I have a guilty pleasure to admit...well, kcuf it...I have a musical flavor that I am "coming out of the closet" to admit that I love....(takes deep breath)
I...like...T-Pain's music.
THERE...I SAID IT!! ARE YOU HAPPY NOW??? LOL!
And you know what? To all my contemporaries who say that T-Pain is trash or wack, you are lying. I will prove this fact a little later in my blog.
I know that about 2000 of my closest hip hop head homies are throwing up there hands in exasperation right about now, but you know what? Dude is incredibly talented. KCUF THAT!Ever since his debut album "Rapper Ternt Sanga" I have kept a close eye on this dude's career, wondering if he would flop. Needless to say, he has become an indomitable force in the industry and he consistently keeps making hot cuts. (Big up to my dawg Akon for locking him down on Konvict Records. Homie, there are a lot of angry record execs who wished they did the same) Since Nate Dawg's multiple strokes have keep him off the radar, other than Akon, T-Pain is the new hook master.
Let's talk a little history on "Teddy Pinned-her-ass-down", shall we?
Faheem Rasheed Najm (born September 30, 1984), better known by his stage name T-Pain, began his career as a rapper in the group Nappy Headz. In 2005, his debut album Rappa Ternt Sanga was released and spawned the hits "I'm Sprung" and "I'm N Luv". Since the release of that album, T-Pain has produced numerous hits of his and numerous other rappers and R&B singers. T-Pain has also had over 10 top ten singles on Billboard Hot 100.
Since we are in the age of validating an artist's merit based on his record sales, T-Pain has definitely done the damn thing. His first LP, sold over 800,000 units (gold), his second "Epiphany" is standing strong at 1,200,000 (platinum), and his latest album "Thr33 Ringz" debuted at 278,318, which is on pace to go gold.
What I like about T-Pain is that he brings a freshness to the game. Personally, I view him in the same vein as Missy Elliot or Busta Rhymes in terms of boisterous antics, ability to push the box in music and yes, sheer volume of guest appearances. The aforementioned artists were equally overly saturated on other peoples tracks like T-Pain and all of them bring a flavor to other peoples' cuts in a collaborative fashion. (It wasn't too long ago when people was snapping on Missy for making cartoon noises and sounds in her raps. Remember when ya'll were hating on her for that? Now she's a genius in your eyes. Finicky fothermuckers.)
The one thing that I do hate is when I hear someone say, "Oh that cat has no talent and is only singing through a computer." Well, you are partly right about the technology, but not about the ability. As I mentioned in my past posts, Auto-Tune will enable you to "computerize" your voice, but the song craftsmanship, singing ability and talent cannot be re-produced by the computer. Let me give you an example.
Right now, Ron Browz' "Pop Champagne" and "Arab Money" are hot on the charts right now. But if you listen to the tracks, Ron always sings in one key. Also, his breath control is very lackluster (You can hear him gasping for air) and lastly, the production is "okay." It's the guest artists that makes Browz' cuts hot IMHO. This is not the case for T-Pain. T-Pain makes OTHER peoples' tracks hot. Imagine Kanye's "Good Life" without T-Pain? How about Luda's "One More Drink?" Or maybe DJ Khaled's "So Hood?" T-Pain can actually sing and spit a decent 16. Plus he produces!! You have to give props where props is deserved.
Now, back to my earlier statement about how all these so-called "T-Pain haters" who don't like his music or what he does. Listed below are all of the guest appearances that he has done over the past three years. If you can honestly look through this list and say that you have not sung, bought, downloaded or simply enjoyed one of his hits, then you must be a corpse. And before you say "Well he's overexposed and I have no choice but to listen to him", that's a kcufing cop out. You can merely change the channel, skip his songs in your i-pod or etc.
Stop lying to yourself and come out the closet. You like T-Pain too!
