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{{Short description|American singer (born 1984)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = T-Pain
| image             = T-Pain @ SXSW 2022 - 51958513356.jpg
| caption           = T-Pain in 2022
| birth_name        = Faheem Rashad Najm<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carter |first1=Caitlin |title=T-Pain Plays 'Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction', Reveals Stage Name Origins, Real Birth Year, And More |url=https://www.musictimes.com/articles/21666/20141224/t-pain-wikipedia-fact-fiction-stage-name-origins-real-birth-year-tallahassee-stoicville-watch.htm |website=Music Times |access-date=June 28, 2021 |language=en |date=December 24, 2014}}</ref>
| alias             = {{flatlist|
* Teddy Verseti
* Teddy Penderazdoun
* Teddy Pain
}}
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1984|9|30}}
| birth_place       = [[Tallahassee, Florida]], U.S.
| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
* [[hip-hop]]<ref name="Atlanta Black Star">{{cite web|url=https://atlantablackstar.com/2021/06/22/the-audacity-t-pain-revealed-what-usher-said-to-him-in-2013-that-set-off-what-he-found-to-be-a-four-year-depression-fans-slam-the-confessions-singer/|title='The Audacity': T-Pain Addresses the Comment Usher Said to Him in 2013 That Set Off What He Found to be a Four-Year Depression, Fans Slam the 'Confessions' Singer|publisher=[[Atlanta Black Star]]|last=Jones|first=Janisha|date=June 22, 2021|accessdate=June 19, 2023}}</ref><ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|last=Kellman|first=Andy|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/t-pain-p735861/biography|title=T-Pain > Biography|year=2008|website=allmusic|access-date=November 16, 2009}}</ref>
}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|Singer|rapper|songwriter|record producer|actor}}
| discography       = {{hlist|[[T-Pain discography|Recording]]|[[T-Pain discography #Production discography|production]]}}
| years_active      = 1999–present
| label             = {{flatlist|
* [[Cinematic Music Group|Cinematic]]
* [[Nappy Boy Entertainment|Nappy Boy]]
* [[Konvict Muzik|Konvict]]
* [[RCA Records|RCA]]
* [[Jive Records|Jive]]
}}
| spouse            = {{marriage|Amber|2003}}
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| children = 3
| website          = {{URL|tpain.com}}
| signature = T-Pain sig.svg}}
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'''Faheem Rashad Najm''' (born September 30, 1984),<ref name="carter2014factfiction">{{cite web |last1=Carter |first1=Caitlin |title=T-Pain Plays 'Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction', Reveals Stage Name Origins, Real Birth Year, And More |url=https://www.musictimes.com/articles/21666/20141224/t-pain-wikipedia-fact-fiction-stage-name-origins-real-birth-year-tallahassee-stoicville-watch.htm |website=Music Times |access-date=June 28, 2021 |language=en |date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> known professionally as '''T-Pain''', is an American singer and rapper. He is known for popularizing creative use of [[Auto-Tune]] [[pitch correction]], often used with extreme parameter settings to create [[electronic music|electronic]]-styled vocal performances. Blending its use with [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] and [[hip-hop]] sensibilities, T-Pain became a prominent figure in both genres throughout the 2000s. Other music industry artists, such as [[Lil Wayne]], [[Kanye West]], [[Future (rapper)|Future]], and [[Travis Scott]], have since utilized Auto-Tune to a similar effect. 

T-Pain began his recording career as part of the hip-hop group Nappy Headz. He released his debut solo mixtape, ''Back @ It'' independently in 2004, and signed with [[Akon]]'s [[Konvict Muzik]], in a joint venture with [[Jive Records]], the following year. His 2005 debut single, "[[I'm Sprung]]", was quickly met with commercial success, peaking at number eight on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and receiving [[RIAA certification|platinum]] certification by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA). Its follow-up, "[[I'm 'n Luv (wit a Stripper)]]" (featuring [[Mike Jones (rapper)|Mike Jones]]), peaked at number five on the chart; both served as lead singles for his debut studio album, ''[[Rappa Ternt Sanga]]'' (2005). Despite moderate critical and commercial reception, his second album, ''[[Epiphany (T-Pain album)|Epiphany]]'' (2007), peaked atop the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and spawned the ''Billboard'' Hot 100-number one single "[[Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')]]" (featuring [[Yung Joc]]), as well as the top-40 single, "[[Bartender (T-Pain song)|Bartender]]" (featuring Akon). His third album, ''[[Three Ringz]]'' (2008), was preceded by the single "[[Can't Believe It (T-Pain song)|Can't Believe It]]" (featuring Lil Wayne), and his fourth album, ''[[Revolver (T-Pain album)|Revolver]]'' (2011), was preceded by "[[5 O'Clock (T-Pain song)|5 O'Clock]]" (featuring [[Wiz Khalifa]] and [[Lily Allen]]). His fifth album, ''[[Oblivion (T-Pain album)|Oblivion]]'' (2017) sustained long-term delays and was met with critical and commercial failure, serving as his final release on a [[Record label #Major labels|major label]]. 

Meanwhile, T-Pain saw continued success as a guest performer on nine Hot 100-top ten singles—"[[Shawty (Plies song)|Shawty]]" by [[Plies (rapper)|Plies]], "[[Cyclone (song)|Cyclone]]" by [[Baby Bash]], "[[Good Life (Kanye West song)|Good Life]]" by Kanye West, "[[Shawty Get Loose]]" by [[Lil Mama]], "[[Got Money]]" by Lil Wayne, "[[Blame It]]" by [[Jamie Foxx]], and "[[Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)]]" by [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]]—which includes two singles that peaked the chart: "[[Kiss Kiss (Chris Brown song)|Kiss Kiss]]" by [[Chris Brown]] and "[[Low (Flo Rida song)|Low]]" by [[Flo Rida]]. The latter was named third in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Songs of the Decade and received [[List of music recording certifications#Digital download singles|diamond (10× platinum)]] certification by the RIAA. "Good Life" and "Blame It" both won [[Grammy Awards]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Song|Best Rap Song]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance|Best Rap/Sung Performance]], respectively, from T-Pain's total of 12 nominations for the award. Outside of music, he founded the record label [[Nappy Boy Entertainment]] in 2005, which has signed fellow rapper [[Travie McCoy]]. Furthermore, he has produced and written material for other artists, and [[voice acting|voice acted]] in film and television including ''[[Tom & Jerry (2021 American film)|Tom & Jerry]]'', ''[[Freaknik: The Musical]]'', ''[[The Cleveland Show]]'', ''[[Squidbillies]]'', and ''[[We Bare Bears]]''.

