One of music’s rapidly rising and omnipresent stars, T-Pain’s sophomore album Epiphany expresses his growth as an artist and the definition of the album title as a “sudden moment of insight or revelation” truly encapsulates his efforts on this release. Rolling Stone magazine gives Epiphany three stars and exclaims that “…The hooks come fast and loose… Epiphany should be lighting up both bedrooms and the clubs.” The Washington Post raves, noting that “…T-Pain’s best cuts evoke the dripping grooves of Zapp, the breakneck beats of Baltimore club music, even the punk-funk of Fishbone.” The NY Times agrees and states “… produced every song on the album, and his thumping beats are the secret behind his success.” This gives Jive two albums in the top four of Billboards Top 200 chart.Įarly rave reviews have already started pouring in for the hit-making songwriter/producer’s sophomore effort.
Kelly topped them all at #1 with Double Up, his ninth solo release, which now rests comfortably at #4 and this week, without missing a step, T-Pain beats out Paul McCartney and Rihanna to the #1 spot in the country. On four separate Billboard charts the single has been firmly set at the #1 position for several weeks: #1 Hot 100 Airplay #1 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs #1 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay #1 Rhythmic Top 40, and for seven consecutive weeks T-Pain was the #1 selling ringtone on the Billboard Hot Ringmasters chart.įor the second week in a row Jive Records, the record company to label-mates T-Pain and R. “Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin’)” recently beat out artists such as Maroon 5, Avril Lavigne, Timbaland, and Ne-Yo to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart as the #1 single in the country. The hit single “Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin’),” continues to top the R&B/Hip-Hop and airplay charts.
New York, NY - Konvict/Jive Records recording artist T-Pain, lands at the #1 spot on Billboard’s Top 200 and R&B Album charts with his sophomore debut Epiphany.
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