T-Pain Compares Music Biz To Circus, Talks ThrEE Ringz!!!!!!!

by **J The Kidd** Sun Sep 28, 2008 2:52 pm

Sought after songwriter and hook specialist T-Pain has confirmed a
November release date for ThrEE RINGZ, his third full length studio CD.

In July, T-Pain launched the project with the Lil Wayne assisted
hit single “Can’t Believe It,” which has peaked at #8 on the
Billboard’s Top 10.

For the second single, the Houston influenced “Chopped and Skrewed,”
T-Pain enlists Ludacris to cleverly use the title as a double entendre
to reflect on courtship games played by females.

Regarding the affinity females have for his music, T-Pain insists he
has no special formula beyond having a keen eye of observation and
knowing how to listen.

“When I was in school, I would sit and talk to a lot of girls. I would
listen to what they would talk about, and what they want,” T-Pain
explained. “I would try to understand the passions of women. That’s
where my concepts come from. That’s how you know if people can relate
to your songs.”

While the vocalist admits the spelling of ThrEE RINGZ holds no special
meaning, he does reveal the phrase is an ode to his personal belief
that he’s leading the trends in today’s urban music market.

“It came from people telling me that I’m running the game, that
I’m the ringleader of the game,” he continued. “That’s where the whole
circus imagery came from. I started putting it together with the idea
that the circus is just like the music industry. You’ve got your
different acts, all of the different animals, etc.”

Although part of T-Pain’s market dominance has been through the
reintroduction of the vocoder voice effect, the singer cautions fans
and critics from thinking this album will be formulaic and predictable.

“You’ve got to be different and keep it consistent at the same time,
which is super hard to do,” he reasoned. “I come different every time
and that’s what people look for, what they expect.”

ThrEE RINGZ boasts additional appearances from Kanye West, Chris Brown, DJ Khaled, Busta Rhymes, and Bow Wow.

The album is rumored to precede an ambitious project entitled T-Pain Is
Dead, a rock music effort devoid of autotune effects and featuring the
singer collaborating with country artists. T-Pain’s.