“D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)” by Jay-Z

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“D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)” by Jay-Z is a 2009 hip-hop single that criticizes the overuse of Auto-Tune in rap and pop music, showcasing Jay-Z’s return to a raw, traditional rap sound.

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instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album The Blueprint 3 ⓘ
artist Jay-Z ⓘ
associatedWith The Blueprint series by Jay-Z ⓘ
award Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance ⓘ
chronologyPosition lead single from "The Blueprint 3" ⓘ
containsSample "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticizes overuse of Auto-Tune in pop music ⓘ
overuse of Auto-Tune in rap music ⓘ
emphasizes raw vocal performance ⓘ
traditional rap sound ⓘ
genre hardcore hip hop ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
grammyYear 2010 ⓘ
hasChorusLyric "This is death of Auto-Tune, moment of silence" ⓘ
labelImprint Roc Nation ⓘ
language English ⓘ
musicVideoDirector Anthony Mandler ⓘ
musicVideoLocation New York City ⓘ
notableFor sparking debate about Auto-Tune in hip hop ⓘ
partOf "The Blueprint 3" ⓘ
linked to: The Blueprint 3
performer Jay-Z ⓘ
producer Jay-Z ⓘ
No I.D. ⓘ
recordLabel Atlantic Records ⓘ
Roc Nation ⓘ
Roc-A-Fella Records ⓘ
releaseDecade 2000s ⓘ
releaseType promotional single for "The Blueprint 3" ⓘ
releaseYear 2009 ⓘ
sampleSourceArtist Steam ⓘ
style minimalist, sample-driven production ⓘ
subjectOf critical acclaim for lyrical content ⓘ
discussion about authenticity in hip hop ⓘ
theme critique of contemporary mainstream rap ⓘ
rejection of vocal processing ⓘ
vocalStyle non-Auto-Tuned rapping ⓘ
won Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance ⓘ
writer Dale Frashuer ⓘ
Dion Wilson ⓘ
Ernest Wilson ⓘ
Gary DeCarlo ⓘ
Paul Leka ⓘ
Shawn Carter ⓘ
linked to: Jay-Z

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