RevolveR (T-Pain album)
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Revolver is the upcoming fourth studio album
by American R&B
recording artist T-Pain
, set to be released through his own label Nappy Boy Entertainment
, Konvict Muzik
, and RCA Records
. Recording sessions for the album have taken place from 2009 to 2011. T-Pain stated that the two R's in the word, RevolveЯ have been capitalized so that in the middle, it says "evolve", indicating that T-Pain has evolved as an artist, and as a person in the period from Thr33 Ringz up till RevolveЯ. He later stated that the R's were put to show how people can be deceived, and precept incorrectly without looking at the inside of things, and he then said that this will be the scheme of the album.
The album's first single 5 O'clock
was released in 2011 the song features Lily Allen
and Wiz Khalifa
, it peaked in the United States at eleven as well as charting worldwide. T-Pain announced that the album will be released on the 6th on December in an interview with Lady Jade on the F.A.M.E tour bus, which is the same release date of his first solo album, "Rappa Ternt Sanga". At the end of 2009 and throughout the early part of 2010, several singles were released from the album; however, the poor chart performance of these songs caused them to re-dubbed as promotional singles.
reaches a million "followers". T-Pain initially denied that Jay-Z's
song "D.O.A. (Death of Autotune)" would put him off from using Auto-Tune
, the vocal pitch correcting technology he has frequently used throughout his previous work, he later confirmed that there would be a higher presence of Auto-Tune on the album, and later revealed he had stopped using the technology permanently and would rather use his own new version of it, called the T-Pain Effect, after leaving Antares Audio Technologies and signing with iZotope
and using his very own "I Am T-Pain" microphone. In June 2010, T-Pain confirmed that the album had been completed and mastered, but that it will not be released until album sales increase. T-Pain posted on Twitter
stating he would release his PrEVOLVEr
mixtape when he gets 500,000 followers and release his album RevolveR when he gets 1,000,000 followers. He released his latest single for the album "Best Love Song
" with Chris Brown on March 22, 2011, after his three singles "Reverse Cowgirl", "Take Your Shirt Off
" and "Rap Song
" featuring American
rapper Rick Ross
did not chart well, releasing them as promotional singles instead. T-Pain stated that after Jay-Z
released "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)
", the first single from The Blueprint 3, his 2009 album, he would still continue using autotune and release his new album UBER. In an interview with Ryan Seacrest
, T-Pain confirmed that he was working on a song with singer Kesha
and rapper Pitbull
to be featured on the album. T-Pain has since renamed the album to RevolveR and expected to release his album in 2010. T-Pain stated that he had to cut many guest spots on the album, calling his last album from 2008, Thr33 Ringz
, a possible DJ Khaled
album because of all the guest appearances. So far Akon
, Chris Brown, Wiz Khalifa
, Lily Allen
, Pitbull
, Kesha
, Joey Galaxy, One Chance
, and Drake
have been confirmed for the album, either from T-Pain or from the singles released. T-Pain released his highly anticipated prequel to RevolveR on May 4, 2011, with over 30 tracks entitled prEVOLVEr
. On October 7, RCA Music Group
announced it was disbanding Jive Records
along with Arista Records
and J Records
. With the shutdown, T-Pain will release RevolveЯ on the RCA Records
brand. On October 17th, 2011, T-Pain
unveiled the official artwork for the album via twitter.
" was released. The song features singer Chris Brown. It was produced by Young Fyre
. The song peaked at number thirty-three on the Billboard Hot 100. The music video was released on May 25 via YouTube. On September 8, the second official single "5 O'clock
", sampling "Who'd Have Known
" by Lily Allen
, was released. The song features Wiz Khalifa
, and Lily Allen. On September 30, T-Pain's birthday, the official music video for "5 O'clock" was released via Youtube. On October 20, T-Pain released the music video for a song called "Drowning Again". The song is known to be sung without autotune. On October 25 another video was released by T-Pain for a song named "Nothin". The track features features Detail, and E-40
will appear on the album version. On November 17th T-Pain
premiered the intro track off rEVOLVEr named "Bang Bang Pow Pow". The song features Lil Wayne
and is produced by T-Minus.