== Early life ==
Najm was born and raised in [[Tallahassee, Florida]], to parents Aliyah, a [[Bahamians|Bahamian]] chef,<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://stylemagazine.com/news/2017/dec/11/mother-rapper-t-pain-launches-private-catering-com/|title=Mother of Rapper T-Pain Launches Private Catering Company, Goldfire Private Chefs|journal=Houston Style Magazine|date=December 11, 2017|accessdate=October 8, 2021}}</ref> and Shasheem, who founded the Homeboyz to Men program.<ref name="allmusic" /><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/insider/2016/08/30/grammy-winner-t-pain-dad-talks-sacrifice-success/89596556/|title=Grammy winner T-Pain's dad talks about sacrifice, success|journal=Tallahassee Democrat|first=TaMaryn|last=Waters|date=August 30, 2016|accessdate=October 8, 2021}}</ref> Najm was brought up in a [[Muslims|Muslim]] household, but he has expressed his lack of interest in the concept of religion.<ref name="elev8">{{cite news|last=Dunham|first=Darnella|title=T-Pain On Being A Muslim Married To A Christian [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO]|url=http://elev8.com/577270/t-pain-on-being-a-muslim-married-to-a-christian-exclusive-video/|work=Elev8|date=April 12, 2012|access-date=July 13, 2012}}</ref><ref name="HeraldSun">{{cite news|last=Koha|first=Nui Te|title=Escaping Tallahassee| url= http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,21883428-5007184,00.html|work=Herald Sun|date=June 10, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505132451/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,21883428-5007184,00.html|archive-date=May 5, 2008|access-date=December 10, 2008}}</ref> At three years old, he got his first taste of the music business when a friend of the family, gospel jazz artist and 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 [[Recording studio|music studio]], using a keyboard, a beat machine, and a four-track recorder.<ref name="TheSituation">{{cite web |title=T-Pain Interview |last=Shastri |first=Rashmi |work=The Situation |url=http://www.thesituation.co.uk/us_interviews/06/t_pain/t_pain.html |access-date=December 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517012803/http://www.thesituation.co.uk/us_interviews/06/t_pain/t_pain.html |archive-date=May 17, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="SingerUniverse">{{cite web| url=http://www.singeruniverse.com/t-pain123.htm|title=R&B Singer/Writer T-Pain Debuts With Two Smash Hits: "I'm Sprung" and "I'm N Luv (Wit A Stripper)"| last= Kawashima| first= Dale| work= Singer Universe| access-date= December 29, 2010}}</ref>

== Career ==
=== 1999–2006: Early career and ''Rappa Ternt Sanga'' ===
T-Pain joined the rap group Nappy Headz in 1999. Through a mutual connection with music promoter TJ Chapman, he was discovered by [[Rocco Did It Again!]] and Mike Blumstein—co-founders of the independent record label Chase Entertainment—to whom he signed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/oo873v/t-pains-managers-say-the-best-place-to-do-business-deals-in-miami-is-a-strip-club|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013213112/https://www.mtv.com/news/oo873v/t-pains-managers-say-the-best-place-to-do-business-deals-in-miami-is-a-strip-club|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 13, 2023|title=T-Pain's Managers Say The Best Place To Do Business Deals In Miami Is ... A Strip Club!|website=[[MTV]] }}</ref> His stage name is short for "Tallahassee Pain", and was chosen because of the hardships he experienced while living there.<ref name="HeraldSun"/> He released his debut mixtape, ''Back @ It'' in 2004, and later released the song "I'm Fucked Up", a slightly altered cover version of [[Akon]]'s then-popular 2004 single, "[[Locked Up (song)|Locked Up]]". Akon himself came across the song and immediately offered T-Pain a deal with his label, [[Konvict Muzik]].<ref>{{cite web |title=T-Pain rules the world of Auto-Tune |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/t-pain-rules-world-auto-tune-wbna27685022 |website=Today |date=November 12, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=King |first1=Aliya |title=Remember When T-Pain Made Auto-Tune a Thing? |url=https://www.theroot.com/remember-when-t-pain-made-auto-tune-a-thing-1790862005 |website=The Root |date=December 9, 2015}}</ref> 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. Meanwhile, Blumstein and Rocco remained involved in T-Pain's careers as joint co-[[talent manager|managers]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hiphopoverload.com/t-pain-reveals-he-turned-down-900000-deal-to-sign-with-akon-for-only-20000/|title=T Pain reveals he turned down $900,000 deal to sign with Akon for only $20,000|website=Hiphopoverload.com|date=May 6, 2019}}</ref> Afterward, T-Pain began singing instead of rapping, and used this inspiration to begin recording for his debut studio album, ''[[Rappa Ternt Sanga]]''. Released on December 6, 2005, through a joint venture with [[Jive Records]],<ref name="allmusic" /> the album reached number 33 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], and has since received [[RIAA certification|gold]] certification by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).

The album was supported by T-Pain's debut commercial single, "[[I'm Sprung]]", which was released in August 2005 and peaked at number eight on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], as well as number nine on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart. Its follow-up, "[[I'm 'n Luv (wit a Stripper)]]" (featuring [[Mike Jones (rapper)|Mike Jones]]), served as the album's second single; it was released in December of that year and peaked at number five on the former chart,<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Platon |first1=Adelle |title='Rappa Ternt Sanga' Turns 10: T-Pain Looks Back on His Influential Debut |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/t-pain-rappa-ternt-sanga-anniversary-interview-6785962/ |magazine=Billboard |date=December 7, 2015}}</ref> and number ten on the latter. The third and final single from the album, "Studio Luv", was released in October 2006 and failed to chart.

=== 2007–2008: ''Epiphany'' ===
[[File:T-pain at hot 97 summer jam 2007.jpg|thumb|left|T-Pain performing at the 2007 [[WQHT|Hot 97]] Summer Jam concert.]]
In mid-2006, T-Pain began work on his second album, now with the [[RCA/Jive Label Group#Jive Label Group|Zomba Label Group]] as well as his previous labels. The album, titled ''[[Epiphany (T-Pain album)|Epiphany]]'', was released on June 5, 2007. The album sold 171,000 records in its first week, reaching number one on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hasty|first=Katie|title=T-Pain Soars To No. 1 Ahead Of Rihanna, McCartney|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1051559/t-pain-soars-to-no-1-ahead-of-rihanna-mccartney|magazine=Billboard|date=June 13, 2007|access-date=August 11, 2008}}</ref> The record has since sold 819,000 records in the United States.<ref name="New T-Pain Album">{{cite magazine|last=Crosley|first=Hillary|title=New T-Pain Album Due In Late September|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045306/new-t-pain-album-due-in-late-september|magazine=Billboard|date=May 22, 2008|access-date=August 11, 2008}}</ref>

The album was preceded by the lead single "[[Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')]]" (featuring [[Yung Joc]]), released in February 2007. The song reached number one on both the Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming his first to peak atop both charts. The album's second single, "[[Bartender (T-Pain song)|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 third and final single from the album, "[[Church (T-Pain song)|Church]]", was released in October 2007 and failed to chart in the United States.

