Saturday, December 29, 2007

If there were an award for..............

Master Collaborator of the Year the award would go to: T-Pain

Born Faheem Najm on June 30, 1985 in Tallahassee, Florida, T-Pain began composing his own music at the young age of 10. Akon signed him to his record label Konvict Records in 2002. T-Pain says that he got tired of turning on the radio and hearing the same sound over and over again; his goal was to do something a little different, and different he did. The singer uses an acoustic guitar and a vocoder which gives him a creativity and sound all his own. He has enjoyed the most success of his career in 2007 with collaborations with the top artists in R&B, rap, and pop.

T-Pain is also nominated for four Grammy Awards:

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group: "Bartender"- T-Pain feat. Akon
Best Rap Song: "Good Life"- Kanye West feat. T-Pain
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: "Good Life" Kanye West feat. T-Pain
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: "Kiss Kiss" Chris Brown feat. T-Pain

Here is a listing of just some of his collaborations:

From T-Pain's Solo Album Epiphany:

"Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin)"- T-Pain feat. Young Joc
"Bartender"- T-Pain feat. Akon

Singles Featuring T-Pain:

"I'm a Flirt (Remix)"- R.Kelly feat. T.I. and T-Pain from R.Kelly's album Double Up
"Outta My System"- Bow Wow feat. T-Pain from Bow Wow's album The Price of Fame
"Shawty"- Plies feat. T-Pain from Plies album The Real Testament
"Baby Don't Go"- Fabolous feat. T-Pain from Fabolous's album From Nothin' to Somethin'
"Cyclone"- Baby Bash feat. T-Pain from Baby Bash's album Cyclone
"Kiss Kiss"- Chris Brown feat. T-Pain from Chris Brown's album Exclusive
"Good Life"- Kanye West feat. T-Pain from Kanye West's album Graduation

If all of this isn't enough proof that T-Pain is Master Collaborator of the Year for 2007, then I do not know what is. Good luck to him at the Grammy's!

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I totally agree, I freakin' love T-Pain. he has a distinct voice, which I love, and he has amazing music. Whether its his song, or he's a feature in someone else's, its always great w/ T-Pain in it.