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New Jay-Z - "D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)"

Jun 8, 2009, 11:58am stereogum
JAY-Z @ HOT 97'S SUMMER JAM 2009
Proving again that he is a man after Stereogum commenters' hearts, the first track from Jay-Z's forthcoming The Blueprint 3 is "D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)," a fight song against what Antares and T-Pain hath wrought on our ears for the past too many years. (Besides, it's probably hard to find things to get your Armani knickers in a bunch when you're a multimillion dollar industry unto yourself.) "D.O.A." starts with a fittingly, mercilessly off-key take on sports stadium fave "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" before Jay launches into his polemic. ("I know we're facing a recession [...]
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