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T-Pain Covered Lorde's "Royals," Because Why Not, Really

Lorde, wherever you are, we salute you for having accidentally made "A Milli" for the modern era.

Lorde, wherever you are, now matter how many times you did not get cut off at the Grammys, we salute you for having made "A Milli" for the modern era, the song that literally every single rapper feels like they have to put their spin on. After Rick Ross, Wale, Raekwon, and goddamn Papoose, it appears that it's T-Pain's turn to drive the "Royals" truck. Instead of just rappa-turnt-sanging over the original beat, he remakes the beat and assumes his rightful place as Rap Game Phil Wall-of-Sound-ass Spector, laying his voice on top of itself a zillion times and then letting his Nappy Boy Padawan Young Cash have an at-bat during the second verse. For a less-gimmicky T-Pain, find his recent DJ Mustard-produced club hit "Up Down" below.

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