Speaking in May 2007 to Pete Lewis of ''[[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."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/238/no_pain_no_gain/ |title=T-Pain interview|publisher=Bluesandsoul.com |date=February 2008 |access-date=November 1, 2011}}</ref> 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]], "[[Outta My System]]" by [[Bow Wow (rapper)|Bow Wow]], "[[Baby Don't Go (Fabolous song)|Baby Don't Go]]" by [[Fabolous]], "[[I'm So Hood]]" by [[DJ Khaled]], "[[Shawty (Plies song)|Shawty]]" by [[Plies (rapper)|Plies]], "[[Kiss Kiss (Chris Brown song)|Kiss Kiss]]" by [[Chris Brown]], "[[Low (Flo Rida song)|Low]]" by [[Flo Rida]], and "[[Good Life (Kanye West song)|Good Life]]" by [[Kanye West]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1578704/20071228/t_pain.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230142208/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1578704/20071228/t_pain.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 30, 2007|title=T-Pain Recaps His Crazy Year: Kanye West, R. Kelly Among His Fave '07 Collaborators|last=Rodriguez|first=Jayson|date=December 28, 2007|publisher=MTV News|access-date=September 26, 2009}}</ref> For two weeks in late 2007, T-Pain was featured on four top ten singles simultaneously on the Hot 100 chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2007-12-08/hot-100 |title=Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard.com |access-date=June 5, 2010}}</ref>

His performance on West's "Good Life" won the [[BET Awards|BET Award]] for [[BET Award for Best Collaboration|Best Collaboration]] and was nominated in several other categories.<ref name=CBS /><ref name="Leads BET Award Nominations" /> In 2008, the song won a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Song|Best Rap Song]].<ref name="Grammy 2008 Winners List">{{cite news|title=Grammy 2008 Winners List| url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1581272/20080210/id_0.jhtml| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080214061954/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1581272/20080210/id_0.jhtml| url-status= dead| archive-date= February 14, 2008| publisher= MTV News| date=February 10, 2008|access-date=December 10, 2008}}</ref>

=== 2007–2009: ''Three Ringz'' ===
In 2007, T-Pain began work on his third album, ''[[Three Ringz]]'' with Rocco Valdes, Akon, and [[Lil Wayne]]. The album was also his first under his newly launched label, [[Nappy Boy Entertainment]]. Released on November 11, 2008,<ref name="Listening Party">{{cite news|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|title=T-Pain Brings His Thr33 Ringz Circus To NYC Listening Party|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1593362/20080822/t_pain.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828040907/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1593362/20080822/t_pain.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2008|publisher=MTV News|date=August 22, 2008|access-date=August 29, 2008}}</ref> the album sold 168,000 records in its first week and reached number four on the ''Billboard'' 200. A mixtape, ''Pr33 Ringz'', was released in early 2008 for the album's promotion.
[[File:TPainVMASept08.jpg|thumb|right|200px|T-Pain in 2008.]]
''Three Ringz'' was preceded by three singles; its lead single, "[[Can't Believe It (T-Pain song)|Can't Believe It]]" (featuring Lil Wayne), was released in July 2008 and reached number seven on the Hot 100 and number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The album's second single, "[[Chopped 'n' Skrewed]]" (featuring [[Ludacris]]), was released in September 2008; it reached number 27 on the Hot 100 and number three on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The third and final single from the album, "[[Freeze (T-Pain song)|Freeze]]" (featuring Chris Brown), was released in October 2008; it reached number 38 on the Hot 100 and number 39 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Guest appearances on ''Three Ringz'' include [[T.I.]], Lil Wayne, Ludacris, DJ Khaled, [[Ciara]], Chris Brown, and Kanye West, among others.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Thr33 Ringz Is Coming...|url=http://www.t-pain.net/news/thr33-ringz-is-coming|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080824002257/http://www.t-pain.net/news/thr33-ringz-is-coming|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 24, 2008|publisher=T-Pain.net|date=August 6, 2008}}</ref> 

In 2008, T-Pain continued to guest perform on numerous singles, such as "[[She Got It]]" by [[2 Pistols]], "[[Go Girl (Ciara song)|Go Girl]]" by Ciara, "[[The Boss (Rick Ross song)|The Boss]]" by [[Rick Ross]], "[[Cash Flow (song)|Cash Flow]]" by [[Ace Hood]], "[[Shawty Get Loose]]" by [[Lil Mama]], "[[One More Drink]]" by Ludacris, and "[[Go Hard (DJ Khaled song)|Go Hard]]" by DJ Khaled. T-Pain and Ludacris collaborated to perform "Chopped 'n' Skrewed" and "One More Drink" on American late-night television programs ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in November 2008 and on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' in the same month. T-Pain appeared again on ''SNL'' in February 2009 ([[Saturday Night Live season 34|season 34]], episode 15, hosted by [[Bradley Cooper]] with musical guest [[TV on the Radio]]) as a feature in the [[SNL Digital Short|Digital Short]] premiere of [[The Lonely Island]]'s single, "[[I'm on a Boat]]," off their album ''[[Incredibad]]''. T-Pain also supported the album in 2009 with his ''Thr33 Ringz Tour'', which included sold-out shows across North America. T-Pain and Lil Wayne formed the duo T-Wayne in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1589461/20080617/lil_wayne.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908023529/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1589461/20080617/lil_wayne.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 8, 2008|title=Lil Wayne Forming Supergroup With T-Pain, Announces Carter III Tour Plans|newspaper=MTV News|date=June 17, 2008}}</ref> The duo released a self-titled mixtape in late 2008; it charted on the ''Billboard'' 200 in January 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1602675/20090114/index.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504151826/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1602675/20090114/index.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 4, 2010|title=Taylor Swift Tops Billboard Chart For Fifth Week In A Row|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date=January 14, 2009|publisher=MTV News|access-date=March 28, 2009}}</ref> Their debut album was going to be released in 2009, but never was.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Jonathan|last=Cohen|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1043888/lil-wayne-already-recording-tha-carter-iv|title=Lil Wayne Already Recording 'Tha Carter IV'|magazine=Billboard|date=October 3, 2008}}</ref>

=== 2009–2012: ''Revolver'' ===
He collaborated with [[Taylor Swift]] for the [[CMT Music Awards]], performing "Thug Story", a [[parody]] of Swift's hit single "[[Love Story (Taylor Swift song)|Love Story]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/misc/401599/thug-story.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618041726/http://www.cmt.com//videos//misc//401599//thug-story.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 18, 2009 |title=Videos : Taylor Swift and T-Pain : Thug Story |publisher=CMT |date=March 22, 2012 |access-date=April 4, 2012}}</ref> In an interview with [[MTV]], T-Pain announced that he would release his fourth studio album in November 2009 and that its title would be ''UBER''.<ref name="Still Use Auto-Tune">{{cite web|last=Reid |first=Shaheem |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1613762/20090611/t_pain.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614045119/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1613762/20090611/t_pain.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 14, 2009 |title=T-Pain Will Still Use Auto-Tune On New Album Despite Backlash |publisher=MTV.com |date=June 11, 2009 |access-date=September 15, 2009}}</ref> He stated that although he originally wanted to release the album in the summer of 2010, his label had pushed the release forward. However, the album was not released in 2009.

