King of Hip-Hop to rock Pune

Updated on: 17 June,2011 07:37 AM IST |
Shree Lahiri |

Multi-Grammy award winning rapper, songwriter and producer T Pain will be seen performing for Puneites this Sunday at Stone Water Grill.

Multi-Grammy award winning rapper, songwriter and producer T Pain will be seen performing for Puneites this Sunday at Stone Water Grill.

This is an opportunity most Puneites would not want to miss as the King of Hip Hop and R&Bu00a0-- T Pain is all set to rock Pune this Sunday. T Pain is one of the most celebrated names in the Hip-Hop scene and he has won Grammy Awards for the Best Rap song in 2008 and for the Best R&B song in collaboration with Jamie Foxx in 2010.u00a0 T Pain's India tour was initially planned in the month of March but it had to be rescheduled due to unavoidable circumstances. Pain's musical journey began at a young age and when contacted on email, he said, "I wasu00a0 (and still am) inspired by Cee Lo and Busta Rhymes."

He feels that the beats in Indian music are original and Indian instruments like the Sitar are fascinating. Surprisingly, he seems well informed about Bollywood music as well. "I recently did a song with Aadesh Shrivastava and have plans to work on many more Bollywood numbers," he revealed. He is excited about performing in Pune and hopes to have an energetic audience ready to dance to his beats. So, put on your dancing shoes and enjoy the music.