Comments on: Jay-Z’s War On Auto-Tune

By: Marcelino Metzga

Marcelino Metzga — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:41:40 +0000

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By: Paris Hilton Instyler

Paris Hilton Instyler — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:46:18 +0000

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By: Grumpy

Grumpy — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:49:38 +0000

Rappin ain't the NBA; if you can GO, you can GO. And my starting 5 are known for tearing asses up. And since they are all in the same age range...

And it doesn't matter to the average listener; both talk into a big ass straw and make weird sounds, which is the point. Only someone grasping for a minute point would make the distinction between the two.

By: Wilson

Wilson — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:55:33 +0000

Wait. What year is it?

Also the talkbox used by Frampton is different from the vocoder used by T-Pain.

By: Grumpy

Grumpy — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:31:34 +0000

What in the name of Roger Troutman and Peter Frampton is a goin' on here??

Good...get rid of all that auto-tune bullshit other than T-Pain since that's his style.

Jay wanna impress me, he should go winner takes all battle against Tarik Trotter (Black Thought of the Legendary Roots Crew), Black Dante (The Mighty Mos Def), Brad Jordan (The Infamous Mr. Scarface), Antonio Hardy (Juice Crew Giant, Big Daddy Kane), and Mr. Nathaniel Wilson (Corona Queens Don, Kool G Rap)

Run THAT gauntlet Jigga...Better yet, bring 4 mo, ANY 4, and run against my starting 5

By: Hilary

Hilary — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:35:36 +0000

Tagging was an oversight on my part. Thanks for catching it.

By: Wilson

Wilson — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:32:22 +0000

This is just an example of Yeezy running his mouth and the internet being bored. Has any one of these reports indicated that Jay himself used Auto Tune? I don't think so. Hov's voice just wouldn't sound right with it, and I think he knows that. But I do have trouble believing Jay would keep some of the most successful people in hip hop right now (e.g. T-Pain, The-Dream) who do rely on Auto-Tune off his record just because of a promise to maintain “purity.” Jay-Z’s principles (Linkin Park anyone?) are not exactly legendary.
P.S. This whole debate about whether Auto Tune is “authentic” or “inauthentic,” given that it’s in the context of a genre where rappers regularly fabricate their street bonafides and vocals are recorded over prior-produced sample/beat collages, chopped and screwed, or sampled themselves, seems a little moot. What’s the more inauthentic part about “Maybach Music 2?” That T-Pain sings with Auto-Tune or that Rick Ross does none of the things he says he does? The answer is nobody cares because the track is awesome. Jay-Z can take or leave Auto Tune, but I think that decision will have little bearing on the album’s quality.
P.P.S. Why are Lindsay Lohan and Lil Wayne tagged on this post?