T-Pain Reveals He Was Depressed for Four Years After Usher Criticized His Music

T-Pain is opening up.

The “Buy U A Drank” rapper appears in Netflix‘s new series This Is Pop, an eight-part series exploring the untold stories behind some of the most notable moments in pop music history.

In a trailer for the show, T-Pain shared a comment Usher made towards him that sent him into a “four-year depression.”

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“Usher was my friend,” T-Pain recalled. “I really respect Usher. And he said, ‘I’m gonna tell you something, man. You kinda f‑‑‑ed up music.’”

The musician said at first he thought Usher was joking, so he laughed a little bit before realizing he was serious.

“And then he was like, ‘Yeah man you really f‑‑‑ed up music for real singers,’” he continued. “I was like, ‘What did I do? I came out and I used Auto-Tune.’ He was like, ‘Yeah, you f‑‑‑ed it up.’ I’m like, ‘But I used it, I didn’t tell everybody else to start using it.’”

The interaction had a lasting effect on T-Pain.

“That is the very moment, and I don’t even think I realized this for a long time,” he shared. “But that’s the very moment that started a four-year depression for me.”

This Is Pop premieres on June 22 and features interviews with ABBA’S Benny Andersson, Shania Twain, Brandi Carlile, Chuck D, Babyface, Orville Peck, members of Boys II Men and the Backstreet Boys.

On a lighter note, T-Pain shared a hilarious video of himself going through some of the DMs he’s received from fellow celebrities over the years. Check it out…