T-Pain

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T-Pain

T-Pain in September 2008
Background information
Birth name Faheem Rasheed Najm
Also known as T-Pizzle
Born September 30, 1985 (1985-09-30) (age 23)
Origin Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Genre(s) R&B, pop, hip-hop
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, producer, actor
Voice type(s) Auto-Tune, rapping
Years active 2004–present
Label(s) Nappy Boy/Konvict/Jive
Associated acts Akon, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Tay Dizm, Rick Ross, Chris Brown, DJ Khaled, T-Wayne, Ace Hood, Taylor Swift
Website www.t-pain.com

Faheem Rasheed Najm (born September 30, 1985), better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American hip hop and R&B singer-songwriter, and producer. He began his career as a rapper in the group Nappy Headz. In 2005, his debut album Rappa Ternt Sanga was released and spawned the hits "I'm Sprung" and "I'm N Luv (Wit A Stripper)". Since the release of that album, T-Pain has produced numerous hits of his own and for other rappers and R&B singers. T-Pain has also had over 10 top ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2008, he won a Grammy with rapper Kanye West for the single "Good Life". He was rated #34 of the most influential people in the world on the 2009 Time 100 list.[1]

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Personal background

T-Pain was born Faheem Rasheed Najm on September 30, 1985 in Tallahassee, Florida.[2] At the age of ten, Najm reworked his bedroom into a small studio with a keyboard, beat machine and four-track recorder, and began composing music. He graduated from James S. Rickards High School.[3] His stage name is short for "Tallahassee Pain" and was chosen because of the hardships he felt while living there.[4] He is a Muslim.[4]

Career

2005: Rappa Ternt Sanga

Main article: Rappa Ternt Sanga

T-Pain recorded his version of Akon's single "Locked Up", titled "Fucked Up". Akon noticed the song and immediately signed T-Pain to Konvict Muzik. T-Pain recorded his first album under the label, Rappa Ternt Sanga, which meant he wanted to be a rapper, but he instead turned to be a singer. The first single is "I'm Sprung". The second single is "I'm N Luv (Wit A Stripper)", featuring Mike Jones. The album debuted at #33 on the Billboard 200, eventually reaching gold.

2007: Epiphany

Main article: Epiphany (album)
T-Pain performing at the 2007 Hot 97 Summer Jam concert.

In 2007, his second album Epiphany came out, with the club-oriented singles "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" featuring Yung Joc and "Bartender" featuring Akon. Both singles were in the Top 5. Epiphany debuted at the top spot of the US Billboard 200 chart,[5] and has sold about 1,000,000 units as of May 2008.[6] being the first number-one album of his career.[7] During that time, he appeared on the singles "I'm a Flirt" remix by R. Kelly with T.I., "Outta My System" by Bow Wow, "Baby Don't Go" by Fabolous, "I'm So Hood" by DJ Khaled with many other rappers, "Shawty" by Plies, "Kiss Kiss" by Chris Brown, "Low" by Flo Rida, and "Good Life" by Kanye West. "Good Life" won the BET Award for the Best Collaboration and was nominated in several other categories.[8][9] In 2008, the single won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song.[10]

2008: Thr33 Ringz

Main article: Thr33 Ringz

His third album Thr33 Ringz was released on November 11, 2008.[11] "Can't Believe It", featuring Lil Wayne, was the first single; the video premiered on BET on August 26.[12] "Chopped & Skrewed", featuring Ludacris, is the second single in this album. "Freeze", featuring Chris Brown, was confirmed to be the third single. Guest appearances on Thr33 Ringz include T.I., Lil Wayne, Ludacris, DJ Khaled, Ciara, Chris Brown, Kanye West and many more.[13] Pr33 Ringz was the introduction mixtape for the album.

T-Pain at General Motors Place concert in Vancouver in January 2009.

In 2008, T-Pain continued to appear on numerous charting rap singles, such as "She Got It" by 2 Pistols, "Go Girl" by Ciara, "The Boss" by Rick Ross, "Cash Flow" by Ace Hood, "Shawty Get Loose" by Lil Mama, "One More Drink" by Ludacris, and "Go Hard" by DJ Khaled with Kanye West. T-Pain and Ludacris collaborated to perform "Chopped & Skrewed" and "One More Drink" on American late-night television programs Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC November 14, 2008 and on NBC's Saturday Night Live on November 22, 2008. T-Pain appeared again on SNL on February 7, 2009 (on the episode hosted by Bradley Cooper with musical guest TV on the Radio) in the SNL Digital Short, "I'm on a Boat", along with castmember Andy Samberg and SNL writer/Lonely Island member Akiva Schaffer.