An [[iPhone]] application called "I Am T-Pain", featuring an [[Pitch correction|auto tuner]], allowing fans to record and modify their own voice to accompany an instrumental collection of T-Pain's music, was released in September 2009.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yu |first1=Justin |title=T-Pain's Auto-Tune iPhone app: You can do it all by yourse-el-el-el-elf |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/t-pains-auto-tune-iphone-app-you-can-do-it-all-by-yourse-el-el-el-elf/ |website=CNET |date=September 4, 2009}}</ref> In July 2009, T-Pain endorsed the 2009 T-Pain Killa Cam-Pain, a grassroots effort to help him become elected as [[Chancellor (education)#University president|president]] of [[Florida State University]].<ref name="Tallahassee Democrat">{{cite news|title= Will FSU go from T.K. to T-Pain?|work= [[Tallahassee Democrat]]|first= Doug|last= Blackburn|url= http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20090806/FSU01/908060315/1008/FSU/Will+FSU+go+from+T.K.+to+T-Pain|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090814144541/http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20090806/FSU01/908060315/1008/FSU/Will+FSU+go+from+T.K.+to+T-Pain|url-status= dead|archive-date= August 14, 2009|access-date= June 14, 2009}}</ref>

In November 2009, T-Pain released the first single from his fourth studio album, "[[Take Your Shirt Off]]".<ref>{{cite web |author= T-Pain |url= http://www.nappyboyonline.com/profiles/blogs/take-your-shirt-off-music |title= Take Your Shirt Off Music Video |publisher= Nappyboyonline.com |date= December 2, 2009 |access-date= November 1, 2011 |archive-date= October 15, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111015192438/http://nappyboyonline.com/profiles/blogs/take-your-shirt-off-music |url-status= dead }}</ref> The single only managed to reach number eighty on the Hot 100, and was later dubbed a promotional single. In February 2010, he released "[[Reverse Cowgirl (song)|Reverse Cowgirl]]" (featuring [[Jeezy|Young Jeezy]]), which was the official lead single from his fourth studio album.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Slavik |first1=Nathan |title=T-Pain ft. Young Jeezy – Reverse Cowgirl |url=https://djbooth.net/songs/t-pain-reverse-cowgirl |newspaper=Djbooth |date=February 2, 2010}}</ref> 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 100 and number sixty-four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming a mild hit. The single has since been dubbed a promotional single. T-Pain was later featured on the "[[We Are the World 25 for Haiti]]" single in February 2010, which reached number two on the Hot 100.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tyler-Ameen |first1=Daoud |title=The Worst Ideas Of 2010: We Are The World 25 |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2010/12/21/132214278/the-worst-ideas-of-2010-we-are-the-world-25 |website=NPR |date=December 21, 2010}}</ref> In March 2010, T-Pain developed and starred in [[Adult Swim]]'s animated musical special, ''[[Freaknik: The Musical]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Itzkoff |first1=Dave |title=The Spirit of Freaknik Comes to TV |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/06/arts/television/06freaknik.html |website=The New York Times |date=March 5, 2010}}</ref>

T-Pain released a mixtape on his Nappy Boy label in February 2010, ''T-Pain Presents: Nappy Boy All Stars Vol.1'', which contained remixes of songs including "[[Forever (Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Eminem song)|Forever]]" by [[Drake (musician)|Drake]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nappy Boy All Stars, T-Pain Presents Nappy Boy All Stars, Vol. 1 |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/nappy-boy-all-stars-t-pain-presents-nappy-boy-all-stars-vol-1/ |website=XXL Magazine |date=February 23, 2010}}</ref> On May 5, 2011, he announced another mixtape, ''[[Prevolver]]'', serving as a predecessor to his album.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/t-pain-prevolver-mixtape.13359.html|title=T-Pain – PrEVOLVEr|work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref> The mixtape including collaborations from artists such as Lil Wayne and [[Field Mob]]. In June 2010, T-Pain confirmed that his fourth studio album, now titled ''[[Revolver (T-Pain album)|Revolver]]'', had been completed and mastered, but that it would not be released until album sales increase.<ref name="mtv001">{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1641749/20100616/t_pain.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619130456/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1641749/20100616/t_pain.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 19, 2010 |title=T-Pain Says He Won't Release His New Album Until Music Sales Pick Up |access-date=June 21, 2010 |publisher=MTV |work=MTV News |first1= Mawuse |last1= Ziegbe |first2= James "FLX" |last2= Smith |date=June 2010}}</ref> T-Pain's first feature film, ''[[Lottery Ticket (2010 film)|Lottery Ticket]]'', was released on August 20, 2010.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=T-Pain's iPod: The 'Lottery Ticket' co-star tells us about his favorite artists |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=August 20, 2010|url=https://ew.com/article/2010/08/20/t-pain-playlist/}}</ref> In October 2010, T-Pain release his third promotional single, "[[Rap Song]]". The song charted poorly, peaking at 89 on the Hot 100.

T-Pain was featured on the hit single "[[All I Do Is Win]]" by DJ Khaled, along with the remix.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/best-dj-khaled-songs/all-i-do-is-win|title=The 25 Best DJ Khaled Songs"All I Do Is Win" f/ T-Pain, Ludacris, Rick Ross & Snoop Dogg|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref> He featured on [[Wisin & Yandel]]'s single "[[Imagínate (song)|Imaginate]]" and [[Bun B]]'s single "[[Trillionaire (Bun B song)|Trillionaire]]".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Escobedo Shepherd |first1=Julianne |title=Bun B f. T-Pain, "Trillionaire" MP3 |url=https://www.thefader.com/2010/06/28/bun-b-f-t-pain-trillionaire-mp3 |website=Fader |date=June 28, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=On The Set Of Wisin Y Yandel's 'Imaginate' Featuring T-pain |url=http://www.mtv.com/video-clips/wyx3v3/on-the-set-of-wisin-y-yandel-s-imaginate-featuring-t-pain |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327002456/http://www.mtv.com/video-clips/wyx3v3/on-the-set-of-wisin-y-yandel-s-imaginate-featuring-t-pain |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 27, 2017 |website=MTV |date=November 2, 2009}}</ref> In the last two quarters of 2010, he was featured on the hit singles "[[Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)]]" by [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]], and "[[Move That Body (Nelly song)|Move That Body]]" by [[Nelly]]. He was also featured on another single by Wisin & Yandel along with [[50 Cent]] called "[[No Dejemos Que se Apague]]". The last two singles T-Pain was featured on in 2010 were the official remixes to "[[Black and Yellow]]" by [[Wiz Khalifa]] and "[[Loving You No More]]" by [[Diddy – Dirty Money]].

