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| '''T-Pain''' (born '''Faheem Najm''' in ] in ]) is an ] ] and ] singer. | '''T-Pain''' (born '''Faheem Najm''' in ] in ]) is an ] ] and ] singer. | ||
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| Faheem was born in ] to entrepreneur ] parents. At the age of ten, Faheem reworked his bedroom into a small studio with a ], beat machine and four track recorder, and began composing music. T-Pain first tasted musical success as a member of the 5-member Tallahassee rap |
Faheem was born in ] to entrepreneur ] parents. At the age of ten, Faheem reworked his bedroom into a small studio with a ], beat machine and four track recorder, and began composing music. T-Pain first tasted musical success as a member of the 5-member Tallahassee rap color ], who enjoyed moderate success with such hits as "Robbery" and "F.L.A.". This allowed T-Pain to jumpstart his career as a solo artist. In ] he founded his own label, Hard & B. and soon caught the spotlight as a solo artist when his song "F***ed Up", a reworked version of ]'s "Locked Up", gained popularity in the region. Akon noticed the song and signed T-Pain to his newly formed ] record label. T-Pain released his solo debut single, "I'm Sprung", in August 2005. His debut ], ''],'' was released on ], ], under Konvict Music. Hit singles "I'm Sprung" and "I'm N Luv (Wit a Junkie)" spawned official remixes titled "I'm Sprung 2" with ] and ], and "I'm N Luv (Wit a Stripper), The Remix" with ], ], ], ], ] and ]. He is featured on ]'s new single "U and Dat", which was produced by ]. | ||
| He has released a song for ] lovers, called "What's Yo Myspace" featuring Tay |
He has released a song for ] lovers, called "What's Yo Myspace" featuring Tay Cock. He released a song with Florida Artist J-Shin, called "Send Me An E-Mail". The Video for THE song was co-directed by T-Pain and Fellow Floridian filmmaker JOKES. His new single is "Froze" featuring Akon produced by Lil Jon for his upcoming album R&M : Rhythm & Music. This is the first song since "Fly Away" where he doesn't use the vocoder effect on his voice. It won't be released until February. T-Pain is currently in the studio in South Florida with several local artists, such as upcoming Palm Beach rap group ] (slated to drop their album "Street Motivation" in early 2007) as well as others. | ||
| ==Family== | ==Family== | ||
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T-Pain (born Faheem Najm in Tallahassee, Florida in 1985) is an American hip-hop and R&B singer.
68.33.219.246 12:28, 12 March 2007 (UTC)==Biography== Faheem was born in Brooklyn,New York to entrepreneur Muslim parents. At the age of ten, Faheem reworked his bedroom into a small studio with a Keyboard, beat machine and four track recorder, and began composing music. T-Pain first tasted musical success as a member of the 5-member Tallahassee rap color Nappy Heads, who enjoyed moderate success with such hits as "Robbery" and "F.L.A.". This allowed T-Pain to jumpstart his career as a solo artist. In 2002 he founded his own label, Hard & B. and soon caught the spotlight as a solo artist when his song "F***ed Up", a reworked version of Akon's "Locked Up", gained popularity in the region. Akon noticed the song and signed T-Pain to his newly formed Konvict Muzik record label. T-Pain released his solo debut single, "I'm Sprung", in August 2005. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released on November 6, 2005, under Konvict Music. Hit singles "I'm Sprung" and "I'm N Luv (Wit a Junkie)" spawned official remixes titled "I'm Sprung 2" with Trick Daddy and the YoungBloodZ, and "I'm N Luv (Wit a Stripper), The Remix" with Twista, Pimp C, Paul Wall, R.Kelly, MJG and Too $hort. He is featured on E-40's new single "U and Dat", which was produced by Lil Jon.
He has released a song for MySpace lovers, called "What's Yo Myspace" featuring Tay Cock. He released a song with Florida Artist J-Shin, called "Send Me An E-Mail". The Video for THE song was co-directed by T-Pain and Fellow Floridian filmmaker JOKES. His new single is "Froze" featuring Akon produced by Lil Jon for his upcoming album R&M : Rhythm & Music. This is the first song since "Fly Away" where he doesn't use the vocoder effect on his voice. It won't be released until February. T-Pain is currently in the studio in South Florida with several local artists, such as upcoming Palm Beach rap group Murk Squad/Street Ent. (slated to drop their album "Street Motivation" in early 2007) as well as others.
