T Pain Says He Was Held Back By Akon In Response To Career Criticism

T Pain Addresses Career Criticism, Says He Isn’t Angry & Has Grown From Past Mistakes

During a recent interview, Akon spoke about T Pain whom he once signed to Konvict Music, sharing his thoughts on why he believed Future took his place in the industry. Acccording to Akon, T Pain’s career didn’t advance because he never left the hood.

“I think one of the major reasons is that T-Pain never left the hood. He just confined his music to urban music… That was it,” Akon began on Vlad TV.

“I saw T-Pain as another me, to be able to cross outside of urban. Go into pop, go into EDM, go into Latin—I still think ’til this day he still can do it.” He added, “You and I know better than anybody, urban audiences aren’t loyal.”

 

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Amber just found all these in a closet 🤦🏿‍♂️ I cant get mad at ppl forgetting what I’ve done for the game if I can’t even keep up wit it 😂 #Grammies #Nominations #swipe

A post shared by T-Pain (@tpain) on Aug 2, 2020 at 1:21pm PDT

However, T Pain caught up with the interview and wasted no time in responding. “The very ppl that held me back is tellin y’all how I could’ve been bigger,” T Pain tweeted without directly naming Akon.

“I’m not angry at all. I’ve grown. I’ve learned how to keep moving forward and not look back. Some ppl don’t and that’s ok. They’ll get there at their pace. But I’m no longer gonna to allow my past to determine my future. I’m in control. See y’all on the brighter side. Love y’all.”

Peep his tweets below :

The very ppl that held me back is tellin y’all how I could’ve been bigger 🤦🏿‍♂️

— T-Pain (@TPAIN) August 26, 2020

I’m not angry at all. I’ve grown. I’ve learned how to keep moving forward and not look back. Some ppl don’t and that’s ok. They’ll get there at their pace. But I’m no longer gonna to allow my past to determine my future. I’m in control. See y’all on the brighter side. Love y’all.

— T-Pain (@TPAIN) August 26, 2020