[[File:T-Pain (7079743423).jpg|thumb|180px|T-Pain performing at [[Supafest]] in 2012.]]
T-Pain was featured on the first single by DJ Khaled called "[[Welcome to My Hood]]" off his 2011 album ''[[We the Best Forever]]''. The song featured him along with Rick Ross, Plies, and Lil Wayne. He was also featured on albums such as Drake's ''[[Take Care (album)|Take Care]]'', Lil Wayne's ''[[Tha Carter IV]]'', and [[Tech N9ne]]'s ''[[All 6's and 7's]]''. A new toy called "iAm T-Pain Microphone" was released in 2011, at the price of $39.99.{{citation needed|date=January 2011}} On January 29, 2011, T-Pain was featured on Italian DJ [[Benny Benassi]]'s song "Electroman", released as the third single in the [[Electroman (album)|album of the same name]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thevelvetonion.com/2011/02/21/electroman-not-an-electrothief/|title=Electroman: Not An Electrothief!|work=The Velvet Onion |date=February 21, 2011}}</ref> In January, JRandall released a single, "Can't Sleep", featuring T-Pain. On March 22, 2011, the next single from ''Revolver'', "[[Best Love Song]]" (featuring Chris Brown), was released.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 |title=Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! |magazine=FMQB |access-date=November 1, 2011}}</ref> On [[Twitter]], T-Pain stated that he would release his mixtape ''Prevolver'' when he got 500,000 followers and release his album ''Revolver'' when he got 1,000,000 followers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.twitlonger.com/show/9a0fh4 |author= T-Pain| title= The Plan |publisher=Twitlonger.com |date=March 15, 2011 |access-date=November 1, 2011}}</ref> Also in 2011, he appeared on another Adult Swim series: the sixth-season premiere episode of ''[[Squidbillies]]'', performing a version of the theme song in addition to the original song "(I Like) Drivin' In My Truck" with [[Unknown Hinson]]; this song was released in 2012 as part of the free digital album ''The Squidbillies Present: Music for Americans Only Made by Americans in China for Americans Only God Bless America, U.S.A.'' on the Adult Swim Music website.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adultswim.com/music/squidbillies/|title=Squidbillies|website=Adultswim.com}}</ref>

On October 7, [[RCA Music Group]] announced it was disbanding Jive Records along with [[Arista Records|Arista]] and [[J Records]]. With the shutdown, T-Pain (and all other artists previously signed to these three labels) would henceforth release all material (including ''Revolver'') on the [[RCA Records]] brand.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=RCA's New Executive Team Named Under CEO Peter Edge Amid Layoffs (Update) | url= http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/rca-s-new-executive-team-named-under-ceo-1005324782.story |magazine=Billboard |date=August 23, 2011 |access-date=November 1, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2268707 |title=Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! |magazine=FMQB |access-date=November 1, 2011}}</ref> The album ''Revolver'' was eventually released in December 2011, alongside the transatlantic Top 10 single "[[5 O'Clock (T-Pain song)|5 O'Clock]]", which features [[Lily Allen]] and Wiz Khalifa.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/745/t-pain_the_pleasure_principle/| title= T-Pain: The Pleasure Principle| first= Pete |last= Lewis |work= Blues & Soul |date= January 2010 |access-date= February 6, 2015}}</ref>

=== 2013–2017: ''Oblivion'' ===
On April 1, 2013, after the announcement of T-Pain cutting off his signature dreads, he announced the title of his fifth studio album, then entitled ''Stoicville: The Phoenix'' stating, "To me, a Phoenix represents new beginnings. A new era, a new life, I'm rising from the ashes."<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.sohh.com/2013/04/t-pain_credits_ditching_dreads_as_sign_o.html | title= T-Pain Credits Ditching Dreads as Sign of Growing Up | first= S. | last= Samuel | date= April 2, 2013 | publisher= SOHH.com | access-date= February 6, 2015 | archive-date= May 21, 2014 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140521015416/http://www.sohh.com/2013/04/t-pain_credits_ditching_dreads_as_sign_o.html | url-status= dead }}</ref> Prior to releasing his fifth studio album, he released ''T-Pain Presents Happy Hour'', a greatest hits compilation. Its first single, "[[Up Down (Do This All Day)]]" (featuring [[B.o.B]]), produced by [[Mustard (record producer)|DJ Mustard]], was officially released on August 13, 2013.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/up-down-do-this-all-day-feat./id686658980 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130823010029/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/up-down-do-this-all-day-feat./id686658980 | url-status= dead | archive-date= August 23, 2013 |title= Up Down (Do This All Day)| publisher= iTunes.com}}</ref> The song peaked at number 62 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The second single "Drankin Patna" was released a year later on July 21, 2014.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/drankin-patna-single/id902067280 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140819082921/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/drankin-patna-single/id902067280 | url-status= dead | archive-date= August 19, 2014 |title= Drankin Patna |publisher= iTunes.com}}</ref> On November 7, 2014, T-Pain premiered the intro and title track off of ''Stoicville''.<ref>[http://www.stereogum.com/1717414/t-pain-stoicville/mp3s/ "Stoicville"] at stereogum.com</ref> On November 21, 2014, T-Pain premiered "Coming Home" as the first promotional single in support of ''Stoicville'' and made it available for free on his official website.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/t-pain-coming-home-new-song.1959832.html |title= T-Pain – Coming Home | first= Rose |last= Lilah |date= November 21, 2014 | website= HotNewHipHop.com |access-date= February 6, 2015}}</ref>

On June 8, 2015, T-Pain released a song titled "Make That Shit Work" (featuring [[Juicy J]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/make-that-sh-t-work-feat-juicy-j-single/1001651924|title=Make That Sh*t Work (feat. Juicy J) – Single by T-Pain on Apple Music|website=[[iTunes]]|date=June 8, 2015}}</ref> Following another delay, T-Pain confirmed the album was still on its way, missing its December 11 expected release date to further delay. On December 9, 2015, to mark the one-year anniversary of the most popular Tiny Desk Concert ever and the 10th anniversary of his debut album, ''Rappa Ternt Sanga'', T-Pain performed a short set of some previous hits, along with a cover of "[[A Change Is Gonna Come]]" and the premiere of a new song, "Officially Yours".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/event/music/456458081/npr-music-presents-t-pain-in-concert|title=NPR Music Presents: T-Pain In Concert|newspaper=NPR|date=December 9, 2015}}</ref>

On October 27, 2016, T-Pain premiered "Dan Bilzerian" (featuring [[Lil Yachty]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/stoicville/dan-bilzerian|title=Dan Bilzerian feat. Lil Yachty (produced by T-Pain)}}</ref> He worked with [[Bruno Mars]] on his third studio album, ''[[24K Magic (album)|24K Magic]]'', as one of the writers on the track "Straight Up & Down".<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=24K Magic |others=[[Bruno Mars]]|year=2016|type=CD booklet|publisher=[[Atlantic Records]]|id=558305-2|location=United States}}</ref>

After teasing the release of a long-shelved collaboration project with Lil Wayne, ''[[T-Wayne (album)|T-Wayne]]'' was released on May 18, 2017, via T-Pain's [[SoundCloud]] for streaming and free digital download.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TPAIN/status/864969129408827393|title=T-Pain on Twitter: "Do it? #twayne"|publisher=Twitter|access-date=May 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TPAIN/status/865253961925832704|title=T-Pain on Twitter: "#TBT #ForTheCulture #FreeC5"|publisher=Twitter|access-date=May 18, 2017}}</ref> It consists of eight tracks recorded in 2009 described as "lost demos".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TPAIN/status/865002675741511680|title=T-Pain on Twitter: "This ain't for y'all new niggas. These the lost files from '09 and I'm tired of em just sittin on my hard drive. #FreeC5|publisher=Twitter|access-date=May 18, 2017}}</ref> In 2017, he collaborated with Italian rappers [[J-Ax]] and [[Fedez]] for the single "Senza pagare", from the album ''[[Comunisti col Rolex]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radioitalia.it/news/j-ax_fedez/nuova_uscita/14522_dettagli_sul_video_di_senza_pagare_il_prossimo_singolo_di_j-ax_fedez.php|title=Fedez è sul set insieme al rapper americano T-Pain|publisher=Radioitalia.it|date=July 8, 2017}}</ref> After numerous delays and project name changes, T-Pain's fifth album ''[[Oblivion (T-Pain album)|Oblivion]]'' was released November 17, 2017.