One - Cap-D
T-Pain Guest Appearances
Baby Don't Go" (Fabolous feat. T-Pain)
"I'm So Hood" (DJ Khaled feat. T-Pain, Trick Daddy, Rick Ross & Plies)
"U and Dat" (E-40 feat. T-Pain & Kandi Girl)
"On Bail" (Xzibit feat. The Game, Daz, & T-Pain)
"Know What I'm Doin'" (Birdman & Lil Wayne feat. T-Pain & Rick Ross)
"Send Me an E-Mail" (J-Shin feat. T-Pain)
"I Can't Wait" (Akon feat. T-Pain)
"Outta My System" (Bow Wow feat. T-Pain)
"Ball Out ($500)" (BlakJak feat. T-Pain)
"Cutty Buddy" (Trillville feat. T-Pain)
"Dance 4 Me" (T-Pain remix) (Mark Morrison feat. T-Pain)
"I'm a Flirt" (remix) (R. Kelly feat. T-Pain & T.I.)
"Flip the Game on Them" (Luv feat. T-Pain) (produced by T-Pain)
"Shawty" (Plies feat. T-Pain)
"Shawty 2" (Webbie feat. T-Pain)
"Shawty 3" (Young Steff feat. T-Pain)
"Shawty 4" (Dizasta feat. T-Pain)
"Studio 54" (J-Bo feat. T-Pain)
"U Ain't Know" (Sean P feat. T-Pain) (produced by T-Pain)
"Cyclone" (Baby Bash feat. T-Pain)
"2 Step (remix)" (Unk feat. T-Pain, Jim Jones & E-40)
"Same Girl (Triple Up Remix)" (R. Kelly feat. Usher & T-Pain)
"Pop, Lock and Drop It (remix)" (Huey feat. Bow Wow & T-Pain)
"Glad 2 Be Alive" (Huey feat. T-Pain) (produced by T-Pain)
"Who Is That" (Loon feat. T-Pain)
"She Got It" (2 Pistols feat. T-Pain & Tay Dizm)
"My Girl Gotta Girlfriend (remix)" (Ray Lavender feat. T-Pain & Dizasta)
"Ask for It" (Nivea feat. T-Pain)
"Good Life" (Kanye West feat. T-Pain)
"Riden Out" (Tampa Tony feat. T-Pain)
"What It's Like" (C.C. feat. T-Pain, Mack 10 & Shreddah) (produced by Shredda)
"Go Home With You" (Kardinal Offishall feat. T-Pain)
"Died in Your Arms Tonight (remix)" (Smitty feat. T-Pain)
"We Takin' Over" (Official Remix)" (DJ Khaled feat. Akon, T-Pain, R. Kelly, Lil' Kim & Young Jeezy)
"Everything" (Juvenile feat. T-Pain)
"Low" (Flo Rida feat. T-Pain) (produced by T-Pain)
"Who Is That" (Dolla feat. T-Pain & Akon)
"Who the Fuck Is That?" (Dolla feat. T-Pain & Tay Dizm)
"Greatness" (Chris Brown feat. T-Pain) (produced by T-Pain)
"Kiss Kiss" (Chris Brown feat. T-Pain) (produced by T-Pain)
"Creep Fast" (Twista feat. T-Pain)
"Hot As Ice" (Britney Spears feat. T-Pain (background vocals)
"About U" (Nappy Headz feat. T-Pain)
"Table Dance" (Boyz n da Hood feat. T-Pain)
"Come Cum" (Dem Franchize Boyz feat. T-Pain)
"The Let Out" (Cupid feat. Tay Dizm & T-Pain)
"Bounce" (Foxx feat. T-Pain) (produced by T-Pain)
"Lunch Box" (Yola Da Great feat. T-Pain) (produced by T-Pain)
"Come & Get Us" (Brisco feat. T-Pain) (produced by T-Pain)
"Untouchable" (Snook feat. T-Pain) (produced by T-Pain)
"Play Play" (Suave Smooth feat. T-Pain)
"Feelin' It (Remix)" (Sammie feat. Lloyd & T-Pain)
