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Someone Autotuned Jay Z's "Death to Autotune" - Touche Sir

gadgets.boingboing.net — Remember Jay-Z's song "Death of Auto-Tune (D.O.A.)"? Well, it's been remixed — you guessed it — Auto-Tune.

Who dugg this? Made popular Jun 18, 2009

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  • inactive, on 06/18/2009, -1/+29You're forgetting T-Pain.
  • Feener, on 06/18/2009, -2/+24'I got 99 problems but my pitch ain't one', is pretty clever.
  • synth3tik, on 06/18/2009, -1/+21We have Cher and West to thank for this bull *****.
  • BooksOfBokonon, on 06/18/2009, -1/+19We should all try to...
  • cheddaro, on 06/18/2009, -0/+13http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOaYkXgzuFU

    There is a mirror of the song.
  • bigfatphony19, on 06/18/2009, -5/+17Auto tuning needs to go fall on a knife
  • paranoiabacon, on 06/18/2009, -0/+10shawty
  • zephc, on 06/18/2009, -3/+13Auto-tune the News ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGhsbRb_pqE ) is the only *good* use i've seen auto-tuning put to.
  • shinelikeitdoes, on 06/18/2009, -0/+9well with autotune that C can be made into an A.
  • pathouston22, on 06/18/2009, -0/+8I recently listened to a hip hop station, I couldn't believe the amount of freaking hip-hop and R&B artists that are using this *****. Mainstream hiphop, it couldn't get any worse, then it did.
  • 801NvizioN, on 06/18/2009, -0/+8It gets a High C.
  • EvilJelloMan, on 06/18/2009, -3/+11I hate auto tune, and I like a lot of stuff Jay-Z does, but am I alone in thinking the "death to autotune" song blew?
  • faz9, on 06/18/2009, -0/+6Actual Jay-Z song remixed ... "99 problems"
  • dmpdpete, on 06/18/2009, -1/+6no, auto tuning doesn't get a pinnacle
  • DeathRay2K, on 06/18/2009, -0/+5Link to the original story:
    http://clmartins.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/cult-bit ...
  • pegothejerk, on 06/18/2009, -2/+7you keep using that word..
  • DelSolMan, on 06/18/2009, -1/+6shortay
  • toekneebullard, on 06/18/2009, -0/+4No, you're not.
  • inactive, on 06/18/2009, -0/+4i'd sell out for a hell of a lot less than a million dollars
  • inactive, on 06/18/2009, -0/+4So thats why every new band sounds the same these days.

    I though that I was getting old...
  • Maxwell1234, on 06/18/2009, -0/+4The difference is... they use it on ALL of her tracks, but more subtly so it sounds like she sorta can hit notes--really just makes her voice sound thin and metallic.
  • Art3Zero, on 06/18/2009, -0/+3I get what you're saying Fallout. Listen to the sounds, not the crowd. People who don't listen to music because it's mainstream, or auto-tune, or fake WHATEVER! If the music sounds good to me, I'll listen to it JEEZ!

  • mrbubby, on 06/18/2009, -5/+8The pinnacle of auto tuning has been reached.
  • khaosx2030, on 06/18/2009, -1/+3I didn't know what auto-tuning was until you mentioned Cher.

    Why haven't we banned auto-tuning yet?!
  • stevealford, on 06/19/2009, -1/+3Hey pegothejerk, apparently it doesn't mean what YOU think it means. See, the song is called "Death to Autotune." Therefor, one would NOT expect it to be autotuned, as its entire purpose is to call for autotune to never be used again, ever. When the outcome is opposite of what is expected, this is referred to as "irony." End of lesson. If you're going to try to be a patrolman of the Irony Police, please make sure you know what the ***** you're talking about first. Thank you.
  • ParticleMan420, on 06/18/2009, -0/+2what the ***** is juice?!
  • inactive, on 06/18/2009, -0/+2Called lack of talent and greed.
  • hypografik, on 06/18/2009, -2/+4Untalented? Really? Here's a Clueless Award.
  • shinelikeitdoes, on 06/18/2009, -0/+2hell, its what enables britney spears to sing like britney spears too1
  • Fallout911, on 06/18/2009, -5/+7Honestly, who gives a *****?
    If your brain likes the noises your radio is transmitting, does it really matter what gadgets or plug ins were used to make them?
    If somebody told me that I was going to make millions of dollars auto tuning my voice I'd do it.
  • indraneel24, on 06/18/2009, -0/+2The Grey Album was done by a third party (Danger Mouse) and was one of the most epic things in a while.

    Who cares? EMI and a whole lot of other people.
  • inactive, on 06/18/2009, -0/+2And Eiffel 65
  • j035u5, on 06/18/2009, -1/+3I do, it made me laugh
  • DerangedPenguin, on 06/18/2009, -0/+2Autotune is cool even a penguin can sing like Britney Spears!
  • ericlikiesmusic, on 06/18/2009, -0/+2note the lyrics:

    "first singer to rewrite history that can't sing"
    "i got 99 problems but my PITCH ain't one"
  • inactive, on 06/18/2009, -1/+2Buried for predictable.
  • Fallout911, on 06/18/2009, -0/+1Exactly.
  • MasterQ, on 06/18/2009, -0/+1oh... haven't you heard?
  • gettempapa, on 06/18/2009, -0/+1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFdF3QQ8ydY
  • cheddaro, on 06/18/2009, -1/+2When did you get a Digg account Dad?
  • decay, on 08/16/2009, -0/+1Upset it sounds like *****.
  • spoonchucks, on 06/19/2009, -0/+1@Wyodiver:

    But... but... I turned my swag ooooooooooooooooonnn...

    /*****
  • merreborn, on 06/18/2009, -0/+1It's also available on youtube

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOaYkXgzuFU&fea ...

    Don't miss his other work:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyfc10qDcR4
  • Maxwell1234, on 06/18/2009, -0/+1uhhh wat? I don't think he was talking about Jamie Foxx...
  • YourNameHere1, on 06/18/2009, -1/+2The Jay-Z lyrical parts of '99 problems' with that remixed guitar riff played in the background actually sounded good..... it would of sounded much better if they had left his voice alone and had only remixed that drum beat and that guitar riff.

    But the rest of that song sounded horrible (using the remix of his 'Death to the Autotune' song). It sounded like video game music, or the soundtrack to an anime cartoon like Pokemon.

    I don't like this Autotune phase of mainstream rap, but I do like when someone like Felix da Housecat uses vocal effects on top of a good voice and a matching electro sound.
  • darkened, on 06/19/2009, -0/+1Are you ***** kidding me? Jay-Z is one of the rappers that DEFINED RAP to be an ART. Right up there with Tupac, Biggie, old school Eminem, Nas, Lil Wayne etc.
  • inactive, on 06/18/2009, -0/+1And its ***** epic!
  • kabewm, on 06/19/2009, -0/+1Thumbs down, redundant. . .
  • teezecrost, on 06/19/2009, -0/+0I don't think it blew, but it wasn't his best work. Much better than anything t-pain's got though!
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