T-Pain is one of the biggest artists on the urban scene and is back with 'Church', a hypnotic dance track that looks set to be a massive hit of 2008. Featuring Teddy Verseti, and taken from the movie Step Up 2, 'Church' is a snappin' mixture of R&B and Rap and showcases T-Pain's signature brand of risk-taking music. Exclusive remixes are courtesy of famous remixers Bimbo Jones (Britney Spears, Ciara) and Future Presidents (Justin Timberlake, Beyonce)
'Church' is just the latest offering from T-Pain's second album Epiphany, an album that has already scored him a #1 US single with 'Buy You A Drank (Shawty Snappin)'. Personal without being pretentious, Epiphany offers the listener a variety of musical styles that range from snappin' club tunes to heartfelt lyrics and with each song T-Pain showcases his proficiency as an artist, both on the mic and behind the boards.
Southern soulster T-Pain burst into the rhythmic scene in the winter of 2005 with his debut album 'Rappa Ternt Sanga' and the landscape of US R&B hasn't been the same since. As a former microphone fiend, T-Pain was tired of the borders that divide hip-hop and soul, especially since he excelled in both. Since then, T-Pain has been going from strength to strength, clocking up a huge number of Billboard hits with stars such as Kanye West, Baby Bash, Plies, DJ Khaled, Akon and Chris Brown (the #1 'Kiss Kiss') - culminating in his most recent record-breaking US #1 with Flo Rida 'Low' (the most downloaded song in one week ever).
Traveling the world while on tour with label-mate Chris Brown (and later with Bow Wow), gave T-Pain a different perspective on life and music:
"I loved being in London, because overseas it seemed that people were taking different kinds of risks with their records."
As someone who has made a name for himself challenging the preconceptions about US R&B music, T-Pain looks set to show the UK what he has to offer.
This new single from T-Pain's second album strengthens T-Pain's reputation as an artist who is unafraid to take risks. The upbeat, clubcentric 'Church' will further cement T-Pain as a force to be reckoned within the UK music scene.