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T-Pain in 2023
Background information
Birth nameFaheem Rashad Najm [1]
Also known as
  • Teddy Verseti
  • Teddy Penderazdoun
  • Teddy Pain
Born (1984-09-30) September 30, 1984 (age 39)
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
  • record producer
Discography
Years active1999–present
Labels
Spouse(s)
Amber Wyatt
(m. 2003)
Children3
Website tpain.com

Faheem Rashad Najm (born September 30, 1984), [1] better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is known for popularizing creative use of the Auto-Tune pitch correction effect, often used with extreme parameter settings to create electronic-styled vocal performances. Blending this with contemporary R&B and hip hop sensibilities, his music became characterized by this distinction, with other music industry artists such as Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, and Future utilizing it to a similar effect.

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T-Pain began his recording career as part of the short-lived hip hop group Nappy Headz. He released debut solo mixtape, Back @ It independently in 2004, and signed with Senegalese-American singer Akon through his label Konvict Muzik, in a joint venture with Jive Records the following year. His 2005 debut single, "I'm Sprung" was quickly met with commercial success, peaking at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and receiving platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Its follow up, "I'm 'n Luv (Wit a Stripper)" (featuring Mike Jones) saw further commercial success at number six on the chart; both served as lead singles for his debut studio album, Rappa Ternt Sanga (2005). The album was moderately successful, while his second album, Epiphany (2007) peaked atop the US Billboard 200 and spawned the Billboard Hot 100-number one single "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" (featuring Yung Joc), as well as the top-40 single "Bartender" (featuring Akon). His third album, Three Ringz (2008) was preceded by the single "Can't Believe It" (featuring Lil Wayne), and his fourth album, Revolver (2011) was preceded by "5 O'Clock" (featuring Wiz Khalifa and Lily Allen). His fifth album, Oblivion (2017) sustained long-term delays and was met with critical and commercial failure, serving as his final major label release.

Meanwhile, T-Pain saw continued success as a guest performer on nine Billboard Hot 100-top ten singles—"Shawty" by Plies, "Cyclone" by Baby Bash, "Good Life" by Kanye West, "Shawty Get Loose" by Lil Mama, "Got Money" by Lil Wayne, "Blame It" by Jamie Foxx, and "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" by Pitbull—which includes two singles that peaked the chart: "Kiss Kiss" by Chris Brown and "Low" by Flo Rida. The latter was named third in the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade and received diamond (10× platinum) certification by the RIAA. "Good Life" and "Blame It" both received Grammy Awards for Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Performance respectively, from T-Pain's total of 12 nominations for the award. Outside of music, T-Pain founded the record label Nappy Boy Entertainment—adapted from the namesake group in which he began recording—in 2005, and has signed rapper Travie McCoy to brief commercial success. Furthermore, he has produced and written material for other artists and voice acted in film and television such as Tom & Jerry , Freaknik: The Musical , The Cleveland Show , Squidbillies and We Bare Bears .

Early life

Najm was born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida, to parents Aliyah, a Bahamian chef, [4] and Shasheem, who founded the Homeboyz to Men program. [3] [5] His stage name is short for "Tallahassee Pain", and was chosen because of the hardships he experienced while living there. Najm was brought up in a Muslim household, but he has expressed his lack of interest in the concept of religion. [6] [7] At three years old, he got his first taste of the music business when a friend of the family, gospel jazz artist/producer Ben Tankard, allowed him to spend time and "twist the knobs" at his recording studio. At age ten, Najm turned his bedroom into a music studio, using a keyboard, a beat machine and a four-track recorder. [8] [9]

