Latest Release
- OCT 18, 2024
- 1 Song
- Mail On Sunday · 2007
- Planet Pit (Deluxe Version) · 2010
- Exclusive (Expanded Edition) · 2007
- GLORIOUS · 2024
- Black and Yellow - Single · 2010
- Graduation · 2007
- All I Do Is Win (feat. T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg & Rick Ross) - Single · 2010
- If Tomorrow Comes... · 2009
- Epiphany (Expanded Edition) · 2007
- Chixtape 5 · 2019
Albums
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Artist Playlists
- Club-ready anthems from the Auto-Tune mastermind.
More To Hear
- Lil Wayne chats with guests T-Pain, Damian Lillard, Lil Duval, N.O.R.E., and Nicki Minaj.
- Talks about his HOAX album, plus Abby Jasmine guests.
- Fresh from winning The Masked Singer, the MC talks 1UP.
- A revisit of Solange's 2016 album A Seat at the Table.
- Julie talks to Mabel about her latest single ‘Don’t Call Me Up’.
- The MC has a World Record, and a World First from Nilüfer Yanya.
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About T-Pain
T-Pain used natural talent, Auto-Tune, and cheeky song ideas to become one of the most influential, affable R&B acts of the 2000s. Born Faheem Najm in 1985, T-Pain was raised in Tallahassee, Florida, and was introduced to music when family friend Ben Tankard allowed him to tinker around at the studio. He eventually joined a rap group called Nappy Headz, but caught Akon's attention with "I'm F*cked Up," a cover of the latter's hit "Locked Up." T-Pain signed to Akon's Konvict Muzik in 2003 and smartly transitioned into singing. His 2005 debut, Rappa Ternt Sanga, featured "I'm Sprung" and "I'm n Luv (Wit a Stripper)," songs that caught fire just as much for their inescapable hooks as for their charismatic relatability. T-Pain had proven his skill at tunes that were sexy, funny, and infectious, using a vocoder to add emotion and personality to his melodic voice. He replicated the formula in 2007 with "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" and "Bartender." And before long, the rest of the industry followed suit: Countless artists copied the vocal style, while acts like Kanye West and DJ Khaled enlisted T-Pain personally for what felt like an endless series of hits. He added to his pop-culture cred in 2019, when he won the playful TV competition The Masked Singer and released his sixth LP, 1Up. T-Pain's fingerprints are all over contemporary rap and R&B: Vocal enhancements are inescapable now, as both rappers and singers use them to add dimension to their music. Just remember who started the trend.
- HOMETOWN
- Tallahassee, FL, United States
- BORN
- September 30, 1985
- GENRE
- Hip-Hop/Rap