T-Pain took to social media (again) to share his thoughts following Joey Bada$$’s claim that he ghost-wrote a version of Post Malone’s chart-topping hit “Rockstar.”
This is facts… I actually co-wrote the song w post 🙂 quietly got my first #1 off that 💰💰💰 more ghostwriting in 2018 https://t.co/7AEApxT6IJ
— BADMON (@joeyBADASS) December 29, 2017
T-Pain wanted to make it clear that he was a big fan of Malone so he took to Twitter.
I see ppl tryin to make it look like I’m hatin on @PostMalone i fuckin love Posty and his music. I’m sure he didn’t even hear my version of rockstar. The label made a money move and won. I congratulate the shit out of Posty and @21savage for the #1 record. Feels good bro.
— T-Pain (@TPAIN) December 29, 2017
He also admitted Republic Records made the better choice by putting 21 Savage on the track instead of himself, explaining “relevancy” was likely the deciding factor.
I guarantee that rockstar would not have gone number one with me on it. Shit was a smart move to put @21savage on it. They know that relevancy drives a hit regardless if you like the artist or not. Hate them as much as you want but where’s YOUR number 1 record?
— T-Pain (@TPAIN) December 29, 2017
I give mad props to T-Pain for being a humble enough rapper to recognize why he was left off the track (in his eyes). Not many people can put away their pride and accept when things don’t always go the way they hope. The final version of “Rockstar” was released on September 15 and spent eight weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100.
