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The Nod

The Vindication of T-Pain

The Nod

Gimlet

Tv & Film, Society & Culture, Arts

4.83.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2019

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Was T-Pain’s heavily autotuned music totally genius… or the death knell of hip-hop as we knew it? In this edition of Vindication Court, Brittany tries to convince Judge Eric that T-Pain’s use of autotune was not only artistically ambitious, but that it changed music forever-- for the better. But with autotune’s many detractors, this case won’t be an easy one. Will T-Pain’s spin on autotune finally get the recognition it deserves? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I am so over this situation, Peter. I'm unbumble to find something real. You know, like someone

0:07.5

you can count on, someone who actually cares about what you think. I just want someone

0:12.5

who's ready for that long-term kind of love. Whether you're looking for your next boyfriend,

0:18.9

girlfriend, casual date or just someone who truly gets you, it's waiting for you unbumble.

0:25.6

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0:32.5

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0:38.0

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0:43.8

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0:55.0

£20% VAT. Turns apply, see three.co.uk slash turns. All rise. By the power vested in the nod,

1:05.1

this is vindication court. Honourable judge Eric Jeremy Eddings presiding. Today's

1:11.1

case, the people versus the music of tea-pains. The music of tea-pains stands accused of

1:26.7

one single, damning charge. Tea-pains music popularized the use of auto-tune. This ruined hip-hop

1:34.7

music as we know it.

1:58.0

From Gimlet Media, this is The Nod, a podcast about black culture from Blackness's biggest

2:02.8

fans. I'm Brittany Lewis and I'm Eric Eddings.

2:11.2

What you are about to witness is kind of real. These are actual black people with too much

2:16.6

time on their hands. Their aim? To redeem people in things, were viled and ridiculed by the culture.

2:25.7

Instead of writing Twitter threads and yelling in a group text, the parties have agreed

2:30.0

to bring their case to be forever settled in our form.

2:35.7

Vindication Court. Order in the courts, order in the courts. On my

2:44.0

docket today, I have the people versus the music of tea-pain, also known as Tallahassee

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