T-Pain
T-Pain
Faheem Rashad Najm, better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer from Tallahassee, Florida. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second album Epiphany, which reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. His third album, Thr33 Ringz, was released in 2008. T-Pain has also released a string of hit singles, including "I'm Sprung", "I'm 'n Luv", "Buy U a Drank", "Bartender", "Can't...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth30 September 1985
CityTallahassee, FL
CountryUnited States of America
Anytime people read my tweets, they hear it in Auto-Tune.
I make sure I sing a cappella to let people know I can sing.
People think a Muslim has to have a turban or a big beard. It's stupid.
The way that people show me love on Twitter? I don't know man. It's amazing.
People that watch Adult Swim don't watch the Oscars.
There's not much money in Tallahassee. Not many people can leave Tallahassee because they don't have the means.
I used to sit in front of McDonald's and ask people for dollars to get me a cheeseburger. It was bad.
I don't know if a song is going to be a hit or it's going to flop. I never know. I just do the music and if people like it, they like it.
Once people tell me I can't do stuff, I'm going to go and make it happen.
I don't do the whole, 'Put my name on it, make me famous' thing.
My first car was an '84 Ford Taurus. It caught on fire from me trying to change the fuel pump, so that wasn't good at all. Dried leaves on the ground while I was trying to change the fuel pump. Don't do that. Do it on concrete.
I've made club songs, and I've made radio songs, and I've made the car songs.
I was in 30-plus clubs when I was 14 years old.
'Nappy' is a state of mind, not an appearance.