"Nappy Life" (Tay Dizm feat. T-Pain)
"I'm So Hood" (Trick Daddy feat. T-Pain & Tay Dizm)
"Freaky Song" (Notty Black feat. T-Pain)
"Supa Sexy" (Charlie Wilson feat. T-Pain) (produced by T-Pain)
"I'm Sorry" (Jay Lyriq feat. T-Pain) (produced by T-Pain)
"Can't Deal" (Jay Lyriq feat. T-Pain) (produced by T-Pain)
"So Fresh" (Young Wine feat. T-Pain)
"Shawty Get Loose" (Lil Mama feat. T-Pain & Chris Brown) (produced by T-Pain)
"Drop It Down Low" (A.K. feat. T-Pain)
"Fly Away" (City Boy feat. T-Pain)
"Tell Me This" (Huey feat. T-Pain, Tay Dizm & Memphitz)
"The Boss" (Rick Ross feat. T-Pain)
"Migrate" (Mariah Carey feat. T-Pain)
"Cash Flow" (Ace Hood feat. Rick Ross & T-Pain)
"Moon of Dreams" (Ruslana feat. T-Pain)
"Yo Chevy (Remix)" (Thrill Da Playa feat. T-Pain & Doe Boy)
"Happy Now" (Tay Dizm feat. T-Pain)
"Feel Good" (Tay Dizm feat. T-Pain)
"We Got That Gas" (Tay Dizm feat. T-Pain)
"Real Ass Nigga" (Tay Dizm feat. T-Pain)
"Bonus So Hood Remix" (Tay Dizm feat. T-Pain & Trick Daddy)
"Pop My Colla" (Tay Dizm feat. T-Pain)
"Give It to Ya" (Phar-City feat. T-Pain)
"Ain't Nothin In My Way" (Blood Raw feat. T-Pain)
"I Bet" (Flo Rida feat. T-Pain)
"Freaky Shit" (Birmingham J feat. T-Pain)
"What It Is (Strike A Pose)" (Lil Mama feat. T-Pain)
"Beam Me Up" (Tay Dizm feat. T-Pain & Rick Ross) (Prod. By Bangladesh)
"44" (Yukmouth feat. T-Pain)
"Set You Off" (J-Will feat. T-Pain & Blood Raw)
"Blown" (Busta Rhymes feat. T-Pain)
"Cutty Buddy" (Mike Jones feat. Lil Wayne, Twista & T-Pain)
"Superbad" (Sophia Fresh feat. T-Pain & Cee-Lo Green)
"Freakin'" (Tay Dizm feat. Gorilla Zoe & T-Pain)
"Stop Playin" (Usher feat. R. Lovette, Michael Jackson & T-Pain)
"Natural High" (Colby O'Donis feat. T-Pain)
"Go Girl" (Ciara feat. T-Pain) (Produced by T-Pain)
"A Milli Freestyle" (Young Ca$h feat. T-Pain)
"I'm A Killer" (Krayzie Bone feat. Twista & T-Pain)
"I'm Different" (Young Ca$h feat. T-Pain)
"Make Movies" (Young Ca$h feat. Sophia Fresh & T-Pain)
"Feel It" (DJ Felli Fel feat. Pitbull, Sean Paul, Flo Rida & T-Pain)
"Blown" (Busta Rhymes feat. T-Pain)
"U Wanna" (Sterling Simms feat. T-Pain)
"Willy Bounce" (Nicole Scherzinger feat. T-Pain)
"Talk" (Timbaland feat. T-Pain) [Original Version]
"Talk" (Missy Elliott feat. Timbaland & T-Pain)
"Go Hard (DJ Khaled feat. Kanye West & T-Pain)
"She Fine" (Chrome feat. T-Pain) (Produced by DJ Paul & Juicy J)
"She Want It" (Plies feat. T-Pain) (Produced by T-Pain)
"Sun Come Up" (Birdman & Rick Ross ft. T-Pain & Glasses Malone)
"Pop My Collar" (Ray L feat. T-Pain)
"Say" (Timbaland feat. T-Pain)
"What's Wrong (Go Away)" (Jennifer Hudson feat. T-Pain)
"One More Drink" (Ludacris feat T-Pain)
