“Need some time to think about what’s next”: T-Pain hints at retirement from music in new announcement

T-Pain is hinting at a possible retirement from music.

The Grammy-winning rapper took to social media to drop a video that has fans afraid. In it, the pioneering artist reflected on a "big decision" he would have to make after giving fans "everything" throughout his 20 years in the industry. The Buy You a Drank rapper also said he would be taking a step back before he thanked his fans for "making this a great ride."

"I gave you all everything for 20 years. I'm grateful to each of you for making this such a great ride," he penned in the caption on X. "Right now I just need some time to think about what’s next and what’s best for me (peace sign)."

The 43-second video itself was a montage of his life's biggest moments, including when he won his two Grammys and his time on The Masked Singer, interspaced with clips of him walking to the windowpane and peering outside as he sips on his drink solemnly. The captions in the video note that he is "talking [the decision] over" with his "family and team," before adding that "this might be it."

T-Pain's Grammy-winning career explored:

Born Faheem Rashad Najm, T-Pain is most known for his use of auto-tune. Men's Journal referred to him as "one of the most sought-after collaborators in the music industry for the better part of a decade."

These days, the artist has been taking his talents to Twitch, where he streams for his one million followers. In his prime, however, the 2-time Grammy-nominated artist was known for having produced several notable hits. Some of these include Blame It with Jamie Foxx, Good Life with Kanye West, Bartender with Akon, and Low with Flo Rida.

The Tallahassee native, who has 7 studio albums under his belt, made headlines just last year in Florida when a street was named in his honor. According to the local outlet Tallahassee Democrat, on November 10, T-Pain Lane was unveiled, located from Orange Avenue to Tucker Street, which ends at Bond Elementary School.

Just days ago, he launched the Global Gaming League, which, according to The Men's Journal, is "the world's first of its kind multi-title gaming entertainment league set to revolutionize the industry, composed of high profile celebrity team owners," all of whom are expected to perform in person at tournaments in Las Vegas.

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At the time of writing, T-Pain has yet to reveal just what his next moves are.

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