T-Pain has shed his signature Auto-tune and is writing more personal, emotion songs for his upcoming projects. Now he's shared a song called "Okay To Smile," which he dedicated to his grandmother, who recently passed away.
"For anyone that has lost somebody special. RIP Grandma Gladys. We all love and miss you," T-pain wrote in the YouTube description.
"I'm losing touch with everybody so easy now / 'Cause I'm so used to loving, then all of the sudden stopping / please don't leave me now / But you gotta see the bright side then you'll know it's okay to smile," he sings with layered harmonies over minimal piano."
Earlier this month, T-Pain announced a joint mixtape hosted by DJ Drama called The Iron Way, part of Drama's Gangsta Grillz series.
T-Pain is also working on his next studio album, Stoicville: The Phoenix, which is due out sometime this year. Earlier this month, he dropped "Say The Word (I'm Gone)" and previously released the Lil Wayne-featuring "Let Me Through" as well as "Stoicville," "Coming Home," and "Keep On." Although a full tracklist has yet to be revealed, the upcoming album will be T-Pain's fifth overall, his first studio effort since 2011's Revolver.
The Tallahassee rapper recently sat down with Larry King to talk about his upcoming album.
"Stoicville is more truthful to me," he explained. "It's things that's in my heart instead of trying to make hits... It's not about if people get it or not. It's about if I'm singing from my heart and making lyrics that resonate with me and not just making people dance in the club all the time."
He says that the changes and decisions he's making in his career right now have made him a much happier person.
"I'm much happier," he revealed to King. "I've never been this happy in the music industry in my life."
Neither of his upcoming projects have been given officially release dates, and it is unknown whether "Okay To Smile" will be part of Stoicville or whether it's just a one-off.
Check out the track for yourself below, and let us know what you think in the comments section!
