T-Pain has taken some time to poke fun at Justin Bieber's Coachella performance, while reminding everyone of his own legacy in the process.
After Bieber's unconventional Coachella set this past weekend sparked conversation online, the "Buy U a Drank" hitmaker jumped in with a playful response on Monday (April 13), flipping the viral moment into a parody that quickly caught traction across social media.
In the clip, T-Pain mimics the concept of Bieber's performance, where the pop star pulled up old YouTube videos of himself onstage, but instead of casually scrolling through clips, he leaned all the way in, showcasing a highlight reel of his own biggest yet funniest moments.
"JB was up there playing anything 😂," T-Pain captioned the post, making it clear he was poking fun at the loose, low-production feel of Bieber's set.
The video Tallahassee Pain posted shows Bieber sitting behind the laptop while flashes of some of T-Pain's most recognizable moments — from his appearance in Baby Bash's "Cyclone" to livestream collaborations with Chance the Rapper and his high-energy concert performances — appear on the screen behind him.
Justin Bieber's Coachella performance divided fans. Some saw it as raw and nostalgic, while others questioned the lack of traditional production expected from a headlining set at Coachella.
It’s not just T-Pain that has chosen to flip Bieber's set into their own, the pop star's minimalist approach has sparked a wave of memes, with fans inserting their own visuals onto the giant screen behind him.
And despite what some people thought online, Justin Bieber did not need to find a "loophole" to perform some of his older material for his headlining performance at Coachella.
One post falsely claimed that Bieber is required to ask permission from Hipgnosis Songs Capital, whom he sold his music rights to in 2023 for $200 million per Variety, to perform his earlier songs live, and that's why he opted to play them off via YouTube.
The set included a lot of memorable moments, including harmonizing to his cover of Ne-Yo's "So Sick," the first of several he uploaded to YouTube starting in 2007 before he got a record deal, and pulled up the infamous paparazzi video where he said: "Is it not clocking to you?"