", but was dubbed as a promotional single due to low charting. Another single, "Reverse Cowgirl", was released, which originally featured rapper Young Jeezy
, and was dubbed as a promotional single also due to low charting. During a performance, T-Pain debuted yet another "supposed first single" entitled "Rap Song
". The song, which features rapper Rick Ross
, was the least successful single so far. The album's fourth promotional single "Booty Wurk (One Cheek At a Time)
", which features Joey Galaxy, and was produced by Young Fyre
, was released on iTunes Store
on July 8, 2011.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by American R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
recording artist T-Pain
T-Pain
Faheem Rasheed Najm , better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor, currently signed to Young Money Entertainment. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second studio album Epiphany,...
, set to be released through his own label Nappy Boy Entertainment
Nappy Boy Entertainment
Nappy Boy Entertainment is an American record label founded by R&B, singer-songwriter T-Pain. The label is distributed by RCA Records, and formerly Jive Label Group...
, Konvict Muzik
Konvict Muzik
Kon Live Distribution is a record label founded by R&B singer Akon. It is his alternate R&B/Hip hop label.-Artists:*Colby O'Donis*Jeffree Star*Kardinal Offishall*Kat DeLuna*Lady Gaga*Natalia Kills*Brittian Scott*Ray Lavender- Discography :...
, and RCA Records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
. Recording sessions for the album have taken place from 2009 to 2011. T-Pain stated that the two R's in the word, RevolveЯ have been capitalized so that in the middle, it says "evolve", indicating that T-Pain has evolved as an artist, and as a person in the period from Thr33 Ringz up till RevolveЯ. He later stated that the R's were put to show how people can be deceived, and precept incorrectly without looking at the inside of things, and he then said that this will be the scheme of the album.
The album's first single 5 O'clock
5 O'clock
"5 O'Clock" was the lead single released from Nonchalant's debut album, Until the Day.-Background:Produced by Antoine "Bam" Macon, Kapin and Lonnie of B.L.A.K...
was released in 2011 the song features Lily Allen
Lily Allen
Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper , better known as Lily Allen, is an English recording artist and fashion designer. She is the daughter of actor and musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. In her teenage years, her musical tastes evolved from glam rock to alternative...
and Wiz Khalifa
Wiz Khalifa
Cameron Jibril Thomaz , better known by the stage name Wiz Khalifa , is an American rapper. He released his debut album, Show and Prove, in 2006, and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 2007...
, it peaked in the United States at eleven as well as charting worldwide. T-Pain announced that the album will be released on the 6th on December in an interview with Lady Jade on the F.A.M.E tour bus, which is the same release date of his first solo album, "Rappa Ternt Sanga". At the end of 2009 and throughout the early part of 2010, several singles were released from the album; however, the poor chart performance of these songs caused them to re-dubbed as promotional singles.
Background
Work began on the album, originally titled UBER, during 2009, and the album was initially intended to be released during 2010. However, the album has suffered a series of delays; although T-Pain has claimed the album has been completed and mastered, he has rescheduled the album's release date, to reflect his displeasure at generally falling music sales. Despite this, however, he has since claimed that he will in fact release the album when his account on the social networking site TwitterTwitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
reaches a million "followers". T-Pain initially denied that Jay-Z's
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
song "D.O.A. (Death of Autotune)" would put him off from using Auto-Tune
Auto-Tune
Auto-Tune is a proprietary audio processor created by Antares Audio Technologies. Auto-Tune uses a phase vocoder to correct pitch in vocal and instrumental performances. It is used to disguise off-key inaccuracies and mistakes, and has allowed singers to perform apparently perfectly tuned vocal...