T-Pain joined rapper Lil Wayne to form the duo T-Wayne.[14] The duo released a self-titled mixtape in late 2008; it charted on the Billboard 200 in January 2009.[15] The debut T-Wayne album is to be released sometime in 2009.[16] On May 31, 2009, T-Pain made an appearance on a live-action episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force as Frylock, where he made his debut as an actor.[17] T-Pain has recently recorded 3 tracks: Special Guest, This Evening, and It's So Easy (with Sophia Fresh). All of the 3 tracks are produced by Tha Bizness.

2009: UBER

Main article: UBER (T-Pain album)

In an interview with MTV, T-Pain said “I’m droppin a new album called UBER,” T-Pain wrote on his Twitter. “The album just got pushed up, It was gonna come out September next year. [The record label], they’re making me come out November this year. It makes the label look straight. I was gonna chill, because it was so many people that do what I do — now Jay-Z done dropped the ‘Death of Auto-Tune’ and its time for me to come back.” [18] In June 2009, T-Pain collaborated with country-pop singer Taylor Swift for the CMT Music Awards, and performed "Thug Story", a parody of Swift's hit single "Love Story".

Discography

Main article: T-Pain discography

Personal Life

T-Pain lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife, Amber, and three children: daughter Lyriq, son Muziq, and son Kaydnz Kodah (born May 2009). He has been married to Amber since 2003.[19][20] His song "I'm Sprung" is dedicated to her.

Golf cart accident

T-Pain was involved in a golf cart accident on March 27, 2009. He suffered cuts, bruises, and four missing teeth and had emergency dental work done. He returned to performing on March 29, 2009, where he said:

"There's a lot of talk that I flipped over in a golf cart, that's fucking true. It did happen like three days ago. My ass is on fire right now. My side hurt, my mouth hurt... I bust my ass. I'd show you the marks, but I don't wanna pull my pants down right now... I got my teeth fixed the same day. Rich nigga teeth."[21] The accident was later referenced in the music video of Glasses Malone's song "Sun Come Up".

Awards and nominations

  • BET Awards
    • 2009, Best Male R&B Artist (Nominated)
    • 2009, Best Collaboration ("Blame It") with Jamie Foxx (Won)
    • 2009, Viewer's Choice ("Can't Believe It") with Lil Wayne (Nominated)
    • 2008, Best Collaboration ("Kiss Kiss") with Chris Brown (Nominated)[9]
    • 2008, Best Collaboration ("Low") with Flo Rida (Nominated)[9]
    • 2008, Viewer's Choice ("Kiss Kiss") with Chris Brown (Nominated)[9]
    • 2008, Best Collaboration ("Good Life") with Kanye West (Won)[8]
    • 2008, Video of the Year ("Good Life") with Kanye West (Nominated)[9]
  • BET Hip Hop Awards[citation needed]
    • 2008, Best Ringtone ("Low") with Flo Rida (Nominated)
    • 2008, Best Hip-Hop Video ("Good Life") with Kanye West (Won)
    • 2008, Best Hip-Hop Collabo ("Low") with Flo Rida (Nominated)
    • 2008, Best Hip-Hop Collabo ("Good Life") with Kanye West (Nominated)
    • 2008, Track of the Year ("Good Life") with Kanye West (Nominated)
  • Grammy Awards
    • 2009, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Got Money") with Lil Wayne (Nominated)
    • 2009, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Low") with Flo Rida (Nominated)
    • 2009, Best Rap Song ("Low") with Flo Rida (Nominated)
    • 2008, Album of the Year (Graduation) [Nominated]
    • 2008, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group ("Bartender") with Akon (Nominated)
    • 2008, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Good Life") With Kanye West (Nominated)
    • 2008, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Kiss Kiss") with Chris Brown (Nominated)
    • 2008, Best Rap Song ("Good Life") with Kanye West (Won)[10]
  • Ozone Music Awards[citation needed]
    • 2008, TJ's DJ's Hustler of the Year (Nominated)
    • 2008, Club Banger of the Year ("I'm So Hood") with DJ Khaled, Trick Daddy, Rick Ross, & Plies (Nominated)
    • 2008, Club Banger of the Year ("Low") with Flo Rida (Nominated)
    • 2008, Best Rap/R&B Collaboration ("She Got It") with 2 Pistols & Tay Dizm (Nominated)
    • 2008, Best R&B Artist (Nominated)
    • 2008, Best TJ's DJ's Tastemaker Award (Won)
    • 2007, Best Male R&B Artist (Won)
    • 2007, Best Rap/R&B Collaboration ("Shawty") with Plies (Won)
    • 2007: Best Rap/R&B Collaboration ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" with Yung Joc (Nominated)
    • 2006, Best Rap/R&B Collaboration ("I'm N Luv (Wit a Stripper) (Remix)" with Twista, Pimp C, Paul Wall, R. Kelly, MJG, and Too Short) (Won)
  • MTV Video Music Award
    • 2008, Best Hip-Hop Video ("Low") with Flo Rida (Nominated)
    • 2008, Best Male Video ("Low") with Flo Rida (Nominated)
    • 2007, Monster Single of the Year ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin)"), featuring Yung Joc (Nominated)
  • Teen Choice Awards
    • 2008, Choice Hook-Up: Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain, "Low" (Nominated)
    • 2008, Choice Music: R&B Artist - T-Pain (Nominated)
    • 2008, Choice Music: Rap/Hip-Hop Track - Lil Mama featuring Chris Brown and T-Pain, "Shawty Get Loose" (Won)
  • Vibe Awards
    • 2007, Best R&B Artist (Nominated)
    • 2007, Best Collaboration ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin)") with Yung Joc (Nominated)
    • 2007, Song of the Year ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin)") with Yung Joc (Won)

