name on that stuff.' "
T-Pain released his cover of the popular country song "Tennessee Whiskey," a track most country lovers recognize from Chris Stapleton's 2015 version last year.
"Country music has become a microcosm of what's going on in the country," country songwriter and singer Rissi Palmer told 'Entertainment Weekly' in February 2021, nearly one month after the U.S. Capitol was overtook by Donald Trump extremists.
Mickey Guyton, the only female Black country artist signed to a major record label, wrote on Twitter, now known as X, how "you guys should just read some of the vile comments hurled at me on a daily basis."
