T-pain's Unreleased Song With Oliver Tree Gets Playtime, With A Little Help From Shaq

Oliver Tree’s euphony and representation lived connected astatine nan Electric Forest show complete nan weekend, wherever T-Pain and Shaquille O’Neal teased what is apt nan precocious singer’s last project.

Grammy victor T-Pain and nan erstwhile NBA subordinate (performing arsenic DJ Diesel) paid tribute to Tree during their group connected nan 2nd nighttime of nan three-day Michigan euphony fest. According to video shared connected societal media, nan performers played unreleased audio of Tree singing astir slowing down and projected nan Santa Cruz native’s euphony videos onto nan screens down them.

“It’s clip to observe life, baby,” T-Pain tin beryllium heard saying earlier nan opus played.

Oliver Tree Nickell, known for viral songs “Life Goes On” and “Miss You,” died June 14 when 2 helicopters collided successful Brazil. He was 1 of nan six group who were killed successful nan collision. He was 32.

As news of Tree’s decease circulated, galore euphony stars paid tribute, including “Buy U a Drank” hitmaker T-Pain, who shared that he and Tree had connected earlier nan singer’s abrupt death. T-Pain posted videos of Tree’s quality connected his “Nappy Boy Radio” podcast and a snippet of nan 2 of them jamming successful nan studio, moving connected nan aforesaid opus that Electric Forest attendees heard complete nan weekend.

“It sounds for illustration f— magic, man, that is nan Oliver Tree sound,” Tree tells T-Pain successful nan video, which later shows nan collaborators nodding their heads to nan beat.

T-Pain said successful his Instagram caption: “Thanks for sharing your creation and for ever being different successful nan champion measurement possible. See you connected nan brighter side.”

Beyond T-Pain and DJ Diesel’s group astatine Electric Forest, celebrations of Tree’s life will proceed Monday successful Los Angeles. Fans tin stitchery Monday evening astatine nan Venice Skatepark to commemorate what would person been nan singer’s 33rd birthday, according to an arena announcement shared connected Tree’s Instagram story. The arena advertises “free vessel cuts” and a constricted proviso of sunglasses — a motion to Tree’s chopped look — and is slated to tally from 5 to 8 p.m.

Times unit writers Tony Briscoe and August Brown contributed to this report.