Career

1999–2006: Early career and Rappa Ternt Sanga

T-Pain joined the rap group Nappy Headz in 1999. Through a mutual connection with music promoter TJ Chapman, he was discovered by Rocco Did It Again! and Mike Blumstein—founders of the independent record label Chase Entertainment—to whom he signed. [10] He released his debut mixtape, Back @ It in 2004, and later released the song "I'm Fucked Up", a slightly-altered cover version of Akon's then-popular 2004 single, "Locked Up". Akon himself came across the song and immediately offered him a deal to his label, Konvict Muzik. [11] [12] While T-Pain was offered other record deals, with the highest-bidding being US$900,000, Akon promised the young artist a personal mentorship in the industry. Meanwhile, Blumstein and Rocco remained involved in T-Pain's careers as joint co-managers. [13] Afterward, T-Pain began singing instead of rapping, and used this inspiration to begin recording for his debut studio album, Rappa Ternt Sanga . Released on December 6, 2005 through a joint venture with Jive Records, [3] the album reached number 33 on the Billboard 200, and has since received gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

The album was preceded by the lead single, "I'm Sprung", which was released in August 2005 and peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and number nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The second single, "I'm N Luv (Wit a Stripper)", featuring Mike Jones, was released in December 2005 and peaked at number five on the former chart, [14] and number ten on the latter. The third and final single from the album, "Studio Luv", was released in October 2006 and failed to chart.

2007–2008: Epiphany

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T-Pain performing at the 2007 Hot 97 Summer Jam concert.

In mid-2006, T-Pain began work on his second album, now with the Zomba Label Group as well as his previous labels. The album, titled Epiphany , was released on June 5, 2007. The album sold 171,000 records in its first week, reaching number one on the Billboard 200. [15] The record has since sold 819,000 records in the United States. [16]

The album was preceded by the lead single "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" featuring Yung Joc, released in February 2007. The song reached number one on both the Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming his first to peak atop both charts. The album's second single, "Bartender", featuring Akon, was released in June 2007 and reached number five on the Hot 100 and number nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The third and final single from the album, "Church", was released in October 2007 and failed to chart in the United States.

Speaking in May 2007 to Pete Lewis of Blues & Soul about his reason for naming his second album 'Epiphany', T-Pain stated: "One of the two dictionary meanings of epiphany is 'a sudden moment of insight or revelation'. And to me the title 'Epiphany' signifies the moment I realized that, to make the best music I can, I needed to just go in the studio and be myself, and not concentrate so hard on following other people's formulas." [17] While promoting his second album, T-Pain made guest appearances on multiple songs by other artists. T-Pain was featured on "I'm a Flirt" (remix) by R. Kelly with T.I., "Outta My System" by Bow Wow, "Baby Don't Go" by Fabolous, "I'm So Hood" by DJ Khaled with many other rappers, "Shawty" by Plies, "Kiss Kiss" by Chris Brown, "Low" by Flo Rida, and "Good Life" by Kanye West. [18] For two weeks in late 2007, T-Pain was featured on four top ten singles simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [19]

His performance on West's "Good Life" won the BET Award for Best Collaboration and was nominated in several other categories. [20] [21] In 2008, the song won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song. [22]

2007–2009: Three Ringz

In 2007, T-Pain began work on his third album, Three Ringz with Rocco Valdes, Akon and Lil Wayne. The album was also his first under his newly launched label, Nappy Boy Entertainment. Released on November 11, 2008, [23] the album sold 168,000 records in its first week and reached number four on the Billboard 200. A mixtape, Pr33 Ringz, was released in early 2008 for the album's promotion.

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T-Pain in 2008.

Thr333 Ringz was preceded by three singles; jts lead single, "Can't Believe It", featuring Lil Wayne, was released in July 2008 and reached number seven on the Hot 100 and number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The album's second single, "Chopped 'N' Skrewed", featuring Ludacris, was released in September 2008; it reached number 27 on the Hot 100 and number three on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The third and final single from the album, "Freeze", featuring Chris Brown, was released in October 2008; it reached number 38 on the Hot 100 and number 39 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Guest appearances on Three Ringz include T.I., Lil Wayne, Ludacris, DJ Khaled, Ciara, Chris Brown and Kanye West, among others. [24]

