Faheem Najm (born June 30, 1985 in Tallahassee, Florida), known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American hip hop, R&B Singer-songwriter and producer who has been noted for using the auto-tune effect (often mis-cited as a vocoder effect) in his singing.Kellman, Andy. [LINK: http://wc03.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0ifyxqldldde] "Rappa Ternt Sanga". All Music Guide: 2005Jeffries, David. [LINK: http://wc03.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:axfyxzl5ldte] "Epiphany". All Music Guide: 2007 He was born to entrepreneur Muslim parents, Shasheem Najm and Aliyah Najm.Silas, James. [LINK: http://hiphopworldawards.com/featurex.aspx?featureid=194] Kanye West, T-Pain Headline Star Mega-Jam '07. Hip Hop World: November 16, 2007 At the age of ten, Faheem reworked his bedroom into