T-Pain Speaks on DJ Khaled and the Reality of Fake Industry Bonds
T-Pain didn’t hold back on where he stands with DJ Khaled during his conversation with Shannon Sharpe on “Club Shay Shay.”
In a moment that felt more like a release than a rant, the Grammy winner opened up about one lesson the music industry taught him early: everybody saying “brother” doesn’t actually mean it.
He told Sharpe that after years of navigating collaborations, favors, and relationships that didn’t quite feel reciprocal, he’s learned to stop taking that kind of language at face value.
“Nobody is your f*cking brother,” he said, making it clear he’s tired of people dressing up business as friendship.
And then came the line that made the podcast host lean back a little:
“F*ck DJ Khaled and everybody that told me, ‘I’m your brother.’ Do not believe that sh*t,” he expressed.
The NFL legend tried to lighten the moment, joking that comments like that might get them both in trouble, but the “Kiss Kiss” rapper didn’t move from his point.
In fact, he doubled back to explain why he even mentioned Khaled and noting that it’s not a personal attack, but an example of a larger pattern.
“It’s not a DJ Khaled thing… that’s just the first person I thought of,” he clarified, noting that he’s seen this dynamic across the board.
From there, he unpacked the part that stung the most: the imbalance.
The “Buy You A Drink” rapper helped a lot of people, he explained, and not much of it came back around.
“None of that sh*t was reciprocated,” he said.
“When people tell you how much you mean to them, don’t grab onto that. When they tell you what they can mean to you in return, that’s what you gravitate toward.”
See the clip below.
