T-Pain recalls how he helped save a man's life shortly after recording one of his biggest hits

Barnaby Lane
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T-Pain attends the Premiere of Columbia Pictures' "Bad Boys for Life" at TCL Chinese Theatre on January 14, 2020 in Hollywood, California.
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  • A video of T-Pain recalling the moment he helped save a man's life has resurfaced online.

  • In the video, Pain explained how he offered comfort to the man, who had learned of his wife's death.

  • "I been talking to him ever since," he said. "Bob, I love you brother."

A heartwarming video of T-Pain explaining how he helped save a man's life shortly after recording one of his biggest-ever hits has resurfaced online.

During an appearance on "Steve-O's Wild Ride!" podcast in August 2021, T-Pain told the story of how, just after he had come from recording "Bartender" at a resort in Jamaica, he ran into a man sitting drinking in a bar.

The man, who T-Pain said was around 70 years old, was considering harming himself after learning that his wife had just died.

"His name was Bob. Fucked around with Bob and he was like, 'That police tape back there is because my wife just died in the hotel.' He said, 'I was at the bar taking my last drink.' He was gonna kill himself," Pain told "Jackass" star Steve-O.

"He was like, 'The way you came up here and showed me love and just had fun with me, you and your friend.'"

T-Pain added that he still talks to Bob to this day.

"I been talking to him ever since," he said. "The song 'Bartender' was made during that and all that shit happened after. Bob, I love you, brother."

T-Pain released "Bartender" with Akon in June 2007. The song peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Pain's fourth consecutive top 10 hit on the chart and Akon's ninth.

To date, the single has sold 4 million copies in the United States.

In other T-Pain news, the 38-year-old rapper announced last week the release of his seventh studio album, "On Top Of The Covers."

The album, which drops on March 17, will feature T-Pain covering songs by a number of artists, including Black Sabbath, Frank Sinatra, Chris Stapleton, and Sam Smith.

"This covers album has been years in the making," T-Pain said in a press statement, according to NME. "This is something I've felt strongly about for a long time. These songs are not what you'd expect when you hear that T-Pain is doing a covers album and that is what I think is cool about it."

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