T-Pain

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  • 2003
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About T-Pain


Tallahassee-based MC and vocalist T-Pain (born Faheem Najm) came up in a rap group called Nappy Headz but went pro as a solo R&B artist after he recorded "I'm F**ked Up," a personal take on Akon's Top Ten hit "Locked Up." Akon heard the track and took T-Pain under his wing with a contract on his Jive-distributed Konvict Muzik label. Produced and written mostly by T-Pain, Rappa Ternt Sanga was released in December 2005, led by the Top 20 single "I'm Sprung." Epiphany followed in June 2007. His 2008 album, Thr33 Ringz, was conceptually based around the circus and played up the singer's "Ringleader Man" persona. rEvolver, which followed in 2011, was another conceptual effort, this time putting the focus on how much T-Pain had evolved since his previous effort. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi

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Music

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  • Moon of Dreams
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    Moon of Dreams
  • About That Life ft. Fabolous, Rick Ross, Nelly, T-Pain & French Montana
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    About That Life ft. Fabolous, Rick Ross, Nelly, T-Pain & French Montana
  • Bag of Money featuring Rick Ross, Meek Mill & T-Pain
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    Bag of Money featuring Rick Ross, Meek Mill & T-Pain
  • Turn All The Lights On (Bakaboyz Remix)(Audio)
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    Turn All The Lights On (Bakaboyz Remix)(Audio)
  • Turn All The Lights On
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    Turn All The Lights On
  • Booty Wurk (One Cheek At A Time)
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    Booty Wurk (One Cheek At A Time)
  • 5 O'Clock (Audio)
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    5 O'Clock (Audio)
  • Motivation
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    Motivation
  • Boom
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    Boom
  • I'mma Do It Big
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    I'mma Do It Big

Interviews & Exclusives

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  • The 5: T-Pain
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    The 5: T-Pain
  • T-Pain On Tay Dizm & DJ Lil Boy
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    T-Pain On Tay Dizm & DJ Lil Boy
  • T-Pain On His Label Nappy Boy Digital
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    T-Pain On His Label Nappy Boy Digital
  • T-Pain On Lil Wayne's VMA Performance
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    T-Pain On Lil Wayne's VMA Performance
  • T-Pain On Eminem
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    T-Pain On Eminem
  • T-Pain On "Can't Believe"
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    T-Pain On "Can't Believe"
  • T-Pain On Bone Thugs N Harmony
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    T-Pain On Bone Thugs N Harmony
  • T-Pain On Beastie Boys
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    T-Pain On Beastie Boys
  • T-Pain On TLC
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    T-Pain On TLC
  • T-Pain On His New Video "Chopped N Skrewed"
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    T-Pain On His New Video "Chopped N Skrewed"

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  • At the Country Music Awards, Taylor Swift debuted her rap alter ego T-Swizzle in a skit with T-Pain, and turned it into a one-woman show as she also hooked up with Def Leppard and won hardware for Best Video of the Year and Best Female Video for "Love Story"
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    At the Country Music Awards, Taylor Swift debuted her rap alter ego T-Swizzle in a skit with T-Pain, and turned it into a one-woman show as she also hooked up with Def Leppard and won hardware for Best Video of the Year and Best Female Video for "Love Story"
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  • T-Pain arrived at the 2008 VMAs on an elephant
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    T-Pain arrived at the 2008 VMAs on an elephant
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  • Both R&amp;B singer T-Pain <i>and</i> rock legend Slash top their iconic hair-dos with formal head gear at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. Classy.
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    Both R&B singer T-Pain and rock legend Slash top their iconic hair-dos with formal head gear at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. Classy.
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  • US rapper T-Pain, nominated for four awards, arrives for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 8, 2009.
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    US rapper T-Pain, nominated for four awards, arrives for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 8, 2009.
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  • Singer David Archuleta and rapper T-Pain arrive at the 2008 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on November 23, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.
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    Singer David Archuleta and rapper T-Pain arrive at the 2008 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on November 23, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.
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  • Singer Chris Brown accepts the Pop/Rock Male Artist award from T-Pain onstage during the 2008 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on November 23, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.
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    Singer Chris Brown accepts the Pop/Rock Male Artist award from T-Pain onstage during the 2008 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on November 23, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.
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  • Singer T-Pain and rapper Busta Rhymes perform at the &quot;Thr33 Ringz&quot; Album Release Party at the Hiro Ballroom on November 10, 2008 in New York City.
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    Singer T-Pain and rapper Busta Rhymes perform at the "Thr33 Ringz" Album Release Party at the Hiro Ballroom on November 10, 2008 in New York City.
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News

