T-Pain, born Faheem Rasheed Najm, was born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida. His performance name is a nod to his hometown; the ‘T’ in T-Pain stands for Tallahassee! His interest in music was nurtured throughout his childhood by his friends and family; once, his father brought home a keyboard he had found on the street. As T-Pain got older and more experienced, a family friend would often take him to their recording studio to hang out. BY 10 years old he had converted his bedroom into a small workspace with only a keyboard, a beat machine, and a four-track recorder. However, he did not start seriously pursuing a music career until after high school; as a result, he took off in 2004. Now, T-Pain is a well-known American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer as well as the founder of the record label imprint Nappy Boy Entertainment. He’s even dabbled in other multimedia industries: he created an animated special called Freaknik: The Musical, acted in the movie Lottery Ticket, and won a reality TV music competition called The Masked Singer.
Happy Birthday to a Famous Tallahassee Musician
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