I challenge the notion that T-pain is a good writer. Show me examples of this. Its not in his own singles. Case and point; lets take Roger, of whom he was compared to
I Wanna Be Your Man:
Hey Lady....
Let me tell u why
I can't live my life without u (Awww baby)
Everytime i see u walkin by i can not breathe
U don't understand but in time you will
I must make u understand
Chorus-
I wanna be your man (I gonna be Your Man)
I wanna be your man ( Yes I do baby )
I wanna be your man ( I wanna be your man)
I wanna be your man (I wanna be your man)
U better not pass me by...
Cuz if you do, u'll loose a good thing (oooooh Baby)
Cuz what i've got to say is sealed with a kiss
and a wedding ring (wedding ring)
My mind is blind at times i can't see anyone but you
Those other girls don't matter no they can't spoil my view
I must make u understand...........
(Chorusx2)
Words can never say what i feel Its too intense
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ohhhhhh
I tried I tried I tried I tried to tell u how i feel
But i get mixed up (soooooo mixed up)
My mind is blind at times i can't see anyone but u
Those other girls don't matter no they can't spoil my view
I must make u understand........
(Chorus until songs fades out)
Now T-Pain - "Buy You a Drink"
[Verse 1:]
Baby Girl
Whats Your Name
Let Me Talk To You
Let Me Buy You A Drink
I'm T-Pain, You Know Me
Konvict Music Have Every Boy Like Ohh Wee
I Know The Club Close At 3
Whats The Chance A You Rollin Wit Me
Back To The Crib
Show You How I Live
Lets Get Drunk Forget What We Did
[Chorus:]
Imma Buy You A Drank
Then Imma Take You Home With Me
I Got Money In The Bank
Shawty Whachu Think Bout That
Find Me In The Grey Cadillac
We In The Bed Like
Ooh Ooh Ohh, Ooh Ooh
We In The Bed Like
Ooh Ooh Ooh, Ooh Ooh
[Verse 2:]
Talk To Me, I Talk Back
Lets Talk Money, I Top That
Crunk Juice Bottle
Oakly Shades
Shawty Got Class
Oh Behave
Lets Get Gone
Walk It Out (Walk It Out)
Just Like That
That's What I'm Talkin' Bout
We Gone Have Fun
You Gone See
On That Patron
You Should Get Like Me
[Chorus:]
Imma Buy You A Drank
Then Imma Take You Home With Me
I Got Money In The Bank
Shawty Whachu Think Bout That
Find Me In The Grey Cadillac
We In The Bed Like
Ooh Ooh Ohh, Ooh Ooh
We In The Bed Like
Ooh Ooh Ooh, Ooh Ooh
That's enough right there. 
You call that songwriting? Get the FUCK outta here! That's bullshit.
There has been a huge downgrade in quality these days. People believe the hype machine. That T-Pain shit is not an example of good songwriting. Look at the concepts - similar. Now examine the eloquence that Roger uses. T-Pain wants to fuck. Roger wants to "be her man" which of course comes with fucking privledges. Roger is saying exactly what women would rather hear "My mind is blind at times I can't see anyone but you
Those other girls don't matter no they can't spoil my view" - That's MACK SHIT right there! T-Pain is basically calling the woman a drinkwhore. I'mma buy you a drink and we gonna fuck, right?
That's not clever, eloquent or even creative. "Bitch, get drunk" is his message.
To further make my point, take Roger's lyrics and vocal arrangement and picture a strong vocalist like Maxwell or Johnny Gill or Jaheim singing it. It fits with other vocalists. Its a good song. Now do the same with T-Pain. Not happening. He's not of the caliber of the songwriters in the industry who sell hits that have cover potential. The greatest thing for a sogwriter is to have lots of people cover the song they wrote. "Bartender" ain't gonna cut it.
This thread is ridiculous. I'm out.