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.
"Rappa Ternt Sanga". All Music Guide: 2005Jeffries, David.
"Epiphany". All Music Guide: 2007 He was born to entrepreneur Muslim parents, Shasheem Najm and Aliyah Najm.Silas, James.
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 a small studio with a keyboard, beat machine and four-track recorder, and began composing music. Faheem later graduated from James S. Rickards High School. Prior to becoming a solo singer, Faheem was part of the Tallahassee rap group Nappy Headz, allowing T-Pain to start his career as a solo artist.Kellman, Andy.
T-Pain. All Music Guide: 2007 In 2002, he founded his own label, Hard & B, and soon caught the spotlight as a solo artist when his song "I'm Fucked 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 Music record label.
Career
2005: Rappa Ternt Sanga
T-Pain released his solo debut title single, "I'm Sprung", in August 2005. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, ("rapper turned singer") was released on November 6, 2005, under Konvict Music. Guest appearances included Mike Jones, Trick Daddy, Youngbloodz, Styles P., Akon, BoneCrusher, & Tay Dzim. Hit singles "I'm Sprung" and "I'm N Luv " which sold over 5 million ringtones spawned official remixes titled "I'm Sprung 2" with Trick Daddy and 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 2006 summer hit single U and Dat along with Kandi Girl, which was produced by Lil Jon.
2007: Epiphany
He has released his second album Epiphany on the 5th of June, 2007, that features "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" and his new hit-single "Bartender" featuring Akon. This album has shipped platinum. Guest appearances included Yung Joc, Akon, Shawnna, Cham, Kardinal Offishall, & Jay Lyriq. During that time, he has appeared on the remix of R. Kelly's "I'm a Flirt", with T.I., Bow Wow's "Outta My System", Fabolous's "Baby Don't Go", Plies's "Shawty", Chris Brown's "Kiss Kiss", & Kanye West's "Good Life".His new single is "Buy U a Drank " featuring Yung Joc, which he produced for his upcoming album Church. The video for "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" was released April 9, and the song went to #1. It contains cameos by Jay-Z, Huey, Shawnna, and E-40. He is recently featured on Flo-Rida's debut single, "Low".He has released a song for MySpace lovers, called "What's Your Myspace" featuring Tay Dizm. 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 and co-starred "MySpace Queen" Tila Tequila. It is said that T-Pain helped Miami rappers Plies & Flo-Rida start their music career through their debut singles.
Nappy Boy record label
T-Pain created his own music label called "Nappy Boy", which has several artists signed already; he plans to release a new album in the summer of 2009.Bruno, Antony; Crosley, Hillary. T-Pain is a disgrace to Islam.
T-Pain Busy With Production, Label, Touring. Billboard: October 19, 2007
Awards and nominations
- American Music Awards
- 2007, Favorite Male Artist [1]
- Grammy Awards
- 2008, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group ("Bartender") Nominated
- 2008, Best Rap Song ("Good Life") Nominated
- 2008, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Good Life") Nominated
- 2008, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Kiss Kiss") Nominated
- MTV Video Music Award
- 2007, Monster Single of the Year ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin)") [2]
- Vibe Awards
- 2007, Best R&B Artist [3]
- 2007, Best Collaboration ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin)") [4]
- 2007, Song of the Year ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin)") Winner
- Ozone Music Awards
- 2007, Best Male R&B Artist [5]
- 2007, Best Rap/R&B Collaboration with Plies ("Shawty") [6]
Discography
Albums
Singles
- 2005: "I'm Sprung"
- 2006: "I'm N Luv " (featuring Mike Jones)
- 2006: "Studio Luv"
- 2007: "Buy U a Drank " (featuring Yung Joc)
- 2007: "Bartender" (featuring Akon)
- 2007: "Church"
Featured singles
- 2006: "U and Dat" (E-40 featuring T-Pain & Kandi Girl)
- 2007: "I'm a Flirt (Remix)" (R. Kelly featuring T.I. & T-Pain)
- 2007: "Outta My System" (Bow Wow featuring T-Pain)
- 2007: "Shawty" (Plies featuring T-Pain)
- 2007: "Baby Don't Go" (Fabolous featuring T-Pain)
- 2007: "Cyclone" (Baby Bash featuring T-Pain)
- 2007: "I'm So Hood" (DJ Khaled featuring Trick Daddy, Rick Ross, Plies, & T-Pain)
- 2007: "Kiss Kiss" (Chris Brown featuring T-Pain)
- 2007: "Good Life" (Kanye West featuring T-Pain)
- 2007: "Low" (Flo-Rida featuring T-Pain)
- 2007: "Who the Fuck is That?" (Dolla featuring T-Pain & Akon)
- 2007: "The Boss" (Rick Ross featuring T-Pain)
- 2008: "Shawty Get Loose" (Lil' Mama featuring Chris Brown & T-Pain)
References
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