T-Pain
Sign in to saveFaheem Rashad Najm (born September 30, 1984), known professionally as T-Pain, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is known for pioneering the creative use of Auto-Tune pitch correction, often used with extreme parameter settings to create electronic-styled vocal performances. Blending its use with R&B and hip-hop sensibilities, T-Pain played a key role in defining rap-singing throughout the 2000s.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1984-09-30
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Can I Mix You a Drink?
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Film & TV
Acting · Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Faheem Rasheed Najm, better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second album Epiphany, which reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart.
Known for
- Free Bert — Himself2026
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert — Self2025
- T-Pain On Top of the Covers (Live from The Sun Rose)2023
- Celebrity Prank Wars — Self2023
- Tom & Jerry — Tom (singing voice) (uncredited)2021
- This Is Pop — Self2021
- Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson — Self2021
- That's My Jam — Self - Guest2021
- VERZUZ — Self2020
- The Masked Singer — Monster (archive footage)2019
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,339,282
- Total plays
- 29,957,612
Tags
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Faheem Rasheed Najm (born September 30, 1985 in Tallahassee, Florida), better known by his stage name T-Pain, is a prolific American singer, producer, and writer. At the age of ten he turned his bedroom into a small studio with a keyboard, beat machine and four-track recorder, and he began his career as a rapper in the group Nappy Headz. In 2005 he released his debut album Rappa Ternt Sanga, and has since released 2007's Epiphany and 2008's Thr33 Ringz. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/T-Pain
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- Discovery of a supernova explosion at half the age of the Universe
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Quotes
- “Pets are family and they should be treated as such. I think the most important thing people should know [is to treat] your dog how you’d like to be treated. Your dog is going to love you as much as you love [him or her].”
- “I could put you in a condo, all the way up in Toronto”
- “I could put you in a log cabin, in Wiskansin”
- “It's five O'Clock in the morning and I want ya and ya want me, Don't ya?”
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Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- T-Pain
- Musical artist.image
- T-Pain 2019 by Glenn Francis (cropped).jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- T-Pain in 2019
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Faheem Rashad Najm
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1999–present
- Person.child
- yes
- Person.children
- 3
- Person.signature
- T-Pain sig.svg
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Key dates
- Born
- 30 September 1984
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Najm
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Tallahassee
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- pop rap
- Record label
- Jive Records
- Official website
- tpain.com
Article
24 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- 1999–2006: Early career and ''Rappa Ternt Sanga''
- 2007–2008: ''Epiphany''
- 2007–2009: ''Three Ringz''
- 2009–2012: ''Revolver''
- 2013–2017: ''Oblivion''
- 2019: ''1UP''
- 2023–present: ''On Top of the Covers''
- Other ventures
- Phone app
- Film and television
- Video games
- Musical style
- Use of Auto-Tune
- Personal life
- Legal issues
- Discography
- Filmography
- Film
- Television
- Awards and nominations
- References
- External links
Faheem Rashad Najm (born September 30, 1984), known professionally as T-Pain, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is known for pioneering the creative use of Auto-Tune pitch correction, often used with extreme parameter settings to create electronic-styled vocal performances. Blending its use with R&B and hip-hop sensibilities, T-Pain played a key role in defining rap-singing throughout the 2000s.
T-Pain began his recording career as part of the hip-hop group Nappy Headz. He released his debut solo mixtape, Back @ It independently in 2004, and signed with Akon's Konvict Muzik, in a joint venture with Jive Records, the following year. His 2005 debut single, "I'm Sprung", was quickly met with commercial success, peaking at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and receiving platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Its follow-up, "I'm 'n Luv (wit a Stripper)" (featuring Mike Jones), peaked at number five on the chart; both served as lead singles for his debut studio album, Rappa Ternt Sanga (2005). Despite mixed critical reception, his second album, Epiphany (2007), peaked atop the US Billboard 200 and spawned the Billboard Hot 100-number one single "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" (featuring Yung Joc), as well as the top-40 single, "Bartender" (featuring Akon). His third album, Three Ringz (2008), was preceded by the single "Can't Believe It" (featuring Lil Wayne), and his fourth album, Revolver (2011), was preceded by "5 O'Clock" (featuring Wiz Khalifa and Lily Allen). His fifth album, Oblivion (2017) sustained long-term delays and was met with critical and commercial failure, serving as his final release on a major label.
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