T-Pain mawaƙin ɗan Amurka ne, mawaƙi, marubuci, kuma furodusa wanda aka fi sani da kundin sa kamar su Epiphany da RevolveR. An haife shi kuma ya girma a Tallahassee, Florida.
T-Pain ya nuna sha'awar kiɗa a lokacin yaro. An fara gabatar masa da waƙa ta gaske lokacin da ɗaya daga cikin abokansa ya fara kai shi ɗakin studio ɗinsa. A lokacin yana ɗan shekara 10, T-Pain ya canza ɗakin kwanansa zuwa ɗakin karatu.
Shiga rukunin rap na "Nappy Headz" ya zama babban ci gaba a gare shi, yayin da ya haɗu da Akon ta hanyar ƙungiyar. Daga nan sai Akon ya ba shi yarjejeniya da tambarin sa Konvict Muzik. A cikin Disamba 2005, T-Pain ya rubuta kundin sa na farko, Rappa Ternt Sanga, wanda ya kasance babban nasara.
Kundin na biyu na mawaƙa "Epiphany" an rubuta shi a cikin 2007 kuma ya zama mafi nasara. Ya kai lamba daya a kan taswirar Billboard 200. Ya kuma yi hadin gwiwa da manyan masu fasaha irin su Kanye West, Flo Rida, da Lil Wayne kuma ya zama daya daga cikin fitattun mawakan rap a masana'antar, inda ya fitar da albam masu yawa da suka samu nasara. A cikin 2006, ya kafa lakabin kansa, Nappy Boy Entertainment.
Yarantaka da kuruciya
Sunan T-Pain na ainihi shine Fahim Rashid Najim, an haife shi a Satumba 30, 1985 a Tallahassee, Florida, ga Alia Najm da Shashim Najm. Duk da cewa ya taso ne a cikin dangin musulmi na gaske, amma ba ya sha’awar fahimtar addini a lokacin ƙuruciyarsa. Yana da ’yan’uwa maza biyu, Hakim da Zakiya, da kuma kanwarsa, Afrilu.
Kodayake T-Pain yana sha'awar kiɗa tun lokacin yaro, ya girma a cikin iyali tare da ƙananan kuɗi fiye da matsakaici. Iyayensa ba za su iya samun ingantaccen ilimin kiɗa a gare shi ba. Mahaifinsa ya taɓa samun keyboard a gefen hanya ya ba Payne. Koyaya, Payne ya gano babban sha'awar yin kiɗa tun kafin wannan lamarin.
Wani ɓangare na yabo kuma yana zuwa ga ɗaya daga cikin abokansa na danginsa wanda ya mallaki ɗakin studio na kiɗa a yankin. A lokacin yana 3, Payne ya kasance na yau da kullun a ɗakin studio. Wannan ya kara haifar masa da sha'awar waƙar rap.
Ya fara gwaje-gwajensa da kiɗa tun yana ɗan shekara 10. A lokacin, Payne ya mai da ɗakin kwanansa zuwa wani ƙaramin ɗakin kiɗa mai cike da madanni, na'urar kari, da na'urar rikodi mai lamba huɗu.
Sa’ad da ya sauke karatu daga makarantar sakandare, ya soma sha’awar begen zama mawaƙa. Aikinsa ya fara ci gaba a shekarar 2004 yana dan shekara 19 a duniya.
Sana'ar T-Pain
A cikin 2004, T-Pain ya shiga ƙungiyar rap mai suna "Nappy Headz" kuma ya sami nasara ta hanyar rufe buga "Locked Up" Akon. Abin ya burge Akon kuma ya ba Peng yarjejeniya tare da lakabin Konvict Muzik.
Koyaya, waƙar ta sa Payne ya shahara tare da sauran alamun rikodin. Ba da daɗewa ba aka yi masa tayin ciniki masu yawa. Akon ya yi wa Pain alkawarin makoma mai haske kuma ya zama jagoransa.
A ƙarƙashin sabon lakabin rikodin, T-Pain ya fito da guda ɗaya "I Sprung" a cikin Agusta 2005. Guda ya kasance nasara nan take kuma ya hau lamba 8 akan taswirar kiɗan Billboard 100. Hakanan ya kai kololuwa a lamba ɗaya akan ginshiƙin waƙoƙin R&B/Hip-Hop mai zafi.
Kundin sa na farko da ya yi nasara nan da nan "Rappa Ternt Sanga" an yi rikodin shi a cikin Disamba 2005 kuma ya hau lamba 33 akan ginshiƙi na Billboard 200. Ya sayar da raka'a 500 kuma an ba shi takardar zinare ta Ƙungiyar Masana'antar Rikodi ta Amurka (RIAA).
