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"D.O.A."
Song

"D.O.A. (Death of Autotune)" is a song by by American rapper Jay-Z, released June 5, 2009 as the first single off the rap mogul's eleventh studio album, The Blueprint³. It was produced by No I.D. and Kanye West, who contributed vocals in the bridge. The song made its world premiere on radio station Hot 97 on June 5th. It features a sample by the Janko Nilovic song, "In the Space".[1]

Writing and inspiration

In late May 2009, West told MTV in a interview that, "We actually removed all the songs with Auto-Tune off of his album to make the point that this is an anti-Auto-Tune album, even though I released an album that has all Auto-Tune," referring to his 2008 album, 808s & Heartbreak.[2]

Remixes

On June 9th, R&B artist Trey Songz released an unofficial remix of the song on his blog. Renamed "Death of Kellz Autotune", it was directed at artist R. Kelly for using the effect on a previous mixtape.[3]

Live performances

Two days after the song premiered on Hot 97, Jay-Z made an appearance at the annual Summer Jam concert at Giants Stadium and performed the song live for the first time.[4] Towards the end of his set, he was surprised by the appearance of T-Pain. BET later confirmed on their website that the rapper would perform at the 2009 BET Awards.[5]

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 66[6]

References

  1. ^ Hip Hop Is Read: Sample & Example - Janko Nilovic & Jay-Z. Hip Hop Is Read. Retrieved on 2009-06-06.
  2. ^ Kanye West Promises Jay-Z's 'Anti-Auto-Tune' Blueprint 3 Will Be 'Amazing' Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  3. ^ Death Of Autotune Kellz My Response Accessed 2009-06-09.
  4. ^ Jay-Z Makes Surprise Appearance At Summer Jam Accessed 2009-06-09.
  5. ^ Jay-Z To Perform at 2009 BET Awards Retrieved on 2009-06-09.
  6. ^ "D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)" (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart), Billboard, June 11, 2009.
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