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T-Pain net worth: Faheem Rasheed Najm, better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer who has a net worth of $35 million dollars. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. Throughout his career as a singer, T-Pain is well known for using and popularizing the creative use of the Auto-Tune pitch correction effect, used with extreme parameter settings to create distinctive vocal sounds. From 2006 to 2010, T-Pain was featured on more than 50 chart-topping singles including Flo Rida's "Low."
Early Life: T-Pain was born Faheem Rasheed Najm in Tallahassee, Florida on September 30, 1985. His stage name is short for Tallahassee Pain and was chosen because of the hardships he experienced while growing up there. He was raised in a Muslim home but is not religious. 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 when he was three. He turned his bedroom into a music studio at 10-years-old using a keyboard, a beat machine, and a four-track recorder. He joined the rap group Nappy Headz in 2004. He was signed by Akon to Konvict Muzik.
Career: In 2005 T-Pain released his debut album Rappa Ternt Sanga. The album was certified gold and hit #33 on the Billboard 200. His album Epiphany was released in 2007 and reached #1 on the Billboard 200 and US R&B charts. T-Pain released the album Three Ringz in 2008 which reached #1 on the US R&B chart and #4 on the Billboard 200 chart. His album Revolver was released in 2011 and reached #7 on the US R&B chart.
After teasing the release of a 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. T-Wayne contains eight tracks recorded in 2009 described as "lost demos."In 2017, he collaborated with Italian rappers J-Ax and Fedez for the single "Senza pagare," from the album Comunisti col Rolex. His album Oblivion was released in 2017. He has won two Grammy Awards with Kanye West and Jamie Foxx.
In 2005 he founded Nappy Boy Entertainment. His sound is known for using auto-tune pitch correction. He was featured on the single "Low" by Flo Rida which was certified six times Platinum. T-Pain was featured on over 50 hit singles from 2006 to 2010. His best-known singles include "I'm Sprung," "I'm 'n Luv (Wit a Stripper)," "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')," which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and US R&B charts, and "Bartender."
T-Pain has collaborated with several other artists including E-40, Birdman, Rick Ross, Bow Wow, R. Kelly, T.I., DJ Khaled, Trick Daddy, Plies, Baby Bash, Fabolous, Jermaine Dupri, Chris Brown, Akon, Ace Hood, Twista, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Sean Paul, Pitbull, Lil' Kim, Wisin & Yandel, Nelly, 50 Cent, Benny Benassi, Wale, Meek Mill, Lil Jon, and many others.
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.
He has tried his hand at acting and appeared in the movie Lottery Ticket as a liquor store employee. He played himself in Furious 7.
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T-Pain appeared on the first season of the U.S. version of The Masked Singer. He won the first season dressed as the Monster. His final song was "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan. He beat Donny Osmond and Gladys Knight to take home the inaugural win. Other songs he sang that season included "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, "Stay With Me" by Sam Smith, "American Woman" by Lenny Kravitz, "I Don't Want to Be" by Gavin Degraw, and "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen. Competitors that season included Osmond and Knight as well as NSYNC's Joey Fatone, actress Rumer Willis, LaToya Jackson, Ricki Lake, Tori Spelling, Magaret Cho, Terry Bradshaw, Tommy Chong, and Antonio Brown.
On February 27, 2019, the same day he won The Masked Singer, he released a surprise new album titled 1UP and announced a new U.S. tour in support of it.
As of 2020, T-Pain has released six albums, Rappa Ternt Sanga in 2005, Epiphany in 2007, Thr33 Ringz in 2008, Revolver in 2011, Oblivion in 2017, and 1UP in 2019.
He hosted the iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 14, 2019.
Personal Life: He married Amber Najm in 2003. They have three children: daughter Lyriq and sons Muziq and Kaydnz Kodah.
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.
T-Pain cut off his iconic dreadlocks in 2013. At the time he said: "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."
On August 30, 2016, T-Pain's niece, Javona Glover, was stabbed to death in a local Walgreens store in his hometown, Tallahassee, Florida.
He is an avid gamer who regularly streams on Twitch.
He has many tattoos, some of which are internet memes or otherwise Internet-related.
Real Estate: In 2019, T-Pain lost a home in Palm Beach County, Florida to foreclosure. Deutsche Bank accused T-Pain of failing to make the mortgage payments since July 2016. Deutsche claimed he owed $83,061.86 on the note, plus interest. He originally took out an $85,800 loan in 2007 for the property.
In 2007, T-Pain bought a $1.32 million home in the Winfield on the River gated subdivision in Duluth, Georgia.
