Monday, October 27, 2008

Lil Jon and T-Pain - One in the same?


I’m becoming convinced Lil Jon and T-Pain are the same person. First of all, just look at the visual similarities. Second, I find the production styles of their songs to be similar. Take a listen to some Lil Jon beats (popular circa 2005, remember? The ones with the guy yelling “what?” . . “yeah” . . “ok!”) and “Buy U a Drank.” If not the same style, I think you’ll at least notice some similarities in the instrument and drum sounds. Third, if you listen to the lyrics of “Buy U a Drank” (the only song I’ve ever heard that’s actually by T-Pain as the main artist) you’ll hear several Lil Jon references: “crunk juice” (refer to the picture above), Patron (known to be Lil Jon’s preferred liquor, referenced in several songs), and “snap yo fingers. . .you can do it all by yourself” (lyrics from the Lil Jon song “Snap Yo Fingers”). My theory can be boiled down to a simple algebraic equation:

T-Pain+(fake grill+goofy outfit)-(autotuned vocals+hit songs in the last 3 years)=Lil Jon

Is T-Pain the resurfacing of past hit maker Lil Jon? Sure turned out to be a good career move.

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