In 2008, T-Pain continued to guest perform on numerous singles, such as "She Got It" by 2 Pistols, "Go Girl" by Ciara, "The Boss" by Rick Ross, "Cash Flow" by Ace Hood, "Shawty Get Loose" by Lil Mama, "One More Drink" by Ludacris, and "Go Hard" by DJ Khaled with Kanye West. T-Pain and Ludacris collaborated to perform "Chopped 'N' Skrewed" and "One More Drink" on American late-night television programs Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC in November 2008 and on NBC's Saturday Night Live in the same month. T-Pain appeared again on SNL in February 2009 (S34E15, hosted by Bradley Cooper with musical guest TV on the Radio) as a feature in the Digital Short premier of The Lonely Island single, "I'm on a Boat," off their Incredibad album. T-Pain also supported the album in 2009 with his Thr33 Ringz Tour, which included sold-out shows across North America. T-Pain and rapper Lil Wayne formed the duo T-Wayne in 2008. [25] The duo released a self-titled mixtape in late 2008; it charted on the Billboard 200 in January 2009. [26] Their debut album was going to be released in 2009, but never was. [27]

2009–2012: RevolveR

He collaborated with country pop singer Taylor Swift for the CMT Music Awards, performing "Thug Story", a parody of Swift's hit single "Love Story". [28] In an interview with MTV, T-Pain announced that he would release his fourth studio album in November 2009 and that its title would be UBER. [29] He stated that although he originally wanted to release the album in the summer of 2010, his label had pushed the release forward. However, the album was not released in 2009.

An iPhone application called "I Am T-Pain", featuring an auto tuner, allowing fans to record and modify their own voice to accompany an instrumental collection of T-Pain's music, was released in September 2009. [30] In July 2009, T-Pain endorsed the 2009 T-Pain Killa Cam-Pain, a grassroots effort to help him become elected as president of Florida State University. [31]

In November 2009, T-Pain released the first single from his fourth studio album, "Take Your Shirt Off". [32] The single only managed to reach number eighty on the Hot 100, and was later dubbed a promotional single. In February 2010, he released "Reverse Cowgirl" featuring Young Jeezy, which was the official lead single from his fourth studio album. [33] He later release an updated version of the song excluding Young Jeezy's verse and adding a new bridge. The single reached number seventy-five on the Hot 100 and number sixty-four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming a mild hit. The single has since been dubbed a promotional single. T-Pain was later featured on the "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" single in February 2010, which reached number two on the Hot 100. [34] In March 2010, T-Pain developed and starred in Cartoon Network's Adult Swim animated musical special, Freaknik: The Musical . [35]

T-Pain released a mixtape on his Nappy Boy label in February 2010, T-Pain Presents: Nappy Boy All Stars Vol.1 , which contained remixes of songs including "Forever" by Drake. [36] On May 5, 2011, he announced another mixtape, prEVOLVEr, serving as a predecessor to his album. [37] The mixtape including collaborations from artists such as Lil Wayne and Field Mob. In June 2010, T-Pain confirmed that his fourth studio album, now titled RevolveR , had been completed and mastered, but that it would not be released until album sales increase. [38] T-Pain's first feature film, Lottery Ticket , was released on August 20, 2010. [39] In October 2010, T-Pain release his third promotional single, "Rap Song". The song charted poorly, peaking at 89 on the Hot 100.

T-Pain was featured on the hit single "All I Do Is Win" by DJ Khaled, along with the remix. [40] He featured on Wisin & Yandel's single "Imaginate" and Bun B's single "Trillionaire." [41] [42] In the last two quarters of 2010, he was featured on the hit singles "Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor)" by Pitbull, and "Move That Body" by Nelly. He was also featured on another single by Wisin & Yandel along with rapper 50 Cent called "No Dejemos Que Se Apague." The last two singles T-Pain was featured on in 2010 were the official remixes to "Black & Yellow" by rapper Wiz Khalifa and "Loving You No More" by Diddy – Dirty Money.

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T-Pain performing at Supafest in 2012.

