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T- Pain - Wikipedia. Faheem Rashad Najm (born September 3. T- Pain, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer from Tallahassee, Florida. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2. In 2. 00. 7, T- Pain released his second album Epiphany, which reached number one on the US Billboard 2. His third album, Thr. Ringz, was released in 2.

T- Pain has also released a string of hit singles, including "I'm Sprung", "I'm 'n Luv (Wit a Stripper)", "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')", "Bartender", "Can't Believe It", "5 O'Clock" and more. T- Pain has earned two Grammy Awards, alongside artists Kanye West and Jamie Foxx respectively. T- Pain is the founder of the record label imprint Nappy Boy Entertainment, established in 2. Throughout his career as a singer, T- Pain is best known for using and popularizing the creative use of the Auto- Tunepitch correction effect, used with extreme parameter settings to create distinctive vocal sounds. From 2. 00. 6 to 2.

T- Pain was featured on more than 5. Flo Rida's debut single "Low", which has since been certified 6x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Early life. Najm was born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida.[2] His stage name is short for "Tallahassee Pain", and was chosen because of the hardships he experienced while living there. Najm was brought up in a Muslim household, but he has expressed his lack of interest in the concept of religion.[3][4] At just three years old he got his first taste of the music business when a friend of the family, gospel jazz artist/producer Ben Tankard, allowed him to spend time and "twist the knobs" at his recording studio. At age ten, Najm turned his bedroom into a music studio, using a keyboard, a beat machine and a four- track recorder.[5][6]Career. Early career and Rappa Ternt Sanga. T- Pain joined the rap group Nappy Headz in 2. Gossip Girl Episode 11 Season 4.

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I'm Fucked Up", a cover version of Akon's single "Locked Up". Recording artist Akon heard the song and immediately signed T- Pain to Konvict Muzik, his label.

After being discovered, T- Pain began singing instead of rapping. T- Pain subsequently recorded and released his debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, on December 6, 2.

The album reached number thirty- three on the Billboard 2. Gold by the RIAA, for reaching sales of 5. The album was preceded by the lead single, "I'm Sprung", which was released in August 2. Billboard Hot 1. 00 and number nine on the Hot R& B/Hip- Hop Songs chart. The second single, "I'm N Luv (Wit a Stripper)", featuring Mike Jones, was released in December 2. Hot 1. 00 and number ten on the Hot R& B/Hip- Hop Songs chart. The third and final single from the album, "Studio Luv", was released in October 2.

Epiphany. T- Pain performing at the 2. Hot 9. 7 Summer Jam concert. In mid- 2. 00. 6, T- Pain began work on his second album, now with the Zomba Label Group as well as Konvict Muzik and Jive Records.

The album, titled Epiphany, was released on June 5, 2. The album sold 1. Billboard 2. 00.[7] The record has since sold 8. United States.[8]The album was preceded by the lead single "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" featuring Yung Joc in February 2. The single reached number one on both the Hot 1. Hot R& B/Hip- Hop Songs chart, becoming his first single to top charts. The album's second single, "Bartender", featuring Akon was released in June 2.

Hot 1. 00 and number nine on the Hot R& B/Hip- Hop Songs chart. The third and final single from the album, "Church", was released in October 2. United States. Speaking in May 2. UK R& B writer Pete Lewis, of the award- winning Blues & Soul about his reason for naming his second album 'Epiphany', T- Pain stated: "One of the two dictionary meanings of epiphany is 'a sudden moment of insight or revelation'. And to me the title 'Epiphany' signifies the moment I realized that, to make the best music I can, I needed to just go in the studio and be myself, and not concentrate so hard on following other people's formulas."[9]While promoting his second album, T- Pain made guest appearances on multiple songs by other artists.

T- Pain was featured on "I'm a Flirt" (remix) by R. Kelly with T. I., "Outta My System" by Bow Wow, "Baby Don't Go" by Fabolous, "I'm So Hood" by DJ Khaled with many other rappers, "Shawty" by Plies, "Kiss Kiss" by Chris Brown, "Low" by Flo Rida, and "Good Life" by Kanye West.[1. In two weeks in late 2. T- Pain was featured on four top ten singles on the Billboard Hot 1.

Good Life" with Kanye West later won the BET Award for Best Collaboration and was nominated in several other categories.[1. In 2. 00. 8, the single won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song.[1. Thr. 33 Ringz. In 2.

T- Pain began work on his third album with Rocco Valdes, Akon and Lil Wayne. The album was also his first under his Nappy Boy Entertainment. T- Pain's third studio album, Thr. Ringz, was released on November 1. The album sold 1. Billboard 2. 00. A mixtape, Pr.

Ringz, was released in early 2. The album was preceded by three singles. Its lead single, "Can't Believe It", featuring Lil Wayne, was released in July 2.

The single reached number seven on the Hot 1. Hot R& B/Hip- Hop Songs chart.