Family
Albums
Albums
| Album cover | Album information |
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| File:T-Pain Rappa Ternt Sanga.jpg | Rappa Ternt Sanga
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Epiphany
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Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop | U.S. Rap | U.S. Pop 100 | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Time To Make Love" | - | - | - | - | Unrealesed |
| 2005 | "I'm Sprung" | 8 | 9 | - | 17 | Rappa Ternt Sanga |
| 2006 | "I'm N Luv (Wit A Stripper)" (featuring Mike Jones) | 5 | 10 | - | 7 | Rappa Ternt Sanga |
| 2006 | "I'm N Luv (Wit A Stripper) (Remix)" (featuring Twista, Pimp C, Paul Wall, R. Kelly, MJG & Too $hort) | - | - | - | - | Unreleased |
| 2006 |
"Studio Luv (Remix)" (featuring Lil' Wayne) |
- | - | - | - | Rappa Ternt Sanga |
| 2007 | "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin') (featuring Yung Joc) | 59 | 35 | - | - | Epiphany |
Featured Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop | U.S. Rap | U.S. Pop 100 | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "U And Dat" (E-40 featuring T-Pain and Kandi Girl) | 13 | 8 | 4 | 17 | My Ghetto Report Card |
| 2007 | "I'm a Flirt Remix" (R. Kelly featuring T-Pain and T.I.) | 72 | 11 | 8 | - | Double Up |
| 2007 | "Know What I'm Doin'" (Birdman & Lil' Wayne featuring T-Pain and Rick Ross) | TBR | TBR | TBR | TBR | Like Father, Like Son |
| 2007 | "Outta My System" (Bow Wow featuring T-Pain) | 76 | 37 | 16 | - | The Price of Fame |
Style
T-Pain's music can be best be pigeonholed as R&B, both his musical style and lyrical quality deviate from the traditional platforms of the genre. T-Pain's lyrics are often very personal and compassionate, unusual for many of the artist's colleagues, and his music has a harder edge than the standard smooth sound of most R&B artists. T-Pain also experiments with the now world-famous "Crunk&B" style of music made famous by artists such as Ciara.
T-Pain has found musical success in using a unique vocoder style within his music, giving his voice a unique sounding tone, enhancing his recognisability as a solo artist, and also in a number of collaborative tracks.
T-Pain has collaborated with other known producers for Britney Spears' upcoming album, due in 2007.
Trivia
- The "T" in T-Pain actually stands for Tallahassee, Florida, and the "Pain" expresses the difficulties the artist faced in growing up in the area.
- T-Pain had the song "I'm Sprung" ghostwritten for a girl named Amber who T-Pain later married.
- T-Pain recently finished a couple of songs for Chilli's upcoming debut solo album.
- T-Pain, along with The Game and Daz Dillinger appears on "On Bail", a track from Xzibit's new album, Full Circle, Produced by Felli Fel
- He recorded a song featuring Nivea titled "Ask For It". He said it was to appear on the album, but it got scrapped. *
- T-Pain has also made an album with an upcoming rapper Jacob,
- T-Pain is a Muslim
Guest Appearances
- U and Dat - E-40 (featuring T-Pain & Kandi Girl)
- On Bail - Xzibit (featuring The Game, Daz, & T-Pain)
- Know What I'm Doin' - Birdman & Lil Wayne (featuring T-Pain & Rick Ross)
- I Can't Wait - Akon (featuring T-Pain)
- Sent Me An E-Mail - J-Shin (featuring T-Pain)
- Outta My System - Bow Wow (featuring T-Pain)
- Ball Out ($500) - BlakJak (featuring T-Pain)
- Curious - Lil Fizz (featuring T-Pain)
- Expensive Taste - Mike Jones (T-Pain, Diddy & Trae)
- Cutty Buddy - Trillville (featuring T-Pain)
- Dance 4 Me (T-Pain Remix) - Mark Morrison (featuring T-Pain)
- Go Girl - Snoop Dogg (featuring T-Pain & Ciara)
- I'm A Flirt (Remix) - R. Kelly (featuring T-Pain & T.I.) on R. Kelly's album Double Up
- I'm A Flirt (Fry's Remix) - Bow Wow or R. Kelly (featuring Ludacris, Twista, Chris Brown, Ciara, T-Pain, T.I., Lil Wayne) ]
- Flip The Game On Them - Luv (featuring T-Pain)¨