, the vocal pitch correcting technology he has frequently used throughout his previous work, he later confirmed that there would be a higher presence of Auto-Tune on the album, and later revealed he had stopped using the technology permanently and would rather use his own new version of it, called the T-Pain Effect, after leaving Antares Audio Technologies and signing with iZotope
Izotope
iZotope, Inc. is an audio technology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. iZotope develops professional audio software for audio recording, mixing, broadcast, sound design, and mastering which can be used in Digital Audio Workstation programs including Pro Tools, Apple Logic...
and using his very own "I Am T-Pain" microphone. In June 2010, T-Pain confirmed that the album had been completed and mastered, but that it will not be released until album sales increase. T-Pain posted on Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
stating he would release his PrEVOLVEr
PrEVOLVEr
prEVOLVEr is a mixtape by American rapper T-Pain. The highly anticipated prequel to his upcoming album RevolveR was officially released on May 4, 2011 for free download on the Nappy Boy Website. The album contains 30 tracks with guest appearances from Lil Wayne, Birdman, Krizz Kaliko, Bow Wow,...
mixtape when he gets 500,000 followers and release his album RevolveR when he gets 1,000,000 followers. He released his latest single for the album "Best Love Song
Best Love Song
"Best Love Song" is a R&B-pop song performed by R&B artist T-Pain. The song features Chris Brown, and was released as the first official single on March 22, 2011. The song is to be on his fourth upcoming album RevolveЯ. It has sold over 1,000,000 copies in the US...
" with Chris Brown on March 22, 2011, after his three singles "Reverse Cowgirl", "Take Your Shirt Off
Take Your Shirt Off
"Take Your Shirt Off" is the first promo single by American recording artist T-Pain for his fourth studio album RevolveR. It was released on iTunes for purchase on October 9, 2009.-Background:...
" and "Rap Song
Rap Song
"Rap Song" is a song by R&B singer T-Pain. The song features rapper Rick Ross and originally served as the third promotional single off T-Pain's fourth studio albumREVOLVEЯ, but never made it on the track list.- Background :...
" featuring American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
rapper Rick Ross
Rick Ross (rapper)
William Leonard Roberts II , better known by his stage name Rick Ross, is an American rapper. He derived his stage name from the drug trafficker "Freeway" Ricky Ross, to whom he has no connection...
did not chart well, releasing them as promotional singles instead. T-Pain stated that after Jay-Z
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
released "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)
D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)
"D.O.A. " is a song written by American rapper Jay-Z. It was produced by No I.D. The song was released as a digital download on June 23, 2009, and as the first single from Jay-Z's 11th studio album, The Blueprint 3. The song made its world premiere on the New York radio station Hot 97 on June 5...
", the first single from The Blueprint 3, his 2009 album, he would still continue using autotune and release his new album UBER. In an interview with Ryan Seacrest
Ryan Seacrest
Ryan John Seacrest is an American radio personality, television host, network producer and voice actor. He is the host of On Air with Ryan Seacrest, a nationally syndicated Top 40 radio show that airs on KIIS-FM in Los Angeles and throughout the United States and Canada on Premiere Radio Networks,...
, T-Pain confirmed that he was working on a song with singer Kesha
Kesha
Kesha village is a small village nestled in the mountains of Yongshun County, northwestern Hunan province, China, located at latitude 29 05' 50", longitude 109 57' 9". The name is pronounced in Standard Chinese. The official language is Manderin Chinese....
and rapper Pitbull
Pitbull (rapper)
Armando Christian Pérez , better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records...
to be featured on the album. T-Pain has since renamed the album to RevolveR and expected to release his album in 2010. T-Pain stated that he had to cut many guest spots on the album, calling his last album from 2008, Thr33 Ringz
Thr33 Ringz
-Commercial performance:Three Ringz debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200, selling over 167,700 copies in its first week. The album has been certified Gold, selling over 700,000 copies.-Reception:-External links:**...