T-Pain was featured on the first single by DJ Khaled called "Welcome To My Hood" off his 2011 album We the Best Forever . The song featured him along with Rick Ross, Plies, and Lil Wayne. He was also featured on albums such as Drake's Take Care, Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV and Tech N9ne's All 6s and 7s. A new toy called "iAm T-Pain Microphone" was released in 2011, at the price of $39.99.[ citation needed ] On January 29, 2011, T-Pain was featured on Italian DJ Benny Benassi's song "Electroman", released as the third single in the album of the same name. [43] In January, JRandall released a single, "Can't Sleep", featuring T-Pain. On March 22, 2011, the next single from RevolveЯ, "Best Love Song", was released, featuring Chris Brown. [44] On Twitter, T-Pain stated that he would release his prEVOLVEЯ mixtape when he got 500,000 followers and release his album RevolveЯ when he got 1,000,000 followers. [45] Also in 2011, he appeared on another Adult Swim show: the sixth-season premiere episode of Squidbillies , performing a version of the theme song in addition to the original song "(I Like) Drivin' In My Truck" with Unknown Hinson; this song was released in 2012 as part of the free digital album The Squidbillies Present: Music For Americans Only Made by Americans in China for Americans Only God Bless America, U.S.A. on the Adult Swim Music website. [46]

On October 7, RCA Music Group announced it was disbanding Jive Records along with Arista Records and J Records. With the shutdown, T-Pain (and all other artists previously signed to these three labels) would henceforth release all material (including RevolveЯ) on the RCA Records brand. [47] [48] The album RevolveЯ was eventually released in December 2011, alongside the transatlantic Top 10 single "5 O'Clock", which samples UK singer Lily Allen and features Wiz Khalifa. [49]

2013–2017: Oblivion

On April 1, 2013, after the announcement of T-Pain cutting off his signature dreads, he announced the title of his fifth studio album, then entitled Stoicville: The Phoenix stating, "To me, a Phoenix represents new beginnings. A new era, a new life, I'm rising from the ashes." [50] Prior to releasing his fifth studio album, he released T-Pain Presents Happy Hour, a greatest hits compilation. Its first single, "Up Down (Do This All Day)", produced by DJ Mustard and featuring B.o.B, was officially released on August 13, 2013. [51] The song peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single "Drankin Patna" was released a year later on July 21, 2014. [52] On November 7, 2014, T-Pain premiered the intro/title track off of Stoicville. [53] On November 21, 2014, T-Pain premiered "Coming Home" as the first promotional single in support of Stoicville and made it available for free on his official website. [54]

On June 8, 2015, T-Pain released a song titled "Make That Shit Work" featuring Juicy J. [55] Following another delay, T-Pain confirmed the album was still on its way, missing its December 11 expected release date to further delay. On December 9, 2015, to mark the one-year anniversary of the most popular Tiny Desk Concert ever and the 10th anniversary of his debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, T-Pain performed a short set of some previous hits, along with a cover of "A Change Is Gonna Come" and the premiere of a new song, "Officially Yours". [56]

On October 27, 2016, T-Pain premiered "Dan Bilzerian" featuring Lil Yachty. [57] He worked with Bruno Mars on his third studio album, 24K Magic , as one of the writers on the track "Straight Up & Down". [58]

After teasing the release of a long-shelved collaboration project with Lil Wayne, T-Wayne was released on May 18, 2017, via T-Pain's SoundCloud for streaming and free digital download. [59] [60] It consists of eight tracks recorded in 2009 described as "lost demos". [61] In 2017, he collaborated with Italian rappers J-Ax and Fedez for the single "Senza pagare", from the album Comunisti col Rolex . [62] After numerous delays and project name changes, T-Pain's fifth album Oblivion was released November 17, 2017.

2019: 1UP

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T-Pain performing at South by Southwest in 2022.