A cikin 2006, Payne ya shiga wani lakabin, Ƙungiyar Label na Zomba. Tare da haɗin gwiwar "Konvict Muzik" da "Jive Records" ya yi rikodin kundin sa na biyu "Epiphany". Kundin, wanda aka saki a watan Yuni 2007, ya sayar da fiye da kwafi 171. a cikin makonsa na farko kuma ya mamaye taswirar Billboard 200. Mawaƙa da yawa daga cikin kundi, irin su "Sayi abin sha" da "Bartender", sun kai lamba ɗaya akan sigogi da yawa.
Bayan kundi na biyu, mawakin ya fito a cikin wasu wakokin mawakan. Ya yi aiki tare da Kanye West, R Kelly, DJ Khaled da Chris Brown. Kanye West's Single "Good Life" wanda ke nuna T-Pain ya lashe Grammy don Best Rap Song a 2008.
Kafa lakabin Nappy Boy Entertainment
A cikin 2006, ya kafa lakabin kansa, Nappy Boy Entertainment. A ƙarƙashin wannan alamar, ya saki albam ɗin sa na uku Thr33 Ringz. An ƙirƙiri kundin ne tare da haɗin gwiwar magoya bayan mutu-hard irin su Rocco Valdez, Akon da Lil Wayne.
An yi rikodin kundin a watan Nuwamba 2008 kuma ya kasance nasara nan take. Ya kai kololuwa a lamba 4 akan Billboard 200. Mawaka da yawa daga cikin kundin, kamar "Ban Iya Gaskanta Shi" da "Daskare", sun ci gaba da yin ginshiƙi.
A wannan lokacin, Payne ya yi wasa a kan waƙoƙin raye-raye daga sauran albam na rappers kamar su "Cash Flow" na Ace Hood, "Ƙarin Sha" na Ludacris da "Go Hard" na DJ Khaled. Ya kuma fito a shirye-shiryen talabijin irin su Asabar Night Live da Jimmy Kimmel Live!, yana yin waƙoƙi daga albam ɗinsa.
A cikin 2008, T-Pain ya haɗu tare da Lil Wayne akan duo mai suna "T-Wayne". Duo ɗin sun fitar da wani babban haɗe-haɗe a matsayin haɗin gwiwa na farko.
A cikin Disamba 2011, Payne ya yi rikodin kundi na studio na huɗu, RevolveR. Duk da yunƙurin da Payne ya yi na inganta kundin, ya kasa cimma gagarumar nasara. Sai kawai ya sami damar isa lamba 28 akan taswirar Billboard 200.
T-Pain rapper akan hiatus
Ya ɗauki hutun shekaru 6 don rubuta kundin sa na gaba. Album "Oblivion" da aka rubuta a 2017. Ya sami amincewar dangi, yana hawa lamba 155 akan Billboard 200.
Kundinsa na baya-bayan nan har zuwa yau, 1Up, shima ya kasance matsakaicin matsayi dangane da nasara kuma ya sami nasarar kaiwa #115 akan taswirar Billboard 200. A watan Nuwamban da ya gabata, ya fito da abin farin ciki-tsawon mantuwa akan RCA tare da wasan kwaikwayo daga Ty Dolla $ign, Chris Brown, Ne-Yo da Wale. A shekara mai zuwa, ya saki mixtapes tare da kundin littattafai guda biyu na Duk abin da ya kamata ya tafi.
Maestro na Auto-Tune ya dawo a cikin 2019 tare da cikakken tsawonsa na shida 1Up, wanda ya nuna guda ɗaya "Getcha Roll On" tare da Tori Lanez. Ya kuma fito a fina-finai kamar su "Lottery ticket", "Good hair" da "Visual reality".
Iyali da rayuwar sirri
A shekara ta 2003, kafin ya zama dan wasan rap na nasara, T-Pain ya auri budurwarsa mai suna Amber Najim. Ma'auratan suna da 'ya'ya uku: 'yar Lyric Najim (b. 2004) da 'ya'ya maza Music Najim (b. 2007) da Cadenz Koda Najim (b. Mayu 9, 2009).
A cikin watan Afrilun 2013, T-Pain ya yanke tsattsauran ra'ayi. Ya fuskanci koma baya daga magoya bayansa kan hukuncin. Ya amsa da cewa kowa ya koyi yadda zai dace da muhallinsa.
Kamar kowane mai fasaha, shi ba mala'ika ba ne kuma ya ci karo da 'yan sanda. A cikin Yuni 2007, Leon County, Tallahassee ya kama shi saboda tuki tare da dakatar da lasisi. Bayan awa 3 aka sake shi.
