Let me make this clear: T-Pain writes songs, not albums.

That should explain the lack of cohesiveness that he has just unleashed on the world: his third album, “Thr33 Ringz.” The album features a handful of familiar names (Kanye West, Chris Brown, Lil’ Wayne, Ludacris), which is surprisingly a somewhat bad thing.

T-Pain collaborates so often that one would think that he could get better guest spots on his own record.

While those spots are sometimes the best part of the song (Kanye’s flow almost offsets the terrible chorus of “Therapy”), they are never anything different.

Every time, the guest vocalist will occasionally sing backup in the chorus and have one verse near the end of the song.

These songs could have used some more collaboration, which would have saved a few from mediocrity.

T-Pain thrives on only songs, so there are a few cuts on here that are downright awesome.

“Chopped and Skrewed” is a great choice for a single, and “Karaoke” was fun as well.

However, the best song on this record is “Ringleader Man,” an awesome track in which as the beat croons into more of a slower R&B jam, it works better than any of the faster, more hip-hop sounding tracks.

The upside of “Thr33 Ringz” is also one of its downfalls: T-Pain’s awesome sense of humor.

While he does add a small element of satire to his songs and persona, he doesn’t need to fill his albums with skits for people to get it.

I got the iTunes bonus tracks along with the deluxe CD and, while the deluxe version of the CD is entertaining enough (“Distorted” and “Phantom” should have made the record), the iTunes “bonus tracks” are just two skits and an interlude.

I seriously paid $2 for that? T-Pain, we get it, so you can stop making it obvious.

While there are too many tracks to throw away here for it to be a “great” album, Teddy Pain’s “Thr33 Ringz” is really good for what it is; an album with more mediocre tracks than great ones.