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Pharrell Taps T-Pain for Missing R&B Sound
23 Aug
Summary
- Pharrell Williams challenged T-Pain to create music R&B currently lacks.
- Williams believes T-Pain is the unique artist needed to revive R&B.
- T-Pain responded positively, agreeing to consider the musical mission.
During a recent livestream, Grammy-winning artist Pharrell Williams personally contacted T-Pain with a crucial musical assignment. Williams believes R&B is missing a vital element and that T-Pain, the singer from Tallahassee, is the sole artist capable of producing this missing sound.
Williams emphasized T-Pain's unique ability to make innovative R&B music appear effortless. He posited that T-Pain could serve as a bridge, reconnecting R&B with its cultural significance for black communities. Williams also noted T-Pain's engaging personality, which could attract younger listeners.
T-Pain responded enthusiastically to Pharrell's plea, stating, "True that. I fuck with that." He indicated his willingness to dedicate his creative focus to the challenge, promising to "reconvene" after considering the artistic direction.