On February 27, 2019, the same day T-Pain was revealed to be the winner of the first US season of The Masked Singer, he released a surprise new album titled 1UP and announced a new U.S. tour in support of it. [63] [64] [65] He hosted the iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 14. [66]

In December 2020, T-Pain appeared in ComplexLand virtual event to discuss his thoughts on the future of esports. [67]

Other ventures

Phone app

On September 24, 2009, T-Pain joined with iPhone app creator Smule to create a new app entitled "I Am T-Pain" to allow people to use his style of Auto-Tune in karaoke; it was released the following day. [68]

Film and television

In May 2009, T-Pain made an appearance on a live-action episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force as Frylock, where he made his debut as an actor. [69] In late 2009, T-Pain developed a concept to create an animated television special, Freaknik: The Musical , which he submitted to Adult Swim. It premiered on March 7, 2010, and features many guest celebrities such as Lil Wayne, Young Ca$h, Snoop Dogg, Sophia Fresh, Rick Ross, Andy Samberg and Charlie Murphy.

T-Pain made his cinema acting debut in the comedy film Lottery Ticket as a liquor store clerk. [70]

In November 2016, T-Pain also appeared in an episode of the YouTube series Epic Rap Battles of History as American singer Stevie Wonder. [71]

T-Pain was the champion of the first season of the Fox reality music competition The Masked Singer as "Monster". [72] He returned as a guest panelist in the sixth episode of season three.

Since 2018, T-Pain has been the host of T-Pain's School of Business, a documentary series airing on Fuse in which T-Pain travels around the United States meeting with different entrepreneurs. The show has aired for two seasons so far: the first in 2018, which had six episodes, and the second in 2019, which had eight episodes. [73]

Video games

T-Pain has confirmed his involvement in the development of the upcoming video game Grand Theft Auto VI, although his role has not been specified. [74]

Musical style

T-Pain defined in 2005 his own music style as "Hard & B", a play on R&B. [75]

He mentioned GarageBand and Logic Pro as the softwares he uses to produce his own beats. [76]

Use of Auto-Tune

Musically, T-Pain is best known for popularizing the use of Auto-Tune, a pitch-correcting audio processor, for vocals, with the effect turned up to give the voice a robotic quality. He has used this effect throughout his singing career, starting in 2003. [77] This use of Auto-Tune had been pioneered by Cher in her successful 1998 single "Believe". [78] T-Pain, who had been looking for a way to make his voice sound unique, was inspired to use Auto-Tune after hearing the Darkchild remix of the 1999 song "If You Had My Love" by Jennifer Lopez, which makes occasional use of the effect. [79] He was also inspired in part by a similar sound achieved by Roger Troutman in the 1980s (using a talk box) and Teddy Riley in the 1990s (using both talk boxes and vocoders). [77]

After the success of T-Pain's first two albums, his use of Auto-Tune was replicated by a number of hip hop artists, including Snoop Dogg on the 2007 single "Sensual Seduction", [80] Lil Wayne on the 2008 single "Lollipop", [81] Kanye West on the 2008 album 808s & Heartbreak (on which T-Pain served as a consultant), [82] the Black Eyed Peas on the 2009 single "Boom Boom Pow", and Diddy on the 2010 album Last Train to Paris . In a November 2008 interview, T-Pain revealed that Diddy had paid him for the right to use Auto-Tune in T-Pain's style on the then-upcoming Last Train to Paris, and he felt that other artists should do the same. [83]

In 2009, rapper Jay-Z released the single "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)", which criticized the practice. The song directly mentioned T-Pain, with the lyrics "You niggas singing too much/ Get back to rap, you T-Paining too much." [84] Jay-Z has insisted that the song was not a personal attack on T-Pain, and that he was simply criticizing a trend that he felt had run its course. T-Pain has said that he loved the song. [29] However, he felt personally hurt by a general backlash against the use of Auto-Tune that began at around the same time. [79] Nevertheless, he has continued to use Auto-Tune, feeling that it is simply part of his musical style, as opposed to jumping on a trend as was the case for other artists. [79]

