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He may even be worth the verbiage, too.' John Hanson of Sputnikmusic also praised the album for its production, complimenting the songs (specifically the singles) saying, 'T-Pain is starting to establish himself as a lasting source of entertainment in the vein of R. He also said that his career will last more than other past R&B artists like Case, Joe and Tyrese concluding with, 'T-Pain does seem posed for more success than those other guys. Gentry Boeckel of PopMatters credited T-Pain on his production and use of various characters on the songs he wrote.

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The song peaked at number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100.Ĭritical reception Professional ratings Review scoresĮpiphany received mixed reviews from music critics. The song features guest vocals from musician and his then label-mate Akon, with T-Pain, who also produced this track. The album's second single, ' Bartender' was released on June 5, 2007. The song peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it his highest-charting single as a lead artist. T-Pain provides the production on this track. The song features guest vocals from a fellow southern hip hop rapper Yung Joc. All that said, T-Pain is still more misguided than mediocre, which keeps Epiphany from being a failure.The album's lead single, ' Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')' was released on February 20, 2007.

Plus, Epiphany is overstuffed, with nothing that tops last album's 'I'm N Luv (Wit a Stripper),' and the more mature side never quite gels with the irresponsible party side.

Three alcohol-based numbers, two of which are highlights ('Bartender' featuring Akon and 'Buy U a Drank' with Yung Joc) and one that's just filler ('Tipsy'), could have been spread across three albums instead of dropped on one.

These vibrant touches and bold moments make the album worth pulling for, but T-Pain's ongoing issue with beating good ideas to death has now extended to just fair ideas. As far as 'mature,' there's a gripping interlude four tracks in, 'I Got It' (the 'it' being HIV), and then the ambitious 'Suicide,' which has more depth and feeling than expected. Take the futuristic reggae number 'Shottas' or the busy 'Church,' which dares the listener to hang onto its hectic beat. Problem is, T-Pain has a long way to go before he gets anywhere close to Kels' 'I Believe I Can Fly.' Instead he's got a fat sack of 'Thoia Thoing's with hooks, slick sounds, and shameless lyrics along with the occasionally crafty production twist. Kelly and his juggling of the sublime and ridiculous. The singer, rapper, writer, producer, voicebox abuser, and favorite target of many hip-hop fans is one of the few who could put an effervescent ode to a jiggly stomach ('Some people like booty/And ain't nothing wrong with that/Ain't nothing more groovy/Than when that stomach moving') on an album that dare pimp the word 'mature.' 'Stomach' is not an empowering anthem for thick women, and when the world 'nut' appears as a verb, it's easy to remember R. From its title to its more poignant numbers, T-Pain's Epiphany wears the tag line 'more mature album' proudly, which it is, sort of, half of the time.

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