References

  1. ^ "The 2009 TIME 100 Finalists". TIME. http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1883644_1886141,00.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-05. 
  2. ^ T-Pain Gets Some Heat For Turning Gospel Song Into 'Alcoholic Anthem'. Accessed August 28, 2008.
  3. ^ Silas, James. Kanye West, T-Pain Headline Star Mega-Jam '07. Hip Hop World: November 16, 2007
  4. ^ a b Koha, Nui Te (2007-06-10). "Escaping Tallahassee". Herald Sun. http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,21883428-5007184,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-12-10. 
  5. ^ Hasty, Katie (2007-06-13). "T-Pain Soars To No. 1 Ahead Of Rihanna, McCartney". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003598112. Retrieved on 2008-08-11. 
  6. ^ Crosley, Hillary (2008-05-22). "New T-Pain Album Due In Late September". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003807361. Retrieved on 2008-08-11. 
  7. ^ Reid, Shaheem (2007-06-13). "T-Pain Celebrates First #1 Album: 'It's Special, Man'". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1562434/20070613/t_pain.jhtml. Retrieved on 2008-08-11. 
  8. ^ a b "T-Pain, Alicia Keys Highlight BET Awards". CBS News (AP). 2008-06-24. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/24/entertainment/main4206746.shtml. Retrieved on 2008-08-06. 
  9. ^ a b c d e "T-Pain Leads BET Award Nominations". Vibe. 2008-05-16. http://www.vibe.com/news/online_exclusives/2008/05/tpain_leads_bet_award_nominations/. Retrieved on 2008-05-17. 
  10. ^ a b "Grammy 2008 Winners List". MTV News. 2008-02-10. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1581272/20080210/id_0.jhtml. Retrieved on 2008-12-10. 
  11. ^ Reid, Shaheem (2008-08-22). "T-Pain Brings His Thr33 Ringz Circus To NYC Listening Party". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1593362/20080822/t_pain.jhtml. Retrieved on 2008-08-29. 
  12. ^ "Premiere of "Can't Believe It" Today on BET". T-Pain.net. 2008-08-26. http://www.t-pain.net/news/premiere-cant-believe-it-today-bet. Retrieved on 2008-08-29. 
  13. ^ T-Pain.net (2008-08-06). Thr33 Ringz Is Coming.... Press release. http://www.t-pain.net/news/thr33-ringz-is-coming. 
  14. ^ Reid, Shaheem (2008-06-17). "Lil Wayne Forming Supergroup With T-Pain, Announces Carter III Tour Plans". http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1589461/20080617/lil_wayne.jhtml. 
  15. ^ Kaufman, Gil (2009-01-14). "Taylor Swift Tops Billboard Chart For Fifth Week In A Row". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1602675/20090114/index.jhtml. Retrieved on 2009-03-28. 
  16. ^ Cohen, Jonathan (2008-10-03). "Lil Wayne Already Recording 'Tha Carter IV'". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003869964. 
  17. ^ Nappy Boy: T-Pain to play Frylock
  18. ^ [1]
  19. ^ BumpWorthy.com - 8 More Lbs. of Pain
  20. ^ T-Pain Welcomes Third Newborn
  21. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1608049/20090330/t_pain.jhtml
  22. ^ "2007 American Music Awards Nominees and Winners". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. http://theenvelope.latimes.com/env-ama-nom9oct09,0,1852895.htmlstory. Retrieved on 2008-11-29. 

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