  T-Pain was born Fhameem Najm in
Florida. His music talent's began at a young
age when he turned his bedroom into a mini
music studio with a keyboard, beat machine,
and a recorder to create beats to rap over.
T-Pain originally began with the rap group
'Nappy Headz' in the early 2000s. After the
group faded, T-Pain focused on his individual
sound, started his own label 'Hard & B,'
and got noticed by Akon who signed him to his
Konvict Music label.
 # 67
Singles Artist of the Year
 T-Pain hit the Top 40 with
"I'm Sprung."
American Music
Awards
 T-Pain released Rappa
Ternt Sanga.
T-Pain hit the Top 10 with "I'm Sprung."
 # 36
Singles Artist of the Year
T-Pain hit the
Top 40 with "I'm N Luv (Wit A
Stripper)."
 T-Pain hit the Top 10 with "I'm N Luv (Wit A
Stripper)."
The single
"I'm N Luv (Wit A
Stripper)" was certified gold.
Rappa
Ternt Sanga was certified gold.
The single "I'm N Luv (Wit A
Stripper) was certified platinum.
 The single "I'm N Luv (Wit A
Stripper) was certified 2x platinum.
 # 4
Singles Artist of the Year
T-Pain hit the Top 40 helping
out R.
Kelly and T.I. with "I'm A Flirt" from the R.
Kelly LP Double
Up.
 T-Pain hit the Top 40 with help
from Yung Joc with "Buy U A Drank (Shawty
Snappin')."
T-Pain hit the Top 40 helping
out Bow Wow and Johnta
Austin with "Outta My System" from the Bow Wow LP The
Price Of Fame.
 T-Pain topped the Billboard Hot
Rap Tracks chart helping out R.
Kelly and T.I. with "I'm A Flirt."
T-Pain topped the Billboard Hot
100 chart, Hot 100 Airplay chart, Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, Rhythmic
Airplay chart, and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
chart with help from Yung Joc
with "Buy U A Drank (Shawty
Snappin')."
T-Pain hit the Top 10 with help from Yung
Joc with "Buy U A Drank (Shawty
Snappin')."
 T-Pain released Epiphany.
T-Pain could be heard on Fabolous' LP From
Nothin' To Somethin' on the track
"Baby Don't Go."
T-Pain topped the Billboard 200
LP chart and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart
with Epiphany. The set sold over
171,000 copies its first week of release in
the US.
T-Pain hit the Top 40 with Akon with "Bartender."
The single "Outta My System" was certified
"Buy U A Drank (Shawty
Snappin')" was certified 2x
platinum.
 The single "Buy U A Drank (Shawty
Snappin')" was certified 3x
platinum.
T-Pain hit the Top 40 helping
out Plies with "Shawty" from the Plies
LP The
Real Testament.
 T-Pain topped the Billboard
Rhymic Airplay chart with Akon with "Bartender."
T-Pain hit the Top 10 with Akon with "Bartender."
T-Pain was nominated for a MTV Video Music
Award for Monster
Single of the Year ("Buy U A Drank (Shawty
Snappin')").
T-Pain hit the Top 40 helping
out Kanye West with
"Good Life."
 Baby Bash hit the Top 40 with Baby Bash with "Cyclone."
T-Pain hit the Top 40 helping
out Chris Brown with "Kiss Kiss."
T-Pain topped the Billboard Hot
100 chart, Hot Digital Songs chart, Hot
Digital Tracks chart and Rhythmic Airplay
chart with helping out Chris Brown with "Kiss Kiss."
T-Pain topped the Billboard Hot
100 chart and Hot Rap Tracks chart helping
out Kanye West with
"Good Life."
 T-Pain hit the Top 40 helping
out Fabolous with
"Baby Don't Go."
T-Pain hit the Top 10 helping out Chris Brown with "Kiss Kiss."
Baby Bash hit the Top 10 with Baby Bash with "Cyclone."
T-Pain hit the Top 40 helping
out Flo Rida with
"Low."
T-Pain was nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male
Artist
and performed at the ceremony.
 T-Pain hit the Top 10 helping out Flo Rida with
"Low."
T-Pain topped the Billboard Hot
Digital Tracks chart, Rhythmic Airplay chart,
and Hot Digital Songs chart helping out Flo Rida with
"Low."
T-Pain topped the Billboard
Year-End Charts with the Top Hot
Rhythmic Song ("Buy U A Drank (Shawty
Snappin')").
 The single "Bartender" was certified
platinum and "Cyclone" was certified
gold.
 # 9
Singles Artist of the Year
T-Pain topped the Billboard Hot
100 chart and Pop 100 chart helping out Flo Rida with
"Low."
 T-Pain topped the singles chart
in Canada helping out Flo Rida with
"Low."
T-Pain hit #1 for 6 weeks helping out Flo Rida with
"Low."
