T-Pain shared on Twitch during a recent stream session that Kanye West stole a line from his song “Danger” after Ye had told him the line was “corny” and went on to use it on his project, ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.’
T-Pain opened up during the September 1st stream by saying:
“Let me talk about a time that one of my corny lines got stolen. I’m so prepared for this, and I love this. Bro, Kanye stole one of my corny lines. I couldn’t believe it. Kanye stole one of my corny lines after he told me it was corny.”
He then went on to explain the genesis of the encounter, saying:
“It’s fucking Kanye bro, you know what I’m saying? I got a chance to show Kanye my fucking raps? And he’s not like super hip to my raps. He’s not been a fan of mine long enough to know that I actually rap, too. And I get a chance to show him how I rap. It was either Prevolver [or] it was one of the Pre mixtapes before I released it. And on one of the songs I said, ‘I got beef like two burgers/You n***as win slow and I’m smarter than Steve Urkel.’ Now, keep in mind the Winslow family, right. Corny as fuck. I knew it was corny when I said it.”
Kanye “confirmed” the sentiment, saying it was corny and told him to refrain from “ever say anything like that,” according to T-Pain. Only for Kanye to go ahead and steal the line and rework it for his track “Dark Fantasy” on ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.’
Making sure he wouldn’t be slammed for his claims, T-Pain shared his evidence saying:
“One of his bars was, ‘Too many Urkels on your team, that’s why your wins low.’ And I was like, ‘Did this n***a try to get me to not say my shit so he could say it?’ … I was like, ‘Bro, that’s my bar.’ He looked at me and he was literally bobbing his head, grabbing his chin, and when I said that line he looked at me and said, ‘Don’t say that.’”
While it is unfortunate what transpired between the two artists, this is yet another example of a lesser-known artist being taken advantage of by a more recognized artist. A situation that can be found in more industries, other than the music industry.
However, it is always appropriate to give credit to any individual who contributed to the realization of a project, even if it was in a minor way.
Listen to T-Pain speak on the encounter below.
Education: Computer Network Engineering, Computer Desktop Administration
Fave Song: Destiny's Child 'Dangerously in love'
Fave Colour: Grey.
With £1m what would you do: I would do my part to provide opportunities to the less fortunate. Then do my best to change the world in my own way through sports and talent building.
