Last Updated on March 2, 2024
About T-Pain
One of the world’s most popular rappers, Faheem Rashad Najm, or T-Pain as he is better known is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer that has released, and worked on some of the most successful rap songs of the modern generation.
From 2005 up to the modern-day, he has completely changed the rap world. So let’s take a look at just how he has managed it, and how much money he has made from doing it.
Quick Facts
Full Name: | Faheem Rashad Najm |
Popular Name: | T-Pain |
Gender: | Male |
Birth Date: | September 30, 1985 |
Age: | 37 years |
Parents: | Shasheem Najm and Aliyah Najm |
Siblings: | Hakim Najm (older brother), Keke King (older sister), Rasheed Constantine Najm (older brother), A’pril Najm (younger sister) |
Birth Place: | Florida, United States |
Nationality: | American |
Ethnicity: | African American |
Education: | James S. Rickards High School |
Marital Status: | Married |
Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
Wife/Spouse: | Amber Najm |
Children: | 3 (daughter Lyriq Najm, sons Muziq Najm and Kaydnz Kodah) |
Dating: | N/A |
Net Worth: | $10 million |
Source of Wealth: | Rapping and Producing |
Height: | 173 cm or 5ft 8 inches |
Weight: | 86kg |
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 he chose it because of the hardships he went through while growing up there. He was raised in a Muslim home but is not religious.
He was introduced to the music industry at a very young age, at the age of three, he was in a recording studio (not to sing) but to simply enjoy the experience. It seemed to have worked because by the age of ten, he had set up his own music studio in his bedroom that had a keyboard, a four-track recorder, and a beat machine. At the age of 19, he joined the ‘Nappy Headz’ rap group, and soon after, he was picked up by Akon and signed to Konvict Muzik.
An Incredible Career
Soon after getting signed to Konvict Muzik, T-Pain released his album ‘Rappa Ternt Sanga’, this would be the first of many hugely successful albums released by T-Pain in his illustrious career. Rappa would go on to reach #33 in the Billboard Hot 200 and would hit certified gold as well! A good sign of things to come.
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.
One of his more recent albums “Oblivion” was released in 2017, and since then, he has spent most of his time working behind the scenes, helping other rap artists create something special as a music producer.
On top of all of this he has won two Grammy’s and is the founder of Nappy Boy Entertainment. Throughout his career, T-Pain has been best known for using auto-tune, and his sound is easily recognisable, which is part of what makes him so popular.
The Masked Singer
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. On the same day he won the masked singer, he released a surprise album named 1 UP.
Album Chronology
As of 2022, T-Pain has released six studio albums, here they are:
• Rappa Ternt Sanga (2005)
• Epiphany (2007)
• Thr33 Ringz (2008)
• Revolver (2011)
• Oblivion (2017)
• 1UP (2019)
T-Pain’s Net Worth
As of the start of 2023, T-Pain’s net worth was said to be around $10 million. However, he was not always in a great financial position, even during the height of his career. He has revealed in interviews that a host of bad investments has caused him to lose around $40 million in total.
He even said that at one stage, he had to borrow money to treat his own children to dinner! It shows that even if you have it all, you need to be mindful of how you spend your money, because it can be so easy to lose it all. But T-Pain is proof that as hard as things may get, you can always make something good come out of it in the end.
Famous Quotes
T-Pain has worked his butt off to get to where he is, so it is only fair that many people see him as a role model. He has said some inspirational things in his time. Here is a list of some of them!
“My first car was an ’84 Ford Taurus. It caught on fire from me trying to change the fuel pump, so that wasn’t good at all. Dried leaves on the ground while I was trying to change the fuel pump. Don’t do that. Do it on concrete.”
“Well, because I was broke. That’s one of those things you go through—being hungry and not being able to do anything about it. It was tough. It was a sucky situation. Instead of calling myself T-Sucks, it was T-Pain. You know, it was just a heavy situation. It just wasn’t fun. I’ll tell you that. But you know, normal struggle shit.”
“They automatically think we get waited on hand and foot with everything. They don’t think we tie our own shoes. Sometimes that’s what some artists portray and that’s not a real thing. That’s annoying. I hate when people tie my shoes. I’m not a child”
Conclusion
T-Pain is the perfect ‘rags to riches’ story. He started with nothing and worked hard to make things work for himself. Many of his quotes above highlight just how difficult a time he has had in life, but what we can all learn from T-Pain is that despite how bad things may seem, there is always light at the end of the tunnel! He started from the bottom and faced many obstacles, but now he is worth millions.