, a possible DJ Khaled
DJ Khaled
Khaled bin Abdul Khaled , better known by his stage name DJ Khaled, is an American record producer, radio personality, DJ, and record label executive. He is a radio host for the Miami-based urban music radio station WEDR and the DJ for the hip hop group Terror Squad. In 2006, Khaled released his...
album because of all the guest appearances. So far Akon
Akon
Aliaune Damala Badara Thiam, better known as simply Akon , is a Senegalese American R&B recording artist and songwriter.According to Forbes, Akon grossed $21 million in 2010, $20 million in 2009 and $12 million in 2008. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first...
, Chris Brown, Wiz Khalifa
Wiz Khalifa
Cameron Jibril Thomaz , better known by the stage name Wiz Khalifa , is an American rapper. He released his debut album, Show and Prove, in 2006, and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 2007...
, Lily Allen
Lily Allen
Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper , better known as Lily Allen, is an English recording artist and fashion designer. She is the daughter of actor and musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. In her teenage years, her musical tastes evolved from glam rock to alternative...
, Pitbull
Pitbull (rapper)
Armando Christian Pérez , better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records...
, Kesha
Kesha
Kesha village is a small village nestled in the mountains of Yongshun County, northwestern Hunan province, China, located at latitude 29 05' 50", longitude 109 57' 9". The name is pronounced in Standard Chinese. The official language is Manderin Chinese....
, Joey Galaxy, One Chance
One Chance
One Chance is an R&B vocal group based in Chicago, best known for their 2006 song "Look at Her", which peaked at number 53 on the Billboard R&B chart.-Biography:...
, and Drake
Drake
- People :* Drake ** Notably Sir Francis Drake , an English sea captain and politician of the Elizabethan era* Drake * Drake , stage name of Aubrey Drake Graham, Canadian recording artist and actor- Places :...
have been confirmed for the album, either from T-Pain or from the singles released. T-Pain released his highly anticipated prequel to RevolveR on May 4, 2011, with over 30 tracks entitled prEVOLVEr
PrEVOLVEr
prEVOLVEr is a mixtape by American rapper T-Pain. The highly anticipated prequel to his upcoming album RevolveR was officially released on May 4, 2011 for free download on the Nappy Boy Website. The album contains 30 tracks with guest appearances from Lil Wayne, Birdman, Krizz Kaliko, Bow Wow,...
. On October 7, RCA Music Group
RCA Music Group
RCA Music Group was an umbrella group of labels distributed by Sony Music Entertainment that existed between March 2004 and 2009 and for a short period of time between July 2011 and October 2011 until all RCA Music Group labels were merged with RCA Records....
announced it was disbanding Jive Records
Jive Records
Jive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...
along with Arista Records
Arista Records
Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
and J Records
J Records
J Records was an American record label, owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment, and was distributed through the RCA Music Group.-Company history:...
. With the shutdown, T-Pain will release RevolveЯ on the RCA Records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
brand. On October 17th, 2011, T-Pain
T-Pain
Faheem Rasheed Najm , better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor, currently signed to Young Money Entertainment. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second studio album Epiphany,...
unveiled the official artwork for the album via twitter.
Singles
On March 22, the first official single "Best Love SongBest Love Song
"Best Love Song" is a R&B-pop song performed by R&B artist T-Pain. The song features Chris Brown, and was released as the first official single on March 22, 2011. The song is to be on his fourth upcoming album RevolveЯ. It has sold over 1,000,000 copies in the US...
" was released. The song features singer Chris Brown. It was produced by Young Fyre
Young Fyre
Young Fyre, born Tramaine Winfrey , is an American record producer signed to T-Pain's record label, Nappy Boy Entertainment. He has worked extensively with T-Pain and produced most of the upcoming album Revolver, T-Pain's fourth studio album....