The album's second single, "Chopped 'N' Skrewed", featuring Ludacris, was released in September 2. The single reached number twenty- seven on the Hot 1. Hot R& B/Hip- Hop Songs chart. The third and final single from the album, "Freeze", featuring Chris Brown, was released in October 2. Hot 1. 00 and number thirty- nine on the Hot R& B/Hip- Hop Songs chart.

Guest appearances on Thr. Ringz included T. I., Lil Wayne, Ludacris, DJ Khaled, Ciara, Chris Brown and Kanye West among others.[1.

Pr. 33 Ringz was the introduction mixtape for the album. In 2. 00. 8, T- Pain continued to appear on numerous rap singles, such as "She Got It" by 2 Pistols, "Go Girl" by Ciara, "The Boss" by Rick Ross, "Cash Flow" by Ace Hood, "Shawty Get Loose" by Lil Mama, "One More Drink" by Ludacris, and "Go Hard" by DJ Khaled with Kanye West. T- Pain and Ludacris collaborated to perform "Chopped 'N' Skrewed" and "One More Drink" on American late- night television programs Jimmy Kimmel Live!

ABC in November 2. NBC's Saturday Night Live in the same month. T- Pain appeared again on SNL in February 2. Bradley Cooper with musical guest TV on the Radio) in the SNLDigital Short. T- Pain also supported the album in 2.

Thr. 33 Ringz Tour, which included sold out shows across North America. T- Pain and rapper Lil Wayne formed the duo T- Wayne in 2. The duo released a self- titled mixtape in late 2.

Billboard 2. 00 in January 2. Their debut album was going to be released in 2. In 2. 00. 9, T- Pain hosted the BET Awards afterparty and paid tribute to Michael Jackson in West Covina.[2. Revolve. RHe collaborated with country pop singer Taylor Swift for the CMT Music Awards, and performed "Thug Story", a parody of Swift's hit single "Love Story".[2. In an interview with MTV, T- Pain announced that he would release his fourth studio album in November 2. UBER.[2. 2] He stated that although he originally wanted to release the album in the summer of 2. Regardless of these announcements, the album wasn't released in 2.

An i. Phone application called "I Am T- Pain" features an auto tuner, allowing fans to record and modify their own voice to accompany an instrumental collection of T- Pain's music. It was released in September 2. In July 2. 00. 9, T- Pain endorsed the 2. T- Pain Killa Cam- Pain, a grassroots effort to help him become elected as president of Florida State University.[2. In November 2. 00. T- Pain released the first single from his fourth studio album, "Take Your Shirt Off".[2. The single only managed to reach number eighty on the Hot 1.

Later, in February 2. Reverse Cowgirl", featuring Young Jeezy.[2.

He later release an updated version of the song excluding Young Jeezy's verse and adding a new bridge. The single reached number seventy- five on the Hot 1. Hot R& B/Hip- Hop Songs chart, becoming a mild hit. The single has since been dubbed a promotional single.

Chris Hemsworth interview: 'James Hunt's behaviour was inexcusable'The Australian actor Chris Hemsworth may play flamboyant racing driver James Hunt in the new film Rush but in real life you are more likely to find him a nervous passenger in the family SUV driven by his Spanish wife Elsa Pataky. It has a babyseat and surfboard in the back, it’s a pretty mellow thing,” he says. I go ‘Slow down, what’s the rush, there’s a red light.’ She says: ‘Shut up, when did you become a driving instructor?’” Hemsworth’s assured performance as Hunt marks him out as one of Australia’s leading actors, on a par, according to Rush director Ron Howard, with Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman. Best known for his role as Thor in the superhero movie Thor (2. Avengers Assemble (2. Rush Hemsworth makes a rare foray into a reality- based film. I love the fantasy world and the movies I’ve been doing but it was nice not to be wielding some sort of weapon,” he says, referring to Thor’s magic hammer.

I was looking for something more character- driven.” We meet in a Beverly Hills hotel, where he is promoting Rush with remarkable enthusiasm. It helps, says Hemsworth, that the reaction to the movie has been so positive. Sometimes,” he says about press interviews, “you feel like a car salesman: ‘Trust me, you missed it, go watch it again, you’ll love it…’ Rush is special.” He looks, of course, effortlessly handsome, wearing a blue- grey T- shirt with a pair of Ray Bans tucked over the neckline, faded G- Star jeans and scuffed blue Vans. I’m for comfort not for style,” he says. His hair is shorter than usual and slicked back. He wears a thick silver wedding band, a beaded string bracelet and a Mont Blanc watch. Less than a decade ago Hemsworth, who turned 3.

Melbourne nightclub. Now he has manoeuvred himself onto the Hollywood A- list, his face on billboards everywhere, his net worth already $1. He handles his new- found fame with equanimity, keeping a low profile off screen and living a quiet life in Santa Monica with Pataky, an actress seven years older than him whom he met in 2. India Rose. “Matt Damon once said to me, ‘Just stay boring.

