Today, I have come to vindication court in defense of the music of our good brother, T-Pain. Judge Eddings, friends, countrymen, the task that lays before me today is not easy, but I stand square in this courthouse with righteousness in my spirit. Are you prepared to give your opening statement? This better be good. Are you prepared to present your case honestly and to the best of your abilities?ĮRIC: All right. This trial is about what this music did for or did to the culture and I'm well aware of the many, many enemies that T-Pain music has.Ĭouncilor Luse, I was called into this court today to remain impartial and to take a long, hard look at the facts and I plan to do just that. So before we begin our proceedings today, I just want to make clear for the court that you might've seen a few videos where I've enjoyed a T-Pain song or six at the clubīut that's not what this trial is about. Also known as Tallahassee Pain, also known as Nappy Boy, also known as Teddy Penderazdoun. On my docket today, I have The People versus the music of T-Pain. Vindication court.ĮRIC EDDINGS: Order in the court. Instead of writing Twitter threads and yelling in a group text, the parties have agreed to bring their case to be forever settled in our forum.

Their aim? To redeem people and things reviled and ridiculed by the culture. These are actual Black people with too much time on their hands. Narrator: What you're about to witness is, kind of, real. This ruined hip hop music as we know it.įROM GIMLET MEDIA…THIS IS THE NOD, A PODCAST ABOUT BLACK CULTURE FROM BLACKNESS’ BIGGEST FANS. The music of T-Pain stands accused of one single damning charge: T-Pain's music popularized the use of autotune. Today's case: The People versus The music of T-Pain. Honorable Judge Eric Jeremy Eddings presiding. By the power vested in The Nod, This is Vindication Court.

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