. The song peaked at number thirty-three on the Billboard Hot 100. The music video was released on May 25 via YouTube. On September 8, the second official single "5 O'clock
5 O'clock
"5 O'Clock" was the lead single released from Nonchalant's debut album, Until the Day.-Background:Produced by Antoine "Bam" Macon, Kapin and Lonnie of B.L.A.K...
", sampling "Who'd Have Known
Who'd Have Known
"Who'd Have Known" is the fifth and final international single by British recording artist Lily Allen from her second studio album, It's Not Me, It's You...
" by Lily Allen
Lily Allen
Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper , better known as Lily Allen, is an English recording artist and fashion designer. She is the daughter of actor and musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. In her teenage years, her musical tastes evolved from glam rock to alternative...
, was released. The song features Wiz Khalifa
Wiz Khalifa
Cameron Jibril Thomaz , better known by the stage name Wiz Khalifa , is an American rapper. He released his debut album, Show and Prove, in 2006, and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 2007...
, and Lily Allen. On September 30, T-Pain's birthday, the official music video for "5 O'clock" was released via Youtube. On October 20, T-Pain released the music video for a song called "Drowning Again". The song is known to be sung without autotune. On October 25 another video was released by T-Pain for a song named "Nothin". The track features features Detail, and E-40
E-40
Earl Stevens , better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and investor from Vallejo, California. He is also part of the rap group The Click and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. His solo debut album, Federal, was released in November 1992, after The Click's debut...
will appear on the album version. On November 17th T-Pain
T-Pain
Faheem Rasheed Najm , better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor, currently signed to Young Money Entertainment. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second studio album Epiphany,...
premiered the intro track off rEVOLVEr named "Bang Bang Pow Pow". The song features Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...
and is produced by T-Minus.
Other notable songs
In the beginning, T-Pain was originally given six consecutive singles for the album. The first single was supposed to be "Take Your Shirt OffTake Your Shirt Off
"Take Your Shirt Off" is the first promo single by American recording artist T-Pain for his fourth studio album RevolveR. It was released on iTunes for purchase on October 9, 2009.-Background:...
", but was dubbed as a promotional single due to low charting. Another single, "Reverse Cowgirl", was released, which originally featured rapper Young Jeezy
Young Jeezy
Jay Wayne Jenkins , better known by his stage name Young Jeezy, is an American rapper. He is the member of the hip hop group United Streets Dopeboyz of America and a former member of BMF...
, and was dubbed as a promotional single also due to low charting. During a performance, T-Pain debuted yet another "supposed first single" entitled "Rap Song
Rap Song
"Rap Song" is a song by R&B singer T-Pain. The song features rapper Rick Ross and originally served as the third promotional single off T-Pain's fourth studio albumREVOLVEЯ, but never made it on the track list.- Background :...
". The song, which features rapper Rick Ross
Rick Ross (rapper)
William Leonard Roberts II , better known by his stage name Rick Ross, is an American rapper. He derived his stage name from the drug trafficker "Freeway" Ricky Ross, to whom he has no connection...
, was the least successful single so far. The album's fourth promotional single "Booty Wurk (One Cheek At a Time)
Booty Wurk (One Cheek At a Time)
"Booty Wurk " is a hip hop song performed by R&B artist T-Pain. The song features Nappy Boy Entertainment's artist Joey Galaxy, and was released as the fifth promtional single on July 8, 2011. The song is to be on his fourth upcoming album RevolveЯ...
", which features Joey Galaxy, and was produced by Young Fyre
Young Fyre
Young Fyre, born Tramaine Winfrey , is an American record producer signed to T-Pain's record label, Nappy Boy Entertainment. He has worked extensively with T-Pain and produced most of the upcoming album Revolver, T-Pain's fourth studio album....
, was released on iTunes Store
ITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
on July 8, 2011.
Tracklisting
- (*) denotes co-producer.
- (^) denotes additional producer.