T-Pain topped the Billboard Pop
100 Airplay chart helping out Flo Rida with
"Low."
T-Pain could be heard on the
soundtrack for Step
Up 2: The Streets with the track
"Church."
 T-Pain won a Grammy Awards for Best Rap Song
(awarded to the songwriter) ("Good Life" with A. Davis
and Kanye West), and was nominated
for Best R&B Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group ("Bartender" with Akon) and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Good Life" with Kanye West and "Kiss Kiss" with Chris Brown).
 T-Pain hit the
Top 40 helping out Lil Mama
and with Chris Brown with "Shawty Get Loose" from the
Lil Mama LP VYP
- Voice Of The Young People.
T-Pain hit the
Top 40 helping out 2 Pistols
with "She Got It."
 T-Pain hit the Top 40 helping
out Lil Wayne with "Got Money."
T-Pain hit the Top 40 with Lil Wayne with "Can't Believe It."
T-Pain could be heard on the Jennifer Hudson LP Jennifer
Hudson on the track
"What's Wrong (Go Away)."
T-Pain topped the Billboard
Rhythmic chart helping out Lil Wayne with "Got Money."
 The single "Can't Believe It" was certified
gold.
T-Pain released
his next LP Thr33
Ringz.
T-Pain topped
the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with Thr33
Ringz.
 T-Pain performed on Saturday
Night Live.
T-Pain could be heard on the Akon LP Freedom on the track
"Holla Holla."
T-Pain hit the Top 40 helping
out Ludacris with
"One More Drink."
T-Pain ended the year with the Top Song of 2008 helping out Flo Rida with
"Low."
 T-Pain was nominated for 3 Grammy Awards including including Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Low" with Flo Rida) and Best
Rap Song (awarded to the songwriter) ("Low" with M. Humphrey
and Flo Rida), and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Got Money"
with Lil Wayne).
T-Pain topped the Billboard Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart helping out Jamie
Foxx with "Blame It."
T-Pain hit the Top 40 helping
out Jamie Foxx with "Blame It."
T-Pain could be heard on the Bow Wow LP New
Jack City, Pt. II on the track
"She's My."
 T-Pain hit the Top 10 helping out Jamie
Foxx with "Blame It."
Thr33
Ringz was certified gold.
T-Pain topped the Billboard Hot
100 Airplay chart helping out Jamie
Foxx with "Blame It."
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Rappa Ternt Sanga
Released: December, 2005
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 33
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "Rappa Ternt
Sanga" (Intro) - "I'm Sprung" - "I'm N Luv (Wit A
Stripper)" - "Studio
Luv" - "U Got Me" (with
Akon) - "Let's Get It On" -
"Como Estas" (with Taino) -
"Have It" (Interlude) -
"Fly Away" - "Going Thru A
Lot" (with Akon) - "Dance
Floor" - "Ur Not The Same"
(with Akon) - "My Pace" -
"Blow Ya Mind" - "Ridge
Road" - "I'm Hi" (with
Styles) - "I'm Spring 2" (with
Trick Daddy & YoungBloodZ) |
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Epiphany
Released: June, 2007
Billboard
peak:
# 33
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B+
Tracks: "Tallahassee
Love" - "Church" (with
Teddy Verseti) - "Tipsy" -
"Show U How" (with Teddy Pain
& Teddy Penderazdoun) - "I Got
It" - "Suicide" - "Bartender" (with Akon)
- "Backseat Action" (with
Shawna) - "Put It Down" (with
Ray, Teddy Penderazdoun & Teddy
Verseti) - "Time Machine" -
"Yo Stomach" (with Tay Dizm) -
"Buy U A Drank
(Shawty Snappin')" (with Yung
Joc) - "69" (with J Lyriq) -
"Reggae Night" -
"Shottas" (with Kardinal
Offishal & Cham) - "Right
Hand" - "Sounds Bad" |
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Thr33 Ringz
Released: November, 2008
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 4
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: B
Tracks: "Welcome To
Thr33 Ringz" - "Ringleader
Man" - "Chopped N Skrewed"
(featuring Ludacris) - "Take A
Ride" (skit) - "Freeze"
(featuring Chris Brown) - "Blowing
Up" (featuring Ciara) - "Can't Believe It" (featuring
Lil Wayne) - "It Ain't Me"
(featuring Akon & T.I.) - "Feed
The Lions" (skit) -
"Therapy" (featuring Kanye
West) - "Long Lap Dance" -
"Reality Show" (featuring Musiq
Soulchild, Raheem DeVaughn & Jay
Lyriq) - "Keep Going" -
"Superstar Lady" (featuring
Young Cash) - "Change"
(featuring Akon, Diddy & Mary J.
Blige) - "Digital" (featuring
(Tay Dizm) - "Karaoke"
(featuring DJ Khaled) |
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