Personal life

T-Pain has been married to Amber Najm (née Wyatt) since 2003. They have three children: one daughter, Lyriq, and two sons Muziq and Kaydnz Kodah (born May 2009). [85] [86]

On March 27, 2009, T-Pain was involved in a golf cart accident, the same day he was due for a music video shoot for Lil' Kim's "Download" song. He suffered cuts, bruises, and four missing teeth and had emergency dental work done. He returned to performing two days later. [87]

On April 1, 2013, T-Pain revealed that he had cut off his iconic dreadlocks, stating "We must all learn to adjust with our surroundings. Those who get stuck doing the same things for too long are bound to get left behind the strong who press on & reinvent themselves. Also good news hair grows back." [88]

On August 30, 2016, T-Pain's niece, Javona Glover, was stabbed to death in a local Walgreens store in his hometown, Tallahassee, Florida. [89] In 2017, a suspect in the case was found dead in an apparent suicide. [90]

He is an avid gamer who regularly streams on Twitch. [91] He has many tattoos, some of which are internet memes or otherwise Internet-related. [92] [93]

On April 28, 2007, T-Pain refused to shorten his performance at Radio One's Spring Fest Concert in Miami, which caused police presence to escalate backstage. He became agitated after concert officials stopped his performance of "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')". Police chased him and his entourage out of the premises and detained them. [94]

In June 2007, a warrant was issued for T-Pain's arrest for driving with a suspended license. He subsequently turned himself in to the Leon County Jail on November 2, 2007. He was held without bail, but was released three hours later. [95]

Discography

Studio albums

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2010 Freaknik: The Musical The Ghost of Freaknik PastVoice
Lottery Ticket Junior
2015 Furious 7 Himself
2016 The Boss Himself
GhostmatesHimself
2021 Tom & Jerry Singing voice of Tom Cat

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2008 BET Hip Hop Awards Host
MTV Cribs
Saturday Night Live Musical GuestEpisode: "Tim McGraw/Ludacris & T-Pain"
2009 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Frylock (live-action)Episode: "Last Last One Forever and Ever"
CMT Music Awards Himself
Robot Chicken Roadblock/Lil' JenVoice; Episode: "The Ramblings of Maurice"
2011 Squidbillies HimselfVoice; Episode: "Asbestos I Can"
2011–2013 The Cleveland Show TheodoreVoice; 6 episodes
2012 Behind the Music
2013–2016 The Eric André Show Himself2 episodes
2014 Celebrities Undercover
2015 Wild 'n Out
2016 Comedy Bang! Bang! HimselfEpisode: "T-Pain Wears Shredded Jeans and a Printed Shirt"
Epic Rap Battles of History Stevie Wonder Web series, Wonder Woman vs. Stevie Wonder
2018 We Bare Bears HimselfVoice; Episode: "The Limo"
2019 The Masked Singer Monster/Himself Season 1 winner
2020 Bar Rescue HimselfEpisode: "Sactown Going Down"
2021This Is PopHimselfEpisode: "Auto-Tune" [96]
2022 Go-Big Show Himself/Judge

Awards and nominations

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2008 [22] "Bartender" (featuring Akon) Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Nominated
"Good Life" (with Kanye West) Best Rap Song Won
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Nominated
"Kiss Kiss" (with Chris Brown)Nominated
2009 "Got Money" (with Lil Wayne)Nominated
"Low" (with Flo Rida)Nominated
Best Rap SongNominated
Tha Carter III (as featured artist & producer) Album of the Year Nominated
2010 "I'm on a Boat" (with The Lonely Island)Best Rap/Sung CollaborationNominated
"Blame It" (with Jamie Foxx)Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalsWon
Best R&B Song Nominated
Three Ringz Best Contemporary R&B Album Nominated

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Go Hard (DJ Khaled song)</span> 2008 single by DJ Khaled featuring Kanye West and T-Pain

"Go Hard" is the second single from DJ Khaled's third studio album, We Global. The hip-hop track features American rapper Kanye West and American singer T-Pain and their trademark auto-tune effect. The song is produced by The Runners. It first charted on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip Hop chart on December 4, 2008, debuting at number 25, where it peaked at number 15, and charted on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs debuting at number 85 and then rising to number 53. It also debuted at number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same week the album We Global was released due to digital downloads, also at number 19 on the Hot Rap Tracks.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Swagga Like Us</span> 2008 Single by Jay-Z and T.I. featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and M.I.A.

