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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. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. Throughout his singing career, T-Pain is known for embracing and popularizing the creative use of the Auto-Tune pitch correction effect, used with extreme parameter settings to create distinctive vocal tones. From 2006 to 2010, T-Pain was featured on more than 50 chart-topping singles, including Flo Rida’s “Low.”
Career: T-Pain was born Faheem Rasheed Najm on September 30, 1985 in Tallahassee, Florida. His stage name is an acronym for Tallahassee Pain and was chosen because of the difficulties he experienced growing up there. He grew up in a Muslim home, but is not religious. His first experience in the music business came when a family friend, gospel-jazz artist/producer Ben Tankard, allowed him to spend time in his recording studio and “twiddle the knobs” when he was three years old. At the age of ten he converted his bedroom into a music studio with a keyboard, a beat machine and a four-track recorder. In 2004 he joined the rap group Nappy Headz. He was signed by Akon to Konvict Muzik.
< In 2005, T-Pain released his debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga. The album was certified gold and peaked at number 33 on the Billboard 200. His album Epiphany was released in 2007 and peaked at number 1 on the Billboard 200 and the US R&B chart. 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.
Following the excitement surrounding the release of a stalled 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 features eight tracks recorded in 2009 and dubbed “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. Its sound is known for automatic pitch correction. He was featured on Flo Rida’s single “Low,” which went 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 landed, and “Bartender.”
T-Pain has collaborated with several other artists including E-40, Birdman, Rick Ross, Bow Wow, R. Kelly, TI, 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.
T-Pain has collaborated with many other artists.
On September 24, 2009, T-Pain partnered with iPhone app maker Smule to create a new app titled “I Am T-Pain” that will allow people to auto-tune his style of karaoke to use.
He dabbled in acting and appeared in the film Lottery Ticket as a liquor store clerk. He played himself in Furious 7.
T-Pain appeared in the first season of the US version of The Masked Singer. He won season one disguised as the monster. His last song was “This Is How We Do It” by Montell Jordan. He beat Donny Osmond and Gladys Knight to take home the first win. Other songs he sang that season included Joan Jett & the Blackhearts’ “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll,” Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me,” Lenny Kravitz’s “American Woman,” “I Don’t Want.” to Be” by Gavin Degraw and “Don’t Stop Me Now” by Queen. Competitors this season included Osmond and Knight and 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 surprisingly released a new album titled 1UP and announced a new US tour to support it.
As of 2020, T-Pain has released six albums, Rappa Ternt Sanga 2005, Epiphany 2007, Thr33 Ringz 2008, Revolver 2011, Oblivion 2017 and 1UP 2019.
He hosted the iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 14, 2019.
Career: 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 scheduled to shoot a music video for Lil’ Kim’s “Download” song. He suffered cuts, bruises and four missing teeth, requiring emergency dental treatment. He returned to his performances two days later.
T-Pain cut off his iconic dreadlocks in 2013. He said at the time: “We all have to learn to adapt to our environment. Those who get stuck in the same things for too long are bound to fall behind the strong who press &; reinvent themselves. Also, when there is good news, hair grows back.”
On August 30, 2016, Javona Glover, T-Pain’s niece, was stabbed to death at a local Walgreens store in his hometown of Tallahassee, Florida.
He is an avid gamer who streams regularly on Twitch.
He has many tattoos, some of which are internet memes or are otherwise connected to the internet.
Living: In 2019, T-Pain lost a home in Palm Beach County, Fla. to foreclosure. Deutsche Bank accused T-Pain of not making mortgage payments since July 2016. Deutsche claimed he owed $83,061.86 plus interest on the promissory note. He originally took out a $85,800 loan for the property in 2007.
In 2007, T-Pain bought a $1.32 million home in the Winfield on the River gated subdivision in Duluth, Georgia.
| Assets: | $35 million |
| Birth date: | 1985-09-30 |
| Gender: | Masculine |
| Height: | 5ft 8in (1.73m) |
| Job: | Record producer, songwriter, actor, rapper, dancer |
| Nationality: | United States of America |
| Last updated: | 2020 |