T-Pain gets Facebook-inspired Tattoo

By Mr. Hollywood
JR Staff Writer

In 2007, T-Pain released his second album and became a fixture in the game. His run continued when he released his third album in 2008 and inspired the rap game. Due to his success with the auto-tune, many rappers began using it, most notably Lil Wayne and Kanye West.

Jay-Z, who was recording while T-Pain was dominating, was watching the change take place. While he was a fan of T-Pain, Jay-Z felt rappers had taken auto-tune too far. He returned in 2009 with "D.O.A." and ruined T-Pain's career. After admitting this, T-Pain dissed Jay-Z in Las Vegas.

Their issue was quickly resolved and Jay-Z was voted 'Rap Artist of the Year' for 2009. Meanwhile, T-Pain was quickly becoming a memory. Last year, he had a little success with his part in DJ Khaled's hit, "All I Do is Win." The song was a major hit during the summer of 2010, but it did little to boost his solo career.

T-Pain is determined to regain his crown in 2011 and he is working on new music. Having been away for three years, he knows he has to come outside of the box. The first move from T-Pain was not even musical, instead it was a tattoo. Due to all the negative publicity he receives, he got a tattoo of the Facebook 'like' symbol, saying "You Don't Have to Like Me."