"Ride (Remix)" (Ace Hood feat. T-Pain, Rick Ross & Juelz Santana)
"Holla Holla" (Akon feat. T-Pain)
"She's My" (Bow Wow feat. T-Pain)
"Stop Playing" (Usher ft. R. Lovette & T-Pain)
"Give Her The Keys" (E-40 feat. T-Pain)
"Club Hop" (Raheem DeVaughn feat. T-Pain)
"Everybody Else" (Black N Mild feat. T-Pain)
"Take You Down" (Ace Hood feat. T-Pain)
"Download" (Lil Kim feat. T-Pain)
"Arab Money (Remix, Part 1) (Busta Rhymes Feat. Ron Browz, Diddy, Swizz Beatz, T-Pain, Akon, & Lil' Wayne)
"Dirty Girl" (Bow Wow feat. T-Pain)
"My Own Steps" (Polow da Don feat. T-Pain)
"Ride My Scooter" (Scooter Smiff feat. T-Pain)
"Blame It (On The Alcohol)"(Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain)
T-Pain Produced 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: "My Girl Got a Girlfriend" (Ray L)
2007: "Kiss Kiss" (Chris Brown featuring T-Pain)
2007: "Church"
2007: "Low" (Flo Rida featuring T-Pain)
2007: "Who the Fuck Is That?" (Dolla (rapper) featuring T-Pain and Tay Dizm
2008: "Shawty Get Loose" (Lil Mama featuring T-Pain & Chris Brown)
2008: "I Can't Wait" (Akon featuring T-Pain)
2008: "Moon of Dreams" (Ruslana featuring T-Pain)
2008: "Got Money" (Lil' Wayne featuring T-Pain)
2008: "Can't Believe It" (featuring Lil Wayne)
2008: "Go Girl" (Ciara feat. T-Pain)
2008: "Chopped & Skrewed" (featuring Ludacris)
2008: "Freeze" (feat. Chris Brown)
2008: "Holla Holla" (Akon feat. T-Pain)
"Bubble Bath" (Git Fresh)
"He Ain't Gotta Know" (Bow Wow & Omarion)
"Somethin' 'Bout The Music" (Chilli)
"Ooh" (Chilli)
"U Ain't Know" (Sean P feat. T-Pain)
"Flip the Game on Them" (Luv feat. T-Pain)
"Greatness" (Chris Brown feat. T-Pain)
"Bounce" (Foxx feat. T-Pain)
"Lunch Box" (Yola Da Great feat. T-Pain)
"Come & Get Us" (Brisco feat. T-Pain)
"Untouchable" (Snook feat. T-Pain)
"Supa Sexy" (Charlie Wilson feat. T-Pain)
"I'm Sorry" (Jay Lyriq feat. T-Pain)
"Can't Deal" (Jay Lyriq feat. T-Pain)
"Yo Chevy (Remix)" (Thrill Da Playa feat. T-Pain & Doe Boy)
"Happy Now" (Tay Dizm feat. T-Pain)
"Feel Good" (Tay Dizm feat. T-Pain)
"Pop My Colla" (Tay Dizm feat. T-Pain)
"Superbad" (Sophia Fresh feat. T-Pain & Cee-Lo Green)
"I'm Different" (Young Ca$h feat. T-Pain)
"Make Movies" (Young Ca$h feat. Sophia Fresh & T-Pain)
"Swagger" (Asia Cruise feat. Yung Joc)
"What's Wrong (Go Away)" (Jennifer Hudson feat. T-Pain)
"She's My" (Bow Wow feat. T-Pain)
"At the Time" (Usher)
"Give Her The Keys (E-40 Feat. T-Pain)
"Everybody Else" (Black N Mild feat. T-Pain)
"Take You Down" (Ace Hood feat. T-Pain)
"She Want It" (Plies feat. T-Pain) (Produced by T-Pain)
"Stop Playing" (Usher ft. R. Lovette & T-Pain)
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