T-Pain says that he has his name taken off country songs that he's worked on because of racism in the genre
- The Florida native also made a point of defending country music, saying 'good music is good music', no matter what style it is
Rapper T-Pain said that he is having his name taken off country songs that he has worked on because of racism.
The rapper, whose real name is Faheem Rashad Najm, said in a video uploaded to his Instagram account on Tuesday that he stopped taking credits for the country songs he helps to write.
'Because as cool as it is to see your name in the credits and stuff like that, the racism that comes after it is just...
'I'll just take the check. Don't put me on that s***. I'll just take the check, bro.'
The Florida native also made a point of defending country music, saying 'good music is good music', no matter what style it is.
The rapper admitted to want to just 'take the check' when it comes to working on country songs
Despite considering the genre to be racist, T-Pain called it 'good music'
Faheem Rashad Najm (pictured), who is better known under his artist name T-Pain, said in a video uploaded to his Instagram account on Tuesday, January 30, that he stopped taking credits for country songs he worked on
'A lot of the people I know feel like it's not cool to listen to other genres of music, but country [and gospel] music is where I get all my harmonies from,' he added.
The rapper released a version of popular country song 'Tennessee Whiskey' last year, but it is unclear which country songs he didn't just cover but actually contributed to where he wasn't listed in the credits.
His claims of 'racism' in country music sparked outrage on social media, but some followers questioned his 'racism' accusations.
At least one fan had an issue with the rapper's comments asking: 'Racism from whom? Which way? Find it hard to believe white country music fans would have an issue with you writing country songs.'
But T-Pain also found supporters among his followers.
A fan said: 'I absolutely love country music and I am a country artist. The underground country music scene is generally a lot less bigoted, but when It comes to the industry of country music it is very racist.
'The industry has placed cultural norms and agendas in country music that doesn't even have anything to do with the origins of country music. It's unfortunate but I totally get what he means. Not all country fans or musicians are like that though.'
'Country music is so racist still that one of the top hits in the past year was the first song written by a black woman that was a [...] cover remade by a white man was the first song written by a black woman ever on country top charts. In 2023,' another claimed.
Some of his followers questioned his racism claims, while others agreed with T-Pain
T-Pain is known for hits like 'Good Life', which he created together with Kanye West, and he was also credited for songs like 'Kiss Kiss' by Chris Brown and 'Low' by Flo Rida, on which he was a guest performer
T-Pain is known for hits like 'Good Life', which he created together with Kanye West, and he was also credited for songs like 'Kiss Kiss' by Chris Brown and 'Low' by Flo Rida, on which he was a guest performer.
In December last year the rapper went viral with a rendition of Gavin DeGraw's 'I Don't Want to Be', with DeGraw himself reaching out to praise T-Pain for the performance.
The cover is also included on T-Pain's latest release on Spotify called 'On Top of the Covers (live from The Sun Rose)'.
T-Pain is married to Amber Najm since 2003 and the couple have three children.
