^ "Year-End Charts: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - 2007".^ "Year-End Charts: Billboard 200 Albums - 2007".^ "T-Pain Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)".^ "T-Pain Chart History ( Billboard 200)"."New T-Pain Album Due In Late September". "Toby Keith's 'Big Dog' Heads Straight To No. ^ a b Hanson, John (November 10, 2007).: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) ^ a b Boeckel, Gentry (September 17, 2007).As of September 2008, the album has sold 819,000 copies in the United States. In its third week, the album dropped to number ten on the chart, selling 56,000 more copies that week. In its second week, the album dropped to number five on the chart, selling an additional 82,000 copies. Norman Mayers of Prefix criticized the album for bringing out "the worst stereotypes of black music and culture" in the R&B genre saying, " Epiphany is a profound statement on the poor quality and embarrassing content found in mainstream urban music." Commercial performance Įpiphany debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 171,126 copies in its first week.
Kelly similarities, praising the different facets of love and changes in genre, concluding that "Like any modern machine, T-Pain takes what he wants, strip it down, and gives it the voice of computer love." Meka Udoh of HipHopDX credited songs like "Time Machine" and "Suicide" for bringing out a semi-serious T-Pain but was put off by his use of multiple characters throughout the album saying, "While Epiphany has its moments, it is also its schizophrenic nature that bogs the album down." AllMusic editor David Jeffries questioned the album being 'mature', finding that side not mixing together with the party side of T-Pain's music. Kelly." Vibe writer Chris Ryan also agreed with the R. 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.
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. Ticket details are available on his official website.The album's lead single, " Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" was released on February 20, 2007. The trek leads to his self-curated Wiscansin Fest dated June 11 at The Rave / Eagles Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. T-Pain has released new music within the last year, including Twitch-created song “I’m Cool With That” and most recently, “That’s Just Tips.”Ĭurrently, T-Pain is performing nationwide on his Road to Wiscansin Tour. It was highlighted as his first certification as a lead artist since 2015’s platinum “Up Down (Do This All Day)” featuring B.o.B.” In May, T-Pain secured a gold single for last year’s “I Like Dat” featuring Kehlani. The Teddy Verseti-featured song claimed T-Pain another gold honor with more than 500,000 equivalent units sold. “Church,” another Epiphany fan favorite, is also among T-Pain’s new certification bulletin. His Akon-guested track “Bartender” is now certified 4x multi-platinum. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 2007, marking T-Pain’s first chart-topper on this list. The last-mentioned smash just roared past the 7x multi-platinum mark. Both songs recently hauled in new RIAA awards.