LITTLE BROTHER - PHONTE BLASTS WEST'S SINGING

PHONTE BLASTS WEST'S SINGING

LITTLE BROTHER rapper PHONTE has launched a scathing attack on KANYE WEST, criticising the hip-hop superstar for copying T-PAIN's singing style. The Stronger hitmaker's latest album, 808s & Heartbreak, features West singing throughout the record, mostly using the electronically enhanced voice program Auto-Tune - which was made popular again by T-Pain in 2008.
West's singing attempts have won over most critics, but Phonte is not one of them, branding the rapper a "coward" for failing to show off his voice naturally.
Phonte tells Conspiracy Worldwide Radio, "I've heard... pretty much... most of the Kanye West album, and I didn't like it. I was just like 'Get the f**k outta here'.
"I personally did not like the album... I honestly thought it was an act of cowardice. I just think that if you're gonna make the creative leaps to sing, then really sing. Let your voice come out, and let people hear all the idiosyncrasies in your voice because that's what makes you uniquely you.
"I heard (808s & Heartbreak) and was like 'Ok, this n**ga is just biting T-Pain'."