In the Vulture interview, "In Conversation With Quincy Jones," Quincy Jones spilled a lot of tea. One person he criticized by name is rapper T-Pain, who appeared on the legend's last album, Q: Soul Bossa Nostra. T-Pain responded to Jones' critique late this week.
“Look, you got to make the music better than we did on the originals, that didn’t happen," Jones said of the album. "T-Pain, man, he didn’t pay attention to the details."
T-Pain took to Twitter to share in a series of tweets that he didn't want to record the album in the first place, and that he also feels that he did a poor job:
For the record I told my managers (at the time) and I told @QuincyDJones in his face “I don’t want to remake any of your past records because I know I’m gonna fuck it up. I’ll never be able to reach the greatest of MJ” it took them hours to pump me up to even go in the booth 1/2— T-Pain (@TPAIN) February 7, 2018
And I still hated it when I came out of the booth. Then the song came out and it was even worse than it sounded in the studio. This is legit one of the reasons I don’t work with the managers I had anymore because if I said I was uncomfortable doing something they didn’t care 2/2— T-Pain (@TPAIN) February 7, 2018
Having shared his account of the recording, T-Pain went on to wonder just why Jones is being so candid in recent interviews:
But also to be real. It just seems like @QuincyDJones is pissed off at the whole world. I have nothing but respect for the guy so I don’t know why we didn’t hold the song or tell me exactly what he wanted when I kept taking the headphones off beggin for direction from the God— T-Pain (@TPAIN) February 7, 2018
T-Pain's tweets were met with support:
Respect left when he came for the legend MJ. He can have several seats.
— Robyn (@bxgirl100) February 7, 2018
If it's any consolation I still bump I'm in love w/ a strippa like it came out yesterday boi ????
— Bo (@BoMoneyy) February 8, 2018
Sir, you’re literally the best and one of the kind artist. Stick to doing you boo. Everyone mimick you to this day. We love you regardless of what another person say off of their experience. You put out hits then albums knock track after track.
— t (@tiaraDawg) February 8, 2018
Get out big guy we’re here pic.twitter.com/S4H6XE5LF2
— skinny legend. (@ChrisTahjay) February 8, 2018
One of the rapper's colleagues corroborated his account:
I was at That session. He def wasn’t giving much input…but he was super cool and we had some long convos about some crazy shit. I also def remember u not wanting to do the song and not wanting to fuck it up.random to single you out tho????????♂️he gives gives -99 fux https://t.co/gdYXJeTImd
— Dan Roof (@djdroof) February 8, 2018
However, Jones himself has yet to respond to T-Pain's tweets.
I'm just here for the tea and the truth. pic.twitter.com/40EI3VJsPx
— TayTay???????? (@taysexuality) February 8, 2018