=== 2019: ''1UP'' ===
[[File:T-Pain 2019 by Glenn Francis (cropped).jpg|thumb|T-Pain at the [[2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards]].]]
On February 27, 2019, the same day T-Pain was revealed to be the winner of the [[The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 1|first season]] of ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'', he released a surprise new album titled ''[[1UP (T-Pain album)|1UP]]'' and announced a new U.S. tour in support of it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/t-pain-surprise-releases-new-album-1up-featuring-lil-wayne-tory-lanez-and-more-listen/|title=T-Pain Surprise Releases New Album 1UP Featuring Lil Wayne, Tory Lanez, and More: Listen|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Minsker|first=Evan|date=February 27, 2019|access-date=February 28, 2019}}</ref><ref name="spin-1up">{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2019/02/t-pain-new-album-1up-stream/|title=Stream T-Pain's Surprise New Album 1UP|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|last=Daramola|first=Israel|date=February 27, 2019|access-date=February 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/02/27/t-pain-just-dropped-a-surprise-album-1up|title=Stream T-Pain's new album 1UP|work=[[The Fader]]|last=Hussein|first=Wandera|date=February 27, 2019|access-date=February 28, 2019}}</ref> He hosted the [[2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards|iHeartRadio Music Awards]] on March 14.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-03-07-t-pain-to-host-2019-iheartradio-music-awards/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307211420/https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-03-07-t-pain-to-host-2019-iheartradio-music-awards/|archive-date=March 7, 2019|title=T-Pain to Host 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards}}</ref>

In December 2020, T-Pain appeared in [[Complex Networks#ComplexLand|ComplexLand]] virtual event to discuss his thoughts on the future of [[esports]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Webster|first=Andrew|date=December 3, 2020|title=Complex turned its fashion and music festival into a futuristic video game|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/3/22150152/complexcon-virtual-music-streetwear-complex-food-festival|access-date=April 1, 2021|website=The Verge|language=en}}</ref>

=== 2023–present: ''On Top of the Covers'' ===
On March 17, 2023, T-Pain released ''[[On Top of the Covers]]''. The album includes a selection of [[Cover version|cover songs]] and notably did not include the use of autotune.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marie |first=Erika |date=March 17, 2023 |title=T-Pain Ditches The Autotune For "On Top Of The Covers" Album |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/648249-t-pain-ditches-the-autotune-for-on-top-of-the-covers-album |access-date=April 8, 2024 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}}</ref> He collaborated with [[Meghan Trainor]] on the single "[[Been Like This]]" from Trainor's sixth album [[Timeless (Meghan Trainor album)|''Timeless'']].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meghan Trainor Thanks T-Pain for New Single Collab with Full-Page ATL Newspaper Ad: 'Made My Dreams Come True' |url=https://people.com/meghan-trainor-thanks-tpain-with-atlanta-newspaper-ad-8611109 |access-date=April 8, 2024 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref>

In February 2024, T-Pain acknowledged that he had [[Ghostwriter|ghostwritten]] music for [[Country music|country]] singers including [[Rhett Akins]], [[Luke Bryan]], and [[Dallas Davidson]] while living in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], for two years, but said that he preferred not to be credited on country songs because of the racism he experienced in the country music industry.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Saponara |first=Michael |date=February 6, 2024 |title=T-Pain Says He's Removed His Songwriting Credits From Country Songs Due to Racism |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/t-pain-racism-remove-country-music-songwriting-credit-1235600108/ |access-date=April 8, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Other ventures ==
=== Phone app ===
On September 24, 2009, T-Pain joined with iPhone app creator [[Smule]] to create a new app entitled "I Am T-Pain" to enable people to use his style of [[Auto-Tune]] in [[karaoke]]; it was released the following day.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267502/t-pain-talks-iphone-auto-tune-app | title= T-Pain Talks iPhone Auto-Tune App | website= Billboard.com |first= Mariel |last= Concepcion |date= September 4, 2009 |access-date= February 6, 2015}}</ref>

=== Film and television ===
In May 2009, T-Pain made an appearance on a [[Last Last One Forever and Ever|live-action]] episode of ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'' as Frylock, where he made his debut as an actor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nappyboyonline.com/news/621|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506062828/http://www.nappyboyonline.com/news/621|url-status=usurped|title=T-Pain to play Frylock|archive-date=May 6, 2009|website=nappyboyonline.com}}</ref> In late 2009, T-Pain developed a concept to create an animated television special, ''[[Freaknik: The Musical]]'', which he submitted to [[Adult Swim]]. It premiered on March 7, 2010, and features many guest celebrities such as [[Lil Wayne]], Young Cash, [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Sophia Fresh]], [[Rick Ross]], [[Andy Samberg]], and [[Charlie Murphy (actor)|Charlie Murphy]].

T-Pain made his cinema acting debut in the 2010 [[comedy film]] ''[[Lottery Ticket (2010 film)|Lottery Ticket]]'' as a [[liquor store]] clerk.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-08-18-tpain18_ST_N.htm | title= T-Pain adds movie actor to his talents with 'Lottery Ticket' | date= August 18, 2010 | work= [[USA Today]] | first= George |last= Artsitas |access-date= February 6, 2015}}</ref>

In November 2016, T-Pain also appeared in an episode of the [[YouTube]] series ''[[Epic Rap Battles of History]]'' as [[Stevie Wonder]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/wonder-woman-vs-stevie-wonder-single/1179465757|title=Stevie Wonder vs Wonder Woman – Single by Epic Rap Battles of History on Apple Music|website=[[iTunes]]|date=November 23, 2016}}</ref>

T-Pain was the champion of the [[The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 1|first season]] of the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] reality music competition ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'' as "Monster".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2019/02/28/fox-masked-singer-reveals-season-1-winner/2996280002/|title='The Masked Singer': The winner signed on 'just to wear the costume'|website=USA Today|language=en|access-date=February 28, 2019}}</ref> He returned as a guest panelist in the sixth episode of [[The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 3|season 3]].