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    Billboard Music Awards 2013: The Complete Winners List
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    May 20, 2013
    Taylor Swift is the night's big winner, taking home an impressive 11 trophies.
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    Billboard Music Awards 2013: The Complete Winners List
    MTV News
    May 20, 2013
    Taylor Swift is the night's big winner, taking home an impressive 11 trophies.
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    T-Pain Is 'Always Funny,' Andy Samberg Says Of Lonely Island Pal
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    May 16, 2013
    'SNL' alum tells MTV News there's 'a lot more fake raps' (or 'fraps') on Lonely Island's Wack Album, due in June.
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    T-Pain Is 'Always Funny,' Andy Samberg Says Of Lonely Island Pal
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    May 16, 2013
    'SNL' alum tells MTV News there's 'a lot more fake raps' (or 'fraps') on Lonely Island's Wack Album, due in June.
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    T-Pain and Tim McGraw: More Hip-Hoppin&#39; Country
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    says. McGraw wasn't T-Pain's only pick for a country collaboration. He was interested in one of McGraw's fellow chart-toppers, but that idea quickly f...
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    T-Pain shows ringleader status on 'Thr33 Ringz'
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    singer became so impressed that he signed him to his label, Konvict Muzik. His debut album went on to surpass expectations. "Epiphany," his 2007 follo...
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    T-Pain shows ringleader status on 'Thr33 Ringz'
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    singer became so impressed that he signed him to his label, Konvict Muzik. His debut album went on to surpass expectations. "Epiphany," his 2007 follo...
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    T-Pain gets animated in 'Freaknik,' talks new CD
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    " while Kelis plays the role of Tyra Banks, whose television show T-Pain's character appears on. "Some ... T-Pain gets animated in 'Freaknik,' talks n...
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    T-Pain Threatens to Leak His New Album on Twitter
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    Discouraged by the poor chart performance of his recent singles and frustrated by an overall soft market for new music, T-Pain has threatened to leak ...
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    Billboard Bits: T-Pain's Facebook Tattoo, Alicia Keys' Birthday Bash | Billboard.com
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    helping the singer dig her car out from under the snow. ( NY Post) QOTSA's Josh Homme and Wife Expecting Second Child Queens of the Stone Age frontman...
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    T-Pain & Chris Brown Have A Battle Of The Bands (And The Heart) In “Best Love Song” Video
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    Ke$ha admirer T-Pain and beach bum Chris Brown (and their respective Xerox copy bandmates wearing questionable facial adornments) face off for the lov...
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    T-Pain Drops His “Let Me Talk” Video
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    T-Pain claims that he can back it, back it up in his video for single "Let Me Talk", off his just-released LP Revolver. After dropping the Auto-Tune f...
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    New Music: Rick Ross, Wale, and Meek Mill Feat. T-Pain "Bag of Money"
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    Thanks to DJ Scream, we have the full version of Maybach Music's posse cut with T-Pain. New Music: Rick Ross, Wale And Meek Mill Feat. T-Pain - "Bag o...
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    New Music: T-Pain ft. Juicy J & Trey Songz 'Bad Bitches Link Up'
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    T-Pain's newest effort Stoicville: The Phoenix is nearly here, and he got Juicy J and Trey Songz to contribute to this track, "Bad Btiches Link Up." C...
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Tour Dates

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Discography

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  • rEVOLVEr (2011)
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    rEVOLVEr (2011)
    RCA
  • Thr33 Ringz (2008)
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    Thr33 Ringz (2008)
    Nappy Boy/Konvict/Jive/Zomba
  • The T-Wayne Show (2008)
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    The T-Wayne Show (2008)
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  • Epiphany (2007)
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    Epiphany (2007)
    Jive
  • Rappa Ternt Sanga (2005)
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    Rappa Ternt Sanga (2005)
    Sony BMG
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