Speaking in May 2007 to noted 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'. The third and final single from the album, " Church", was released in October 2007 but failed to chart in the United States. The album's second single, " Bartender", featuring Akon was released in June 2007 and reached number five on the Hot 100 and number nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The single reached number one on both the Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming his first single to top charts. The album was preceded by the lead single " Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" featuring Yung Joc in February 2007. The record has since sold 819,000 records in the United States. The album sold 171,000 records in its first week, reaching number one on the Billboard 200. The album, titled Epiphany, was released on June 5, 2007.
In mid-2006, T-Pain began work on his second album, now with the Zomba Label Group as well as Konvict Muzik and Jive Records. T-Pain performing at the 2007 Hot 97 Summer Jam concert.
The third and final single from the album, "Studio Luv", was released in October 2006 but failed to chart. The second single, " I'm N Luv (Wit a Stripper)", featuring Mike Jones, was released in December 2005 and reached number five on the Hot 100 and number ten on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The album was preceded by the lead single, " I'm Sprung", which was released in August 2005 and reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and number nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The album reached number thirty-three on the Billboard 200, and has since been certified Gold by the RIAA, for reaching sales of 500,000 units. After being discovered, T-Pain began singing instead of rapping, and subsequently recorded and released his debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, on December 6, 2005. While T-Pain was offered other record deals, with the highest bidding being US$900,000, Akon promised the young artist a personal mentorship in the industry. Akon eventually came across the song and immediately offered him a deal to his label, Konvict Muzik. T-Pain joined the rap group Nappy Headz in 1999 and later recorded "I'm Fucked Up", a cover version of Akon's single " Locked Up". Career 1999–2006: Early career and Rappa Ternt Sanga
At age ten, Najm turned his bedroom into a music studio, using a keyboard, a beat machine and a four-track recorder. 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. Najm was brought up in a Muslim household, but he has expressed his lack of interest in the concept of religion. His stage name is short for "Tallahassee Pain", and was chosen because of the hardships he experienced while living there. Najm was born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida to parents Aliyah, a Bahamian chef, and Shasheem, who founded the Homeboyz to Men program.
After signing with singer Akon's Konvict Muzik, T-Pain subsequently founded his own vanity label imprint, Nappy Boy Entertainment, established in 2005. His success with the effect has influenced several other major artists to adopt it as well, namely rappers Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Future and Travis Scott, among others. Throughout his career as a singer, T-Pain popularized the creative use of the Auto-Tune pitch correction effect, used with extreme parameter settings to create distinctive vocal sounds. Faheem Rashad Najm (born September 30, 1984), better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
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