Since 2018, T-Pain has been the host of ''T-Pain's School of Business'', a documentary series airing on [[Fuse (TV channel)|Fuse]] in which T-Pain travels around the United States meeting with different entrepreneurs. The series has aired for two seasons so far: the first in 2018, which had six episodes, and the second in 2019, which had eight episodes.<ref>{{cite web |title=For startups with creative vision, 'T-Pain's School of Business' is now in session |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/usaandmain/2018/10/16/tpain-school-business-entrepreneurs-tv-show/1617381002/ |work=USA Today |first=Sabrina |last=Ford |date=October 16, 2018}}</ref>  

=== Video games ===
T-Pain has confirmed his involvement in the development of the upcoming video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto VI]]'', although his role has not been specified.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bailey |first=Kat |date=January 13, 2024 |title=T-Pain Confirms He's Working on GTA 6, Says He Can't Role-Play in GTA 5 Anymore as a Result |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/t-pain-confirms-hes-working-on-gta-6-gta-5-nopixel |access-date=January 13, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>

== Musical style ==
T-Pain defined in 2005 his own music style as "Hard & B", a play on [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]].<ref name="Hard & B">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1518061/20051213/t_pain.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051217144504/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1518061/20051213/t_pain.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 17, 2005|title=T-Pain's Akon-Approved 'Hard R&B' Calms His Fear Of Sounding Soft|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|date=December 13, 2005|publisher=MTV News|access-date=September 26, 2009}}</ref> In 2024, T-Pain said that [[Country music|country]] and [[gospel music]] were major influences on his music.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haile |first=Nardos |date=February 8, 2024 |title=T-Pain says he stopped writing music for country artists because of racism he's experienced |url=https://www.salon.com/2024/02/08/t-pain-country-music/ |access-date=April 8, 2024 |website=Salon |language=en}}</ref>

He mentioned [[GarageBand]] and [[Logic Pro]] as the software he uses to produce his own beats.<ref name="Dustin Driver">{{cite web | url=https://www.apple.com/ca/logic-pro/in-action/tpain/ | title=T-Pain: Sprung | publisher=Apple Canada | access-date=May 3, 2014 | first=Dustin | last=Driver | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327104643/http://www.apple.com/ca/logic-pro/in-action/tpain/ | archive-date=March 27, 2017 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

=== Use of Auto-Tune ===
Musically, T-Pain is best known for popularizing the use of [[Auto-Tune]], a pitch-correcting audio processor, for vocals, with the effect turned up to give the voice a robotic quality. He has used this effect throughout his singing career, starting in 2003.<ref name="head to the key">{{cite web |title=T-Pain and Auto-Tune head to the Key |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/t-pain-and-auto-tune-head-to-the-key/ |work=Seattle Times |date=January 24, 2009 |first=Chris |last=Lee}}</ref> This use of Auto-Tune had been pioneered by [[Cher]] in her successful 1998 single "[[Believe (Cher song)|Believe]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Frere-Jones|first=Sasha|date=June 9, 2008|title=The Gerbil's Revenge|url=http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/musical/2008/06/09/080609crmu_music_frerejones?currentPage=1|magazine=The New Yorker|publisher=Condé Nast|access-date=June 30, 2021}}</ref> T-Pain, who had been looking for a way to make his voice sound unique, was inspired to use Auto-Tune after hearing the [[Rodney Jerkins|Darkchild]] remix of the 1999 song "[[If You Had My Love]]" by [[Jennifer Lopez]], which makes occasional use of the effect.<ref name="rises above">{{cite news |title=T-Pain Rises Above The Haters |url=https://www.npr.org/2014/11/13/363759981/t-pain-rises-above-the-haters |work=NPR |first=Monika |last=Evstatieva |date=November 13, 2014}}</ref> He was also inspired in part by a similar sound achieved by [[Roger Troutman]] in the 1980s (using a [[talk box]]) and [[Teddy Riley]] in the 1990s (using both talk boxes and [[vocoder]]s).<ref name="head to the key" />

After the success of T-Pain's first two albums, his use of Auto-Tune was replicated by a number of hip-hop artists, including [[Snoop Dogg]] on the 2007 single "[[Sensual Seduction]]",<ref name="NY Daily News">{{cite news|title=Singers do better with T-Pain relief |last=Farber| first= Jim| date=December 11, 2007|work= New York Daily News| url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2007/12/11/2007-12-11_singers_do_better_with_tpain_relief-1.html| access-date=September 26, 2009}}</ref> [[Lil Wayne]] on the 2008 single "[[Lollipop (Lil Wayne song)|Lollipop]]",<ref>{{cite web| title=How the Auto-Tune conquered the charts|last=Collins|first=Hattie | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2008/jun/16/howtheautotuneconqueredthe| date= June 16, 2008|work=The Guardian|access-date=September 26, 2009}}</ref> [[Kanye West]] on the 2008 album ''[[808s & Heartbreak]]'' (on which T-Pain served as a consultant),<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1599993/20081121/west_kanye.jhtml| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204032313/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1599993/20081121/west_kanye.jhtml| url-status=dead| archive-date=December 4, 2008|title=Kanye West Inspires The Question: Should Rappers Sing?|last= Reid| first=Shaheem|date=November 21, 2008|publisher=MTV News| access-date=September 26, 2009}}</ref> [[Black Eyed Peas|the Black Eyed Peas]] on the 2009 single "[[Boom Boom Pow]]", and [[Diddy – Dirty Money]] on the 2010 album ''[[Last Train to Paris]]''. In a November 2008 interview, T-Pain revealed that Diddy had paid him for the right to use Auto-Tune in T-Pain's style on the then-upcoming ''Last Train to Paris'', and he felt that other artists should do the same.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1599728/20081119/t_pain.jhtml| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205090120/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1599728/20081119/t_pain.jhtml| url-status=dead| archive-date=December 5, 2008|title=T-Pain Says It's Time 'For Everybody Else' To Stop Using Auto-Tune|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|date=November 19, 2008| publisher= MTV News|access-date=September 26, 2009}}</ref>

In 2009, [[Jay-Z]] released the single "[[D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)]]", which criticized the practice. The song directly mentioned T-Pain, with the lyrics "You niggas singing too much/ Get back to rap, you T-Paining too much."<ref>{{cite web |title=T-Pain On Jay Z's "Death Of Auto-Tune": "The Industry Needs Me" |work=XXL |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/t-pain-death-auto-tune-interview |first=Eric |last=Diep |date=June 5, 2014}}</ref> Jay-Z has insisted that the song was not a personal attack on T-Pain, and that he was simply criticizing a trend that he felt had run its course. T-Pain has said that he loved the song.<ref name="Still Use Auto-Tune" /> However, he felt personally hurt by a general backlash against the use of Auto-Tune that began at around the same time.<ref name="rises above" /> Nevertheless, he has continued to use Auto-Tune, feeling that it is simply part of his musical style, as opposed to jumping on a trend as was the case for other artists.<ref name="rises above" />

