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Faheem Najm (born September 30, 1985), better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American hip hop, R&B Singer-songwriter and producer who has been noted for using the auto-tune effect (often mis-cited as a vocoder effect) in his singing.

Early life

He was born in Tallahassee, Florida to entrepreneur Muslim parents Shasheem Najm and Aliyah Najm. At the age of ten, Faheem reworked his bedroom into a small studio with a keyboard, beat machine and four-track recorder, and began composing music. Faheem later graduated from James S. Rickards High School. In 2002, he founded his own label, Hard & B, and soon caught the spotlight as a solo artist when his song "I'm Fucked Up", a reworked version of Akon's "Locked Up", gained popularity in the region. Akon noticed the song and signed T-Pain to his newly formed Konvict Music record label.

2008: Thr33 Ringz

He is releasing his third studio album, Thr33 Ringz. It is tentatively set to release on September 30, 2008, the same day as his birthday. He has stated Toby Keith is planning to perform a track with him, as well as Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit on another. It can also be expected to see his lablemates Jay Lyriq, Tay Dizm, Young Ca$h and Sophia Fresh heavily featured on the album. T-Pain has also stated on his Myspace page that he'd like to work with Daft Punk. Akon are rumored to be on the album as well.
The first single off the album "Snap Yo Fingers" features Lil Wayne and should be released to the radio airplay in June 2008. It is also stated that a music video is in the works.

Acting

T-Pain will have a recurring role as a drug dealer on the FX series, The Shield.

Awards and nominations

American Music Awards
- 2007, Favorite Male Artist [Nominated]

Grammy Awards

2008, Album of the Year (Graduation) [Nominate
2008, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group ("Bartender") [Nominated]
2008, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Good Life") With Kanye West - [Nominated]
2008, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Kiss Kiss") - Nominated

MTV Video Music Award

2007, Monster Single of the Year ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin)") [Nominated]

Vibe Awards

2007, Best R&B Artist [Nominated]
2007, Best Collaboration ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin)") [Nominated]
2007, Song of the Year ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin)") - Winner

Ozone Music Awards

2007, Best Male R&B Artist [Award]
2007, Best Rap/R&B Collaboration with Plies ("Shawty") [Award]

Discography

Albums

2005: Rappa Ternt Sanga

2007: Epiphany

2008: Thr33 Ringz

Projects In Progress

2008: The Best Of Both Worlds With Lil Wayne
Compilation

2008: No Love Without Pain
Mixtapes

2005: No Love Without Pain

2006: Back at It

2007: Here Comes the Pain

2007: Here Comes the Pain 2

2008: The Midas Touch Man
Singles

2005: "I'm Sprung"

2006: "I'm N Luv (Wit A Stripper)" (featuring Mike Jones)

2007: "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" (featuring Yung Joc)

2007: "Bartender" (featuring Akon)

2007: "Church"

2008: "Snap Yo Fingers" (featuring Lil Wayne)
Featured singles

2006: "U and Dat" (E-40 featuring T-Pain & Kandi Girl)

2007: "I'm a Flirt (Remix)" (R. Kelly featuring T.I. & T-Pain)

2007: "Outta My System" (Bow Wow featuring T-Pain)

2007: "Shawty" (Plies featuring T-Pain)

2007: "Baby Don't Go" (Fabolous featuring T-Pain)

2007: "Cyclone" (Baby Bash featuring T-Pain)

2007: "I'm So Hood" (DJ Khaled featuring Trick Daddy, Rick Ross, Plies, & T-Pain)

2007: "Kiss Kiss" (Chris Brown featuring T-Pain)

2007: "Good Life" (Kanye West featuring T-Pain)

2007: "Low" (Flo-Rida featuring T-Pain)

2007: "Who the Fuck Is That?" (Dolla featuring T-Pain & Tay Dizm)

2008: "Shawty Get Loose" (Lil Mama featuring Chris Brown & T-Pain)

2008: "She Got It" (2 Pistols featuring T-Pain & Tay Dizm)

2008: "The Boss" (Rick Ross featuring T-Pain)

2008: "Cash Flow" (Ace Hood featuring Rick Ross & T-Pain)

2008: "Beam Me Up" (Tay Dizm featuring T-Pain & Rick Ross)

2008: "I Ain't Mad" (Trick Daddy featuring T-Pain)Further Information
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