One of the most unexpected collaborations of the year is complete, with T-Pain teaming up with Mark Zuckerberg to deliver an acoustic version of Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz' “Get Low.”
News of the budding couple broke on Tuesday (November 12) when the Facebook founder took to his Instagram Story to share a photo of the pair along with the caption, “It's happening guys.” T-Pain later shared the same photo, referring to Zuckerberg as “Z” while claiming, “It's about time…”
Now, the fruits of their labor have been revealed, with the pair releasing a cover of “Get Low” under the musical moniker Z-Pain.
Originally released in 2002 as the third single from the Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz album Kings of Crunk“Get Low”, became the breakthrough single for the group, charting internationally and peaking at No. 2 on both the Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts, and atop the Hot Rap Songs chart.
In a post shared on Instagram, Zuckerberg revealed that he had collaborated with T-Pain on the track as an anniversary gift for his wife, Priscilla Chan.
“'Get Low' was playing when I first met Priscilla at a college party, so every year we hear it on our anniversary,” Zuckerberg wrote. “This year I worked with @tpain on our version of this lyrical masterpiece. Audio is open for the track and also available on Spotify. I love you P ❤️”
The unlikely relationship between Zuckerberg and T-Pain has been forged in recent years, with the former even appearing on one of the musician's Instagram live streams in May 2021.
Earlier this year, the Florida singer gifted Zuckerberg a Meta Nappy Boy chain in July. The tech giant posted a video of himself wearing the chain, calling it “a vibe” and captioned it, saying: “Thank you @tpain for the epic new chain. Perfect opportunity to show how the new Segment Anything AI research model we're releasing today can track different objects in the same video. Lots of fun video effects will be possible with it.”
On Sunday (November 10), T-Pain was also honored by his hometown of Tallahassee, with Mayor John Dailey presenting him with both Keys to the City and cementing the musician's place as one of the city's favorite songs. renaming Pasco Street T-Pain Lane;
