Faheem Najm

Faheem Rashad Najm (born September 30, 1984), better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer, rapper, 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 Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Future, and Travis Scott utilizing it to a similar effect. 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 ... ()