Singer T-Pain and record producer DJ Khaled previously collaborated on smash-hit songs including I’m So Hood (Remix), Welcome to My Hood, All I Do Is Win, and Go Hard.
Despite their collaborative successes, T-Pain, whose real name is Faheem Rashad Najm, recently called DJ Khaled out explicitly and used their previous relationship to explain why there’s nothing like brotherly love in the music industry.
The I’m Sprung singer, who touched on the topic during an appearance on Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay, emphasized that people in the music business only use the term “brother” when they want to take advantage of others, adding that they ultimately bail out when there’s nothing to gain anymore.
“Nobody is your brother. Nobody,” T-Pain told the host, per Complex. “Everybody is your brother while they can use you.”
The 41-year-old singer also said he preferred that people be sincere about their intentions, as opposed to playing mindgames.
“Tell me what the business is,” T-Pain emphasized. “Say, ‘We’re gonna make some money, separate for a while, and I’ll come back when I need you.’ Cool. Don’t hit me with the ‘you my brother’ stuff.”
The Buy U a Drank singer subsequently referenced DJ Khaled, suggesting that the record producer went on the “brother” tangent with him.
“Fck DJ Khaled,” T-Pain said. “Everybody done told me ‘I’m your brother.’ Do not believe that sht.”
Despite airing out his feelings about DJ Khaled, T-Pain emphasized that the 50-year-old record producer wasn’t the sole person with the alleged character, as he was the first individual whose name popped up when he was trying to buttress his point.
T-Pain further highlighted that though he helped propel the careers of several people, he did not receive any reciprocation whatsoever.
“Think about how many people I’ve helped in their career,” he stated. “Back to back to back, ‘You’re my brother, you’re my brother.’ And none of that sh*t was reciprocated. None of it meant anything.”
The Bartender singer also touched on how to determine when someone is being sincere with you and when it’s the opposite.
“When you build somebody’s career and all they say is, ‘Yo, you my brother’ … you’ll never see them again,” he said, per Complex. “The people who say, ‘There’s something I can do for you,’ those are the ones you keep around.”
He continued: “When people tell you how much you mean to them, don’t grab onto that. When people tell you how much they can mean to you in return, that’s the sh*t you gravitate toward.”
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