December 12, 2014
This latest from T-Pain's Stoicville is not nearly as sparse-sounding some of his recent releases, but after the year he's had—breaking out of his autotune comfort zone to put both his unadulterated voice and truest feelings on display—he deserves to celebrate. "Keep On" is a six-minute mash-up of confessions, self-help mantras (this life is too short to deny/ how would you know if you never even try?, etc.), and slick EDM production by Sam King—the perfect song for spin class, basically. You can make it if you keep on pushing...
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