"Swagga Like Us" is a song by American rappers Jay-Z and T.I. featuring fellow American rappers Lil Wayne and Kanye West, the latter of whom also produced the song, constructed primarily around a vocal sample of "Paper Planes" by British musician M.I.A. It was released on September 6, 2008, in the United States as the fifth single from T.I.'s sixth album Paper Trail (2008). The track was also initially slated for inclusion on Jay-Z's eleventh album The Blueprint 3 (2009), however it ultimately failed to make the final track listing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chopped 'n' Skrewed</span> 2008 single by T-Pain featuring Ludacris

"Chopped 'n' Skrewed" is the second single released from R&B singer-songwriter T-Pain's third album, Thr33 Ringz. The song features American rapper Ludacris. It was first released on the Canadian iTunes on September 22, 2008, the same day the song was also added to T-Pain's MySpace. It was released in the US on iTunes on September 30.

Carlos Rico Walker, better known as Shawty Lo, was an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">One More Drink</span> 2008 single by Ludacris featuring T-Pain

"One More Drink" is the second official single off Ludacris' album, Theater of the Mind. The song "co-stars" T-Pain. The song was released on iTunes on October 28, 2008. Ludacris performed the song live while he and T-Pain appeared as musical guests on Saturday Night Live. The song samples Shalamar's "Take That to the Bank".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)</span> 2009 single by Jay-Z

"D.O.A. " is a song written by American rapper Jay-Z and produced by No I.D. The song was released as a digital download on June 23, 2009, and as the first single from Jay-Z's 11th studio album, The Blueprint 3. The song made its world premiere on the New York radio station Hot 97 on June 5. Its lyrics address the overusage of Auto-Tune in the music industry. The song samples "In the Space" by French composer Janko Nilović. The bridge is inspired by Steam's "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" and interpolates lyrics from Kanye West's "Big Brother", and "You're Nobody " by The Notorious B.I.G. The song won Jay-Z his eighth Grammy Award, and his second for Best Rap Solo Performance. It peaked at No. 24 on Billboard Hot 100.

"Maybach Music 2" is a hip-hop song recorded by the American rapper Rick Ross and released as the third single from his third studio album, Deeper Than Rap. The song features Kanye West, T-Pain and Lil Wayne.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Forever (Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Eminem song)</span> 2009 single by Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Eminem

"Forever" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake and American rappers Kanye West, Lil Wayne, & Eminem. Written alongside producer Boi-1da, the song was originally released as the third single from the soundtrack to LeBron James's More than a Game documentary and was placed on the Refill re-release of Eminem's album Relapse. Eminem performed his verse of the song at the American Music Awards of 2009. Drake performed the song with Lil Wayne, Eminem, and Travis Barker at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. A demo version of the song was leaked in mid-2008.

<i>Revolver</i> (T-Pain album) 2011 album by T-Pain

Revolver, is the fourth studio album by American singer T-Pain, released through Konvict Muzik, RCA Records and his own label Nappy Boy Entertainment on December 6, 2011. It is his first album released after the dissolution of his previous label, Jive Records. Recording sessions for the album have taken place from 2009 to 2011. T-Pain stated that the two R's in the word, RevolveЯ have been capitalized so that in the middle, it says "evolve", indicating that T-Pain has evolved as an artist, and as a person in the period from Thr33 Ringz up till RevolveЯ. He later stated that the R's were put to show how people can be deceived, and understand things incorrectly without looking at the inside of things and this is the scheme of the album.

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