Don’t go spilling out of a club at four in the morning and you’ll be fine.’ The paparazzi got bored with us. Because we are pretty boring.” It couldn’t be further from the way in which Hunt chose to handle fame. The epitome of the playboy rock- star driver, Hunt drank to excess, snorted cocaine and reputedly slept with more than 5,0. So how did Hemsworth access the character?

Yeah,” he says, laughing and raising his eyebrows. What I love about him, and I like to think I have, is a sort of childlike quality. There’s a cheeky little kid aspect to him. That sense of fun and adventure is something I find appealing.

And sometimes I would love to act like he did. I’m not talking about the women,” he adds hastily. I’m talking about how he says what he wants to say or the reaction he has to the reporter.” (He assaults a journalist who insults Niki Lauda, Hunt’s chief opponent but also his close friend, a dichotomy the movie captures well.) 'Hunt had a childlike quality': Chris Hemsworth as James Hunt in Rush.

Hemsworth says that he had some wild days when he first became famous in Australia starring in the soap opera Home and Away. I had a taste of that kind of world, the drinking and everything. No one was really watching too closely. I was able to experience all that before I got to Holly­wood. After that I kept to myself a bit more.” Preparing for Rush was difficult.

Whereas he’d previously had to bulk up for roles, particularly for Thor, he had to lose weight for this one. I went from about 2. That was painful. I’d much rather put on weight than have to lose weight. Basically I went from lifting weights and eating lots of protein to just the opposite: running, cardio, overtraining and undereating. My wife was pregnant at the time and she reminds me that I was moodier than she was.” Rush focuses on the dramatic 1. Formula One season, when James Hunt and Niki Lauda battled it out for the championship title, Lauda almost dying in a horrific fireball accident at the German Grand Prix at Nürburgring, then returning as if from the dead (he had been given the last rites), to race again just six weeks later.

Hunt went on to win the title, retiring only three years later and becoming a commentator. He died aged 4. 5 in his sleep, his heart apparently weakened by the years of excess. Earlier that day he had proposed to his girlfriend of four years, Helen Dyson. It’s tragic, really,” says the man who plays him. Hemsworth is excellent as Hunt, perfectly capturing the spirit of the man.

He seemed to understand James Hunt’s charm,” Howard said recently. Most challenging was trying to capture his upper- class public- schoolboy voice. That is what I was most anxious about,” says Hemsworth. I find the American accent much easier.” During shooting of the movie, the actor Daniel Bruhl, who plays Lauda, could turn to Lauda himself, now 6.

Hemsworth - who admits he did not really know who Hunt was before reading the script - did not have anyone to consult. But he says that he found it easier that way. I consciously wanted to distance myself. I wanted to become the guy, not just mimic him. I didn't meet any of [Hunt's] family either.

I read as much as I could about him and watched plenty of interviews." He thinks that Hunt had a sort of attention deficit disorder. There was an immense amount of talent there and if you funnel it into something it’s great but if it’s pointed in the wrong direction then it can be chaotic.” Hunt drank himself to oblivion, took drugs and ricocheted through women. But the thing I found interesting,” says Hemsworth, “is that his ex- girlfriends all had very positive things to say about him. Over the last couple of years I’ve met three or four women who have said ‘I used to date James’ or ‘I slept with him’. And they all said he was a very sweet guy.” I ask if he thinks that Hunt’s behaviour was excusable. No,” he says adamantly.

There were things he did that were absolutely inexcusable, like urinating in public. He said he was drunk and on a sleeping pill. Who knows? He was drunk at his own wedding.” Hemsworth laughs. I was sober at mine. A little.” Big break: Hemsworth and Kim Hyde in Home and Away. Born in Melbourne, Hemsworth is the middle of three brothers (Luke and Liam are actors too – Liam starred in The Hunger Games and is engaged to Miley Cyrus). Their mother was an English teacher and their father a social- services counsellor, a job that prompted the family to spend several years in the Northern Territory in a small Aboriginal community in the Outback called Bulman.

It was four- and- a- half hours from the nearest town. My parents ran the community centre which doubled as a post office and grocery store.

It was in the middle of nowhere. There were crocodiles and buffalo. I went to a school that was made up of 6. Aboriginal] kids between the ages of five and 1. Hemsworth didn’t feel like an outsider. That’s the beautiful thing about kids, they don’t have the stupid set of prejudices and opinions that we are warped by as we get older.

It gave me a great empathy for other people’s situations and Aboriginal culture because no one gets exposed to that. You’re not even allowed out on to certain parts of that land without permits.” Back at high school in Melbourne, Hemsworth decided to act when his older brother Luke got a role in the Australian soap opera Neighbours. Until then I’d had a different idea every week [about my career]. My mates from school still joke about it. One week I was going to be a professional boxer, the next a football player or surfer or lawyer or doctor… Then Luke was doing Neighbours and I thought, ‘Yeah, that would be cool, I want to be an actor.’” His good looks and confidence won him a role, first in just one episode of Neighbours, and then as a full- time cast member, Kim Hyde, a high- school dropout and heart- throb, on Home and Away. That was my biggest learning curve.