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T-Pain Says Hate From Country Music Fans Led Him to Ghostwriting

T-Pain opened up about his experience navigating the country music scene over the past few years in his new Billboard cover profile.

In his new Billboard cover story, the 39-year-old superstar shared the backlash he has received from country music fans over the years. T-Pain listed Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, Toby Keith and Florida Georgia Line as some of the artists he’s worked with, but after seeing hate comments, he decided to keep his contributions private, likening his experience to Beyoncé following the release of Cowboy Carter. Speaking of Bey, back in March, while unveiling the CowboyCarter cover artwork, the singer wrote that the Renaissance sequel was “born out of an experience” she’d had years prior where she “did not feel welcomed,” adding, “it was very clear that I wasn’t.”

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