== Personal life ==
T-Pain has been married to Amber since 2003. They have three children: one daughter, Lyriq, and two sons Muziq and Kaydnz Kodah (born May 2009).<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bumpworthy.com/bumps/1475 |title=8 More Lbs. of Pain |publisher=BumpWorthy.com |date=May 3, 2009 |access-date=September 15, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/t-pain%20welcomes%20baby%20boy_1103401 |title=T-Pain Welcomes Third Newborn |magazine=Contactmusic.com |access-date=September 15, 2009}}</ref>

On March 27, 2009, T-Pain was involved in a [[golf cart]] accident, the same day he was due for a music video shoot for [[Lil' Kim]]'s song "[[Download (song)|Download]]". He suffered cuts, bruises, and four missing teeth and had emergency dental work done. He returned to performing two days later.<ref>{{cite news| title=T-Pain Returns To Stage After Golf-Cart Accident|first= Gil |last= Kaufman |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1608049/20090330/t_pain.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402042303/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1608049/20090330/t_pain.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2009| publisher= MTV News|date= March 30, 2009}}</ref>

On April 1, 2013, T-Pain revealed that he had cut off his iconic [[dreadlocks]], stating "We must all learn to adjust with our surroundings. Those who get stuck doing the same things for too long are bound to get left behind the strong who press on & reinvent themselves. Also good news hair grows back."<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.sohh.com/2013/04/t-pain_loses_his_hair_cuts_off_iconic_dr.html | title=T-Pain Loses His Hair, Cuts Off Iconic Dreads | publisher= SOHH.com | date= April 1, 2013 | first= S. |last= Samuel |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404004634/http://www.sohh.com/2013/04/t-pain_loses_his_hair_cuts_off_iconic_dr.html |archive-date=April 4, 2013 }}</ref>

On August 30, 2016, T-Pain's niece, Javona Glover, was stabbed to death in a local [[Walgreens]] store in his hometown of [[Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/article/ke8vf2/t-pain-s-niece-stabbed-to-death-in-tallahassee|title=T-Pain's Niece Stabbed to Death in Tallahassee|website=[[BET]]}}</ref> In 2017, a suspect in the case was found dead in an apparent suicide.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7701411/suspect-killing-t-pains-niece-found-dead|title=Suspect in Killing of T-Pain's Niece Is Found Dead|agency=Associated Press|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=February 22, 2017}}</ref>

T-Pain's brother died in early 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/fnr-tigg/t-pain-opens-up-about-his-brothers-death-money-dont-fix-everything|title=T-Pain Opens Up About His Brother's Death: 'Money Don't Fix Everything'|website=Complex|date=April 24, 2019|access-date=October 24, 2024}}</ref>

T-Pain is an avid [[gamer]] who regularly [[Video game livestreaming|streams]] on [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2016/5/27/11801140/t-pain-twitch-overwatch-stream|title=T-Pain's Overwatch Twitch stream is strangely inspirational|first=Allegra|last=Frank|date=May 27, 2016|via=www.polygon.com}}</ref> He joined the platform in 2015 and as of 2025 has 1 million followers on the service, while holding numerous events in collaboration with the platform.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=2021-10-28 |title=T-Pain Teams With Twitch, Starting With Live Listening Party With Exclusive Debut of His New Single |url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/t-pain-twitch-listening-party-single-premiere-1235098783/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> He is friends with [[Cr1TiKaL]], having appeared in his streams occasionally and stood in for him in a single video (while Cr1TiKal humorously feigned retirement) in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Brendan |date=2025-02-24 |title=MoistCr1tikal says his viral "Saying Goodbye" video was meaningless |url=https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/moistcr1tikal-says-his-viral-saying-goodbye-video-was-meaningless-3141594/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=Dexerto |language=en}}</ref> He has many [[tattoo]]s, some of which are [[internet meme]]s or otherwise Internet-related.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/grammy-award-winner-t-pain-has-a-goddamn-meme-tattooed-on-his-hand/|title=Grammy Award Winner T-Pain Has a Goddamn Meme Tattooed on His Hand – Noisey|date=June 21, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/28/rapper-t-pain-gets-a-facebook-like-tattoo/|title=Rapper T-Pain Gets A 'Facebook Like' Tattoo|first=Robin|last=Wauters|date=January 28, 2011 }}</ref>

== Legal issues ==
On April 28, 2007, T-Pain refused to shorten his performance at [[Urban One|Radio One]]'s Spring Fest Concert in [[Miami]], which caused police presence to increase backstage. After concert officials aborted his performance of "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')", police chased him and his entourage off-stage and out of the premises and detained them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.5184/title.t-pain-arrested|title=T-Pain Arrested|last=Springer|first=Anthony Jr.|date=May 1, 2007|work=HipHopDX|access-date=July 27, 2009}}</ref>

In June 2007, a warrant was issued for T-Pain's arrest for driving with a suspended license. He subsequently turned himself in to the Leon County Jail on November 2, 2007. He was held without bail, but was released three hours later.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tmz.com/2007/11/02/t-pain-is-in-t-rouble/|title=T-Pain Is in T-rouble!|date=November 2, 2007|work=TMZ|access-date=July 27, 2009}}</ref>

== Discography ==
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{{Main|T-Pain discography}}
'''Studio albums'''
* ''[[Rappa Ternt Sanga]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Epiphany (T-Pain album)|Epiphany]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Three Ringz]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Revolver (T-Pain album)|Revolver]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Oblivion (T-Pain album)|Oblivion]]'' (2017)
* ''[[1UP (T-Pain album)|1UP]]'' (2019)
* ''[[On Top of the Covers]]'' (2023)

== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
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! scope="col" style="width:19em;" | Role
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| rowspan=2 | 2010
| ''[[Freaknik: The Musical]]''
| The Ghost of Freaknik Past 
| Voice
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|-
| ''[[Lottery Ticket (2010 film)|Lottery Ticket]]''
| Junior
|
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| 2015
| ''[[Furious 7]]''
| Himself
|
|
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| rowspan=2 | 2016
| ''[[The Boss (2016 film)|The Boss]]''
| Himself
|
|
|-
| ''Ghostmates''
| Himself
|
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Tom & Jerry (2021 American film)|Tom & Jerry]]''
| Singing voice of [[Tom Cat]]
|
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" style="width:1em;" | Year
! scope="col" style="width:18em;" | Title
! scope="col" style="width:19em;" | Role
! scope="col" style="width:22em;" | Notes
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|-
| rowspan=3 | 2008
| ''[[BET Hip Hop Awards]]''
| Host
|
|
|-
| ''[[MTV Cribs]]''
|
|
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|-
| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
| Musical guest
| Episode: "[[Tim McGraw]]/[[Ludacris]] & T-Pain"
|
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2009
| ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]''
| [[List of Aqua Teen Hunger Force characters#Frylock|Frylock]] (live-action)
| Episode: "[[Last Last One Forever and Ever]]"
|
|-
| ''[[CMT Music Awards]]''
| Himself
|
|
|-
| ''[[Robot Chicken]]''
| [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]]/Lil' Jen
| Voice; episode: "The Ramblings of Maurice"
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Squidbillies]]''
| Himself
| Voice; episode: "Asbestos I Can"
|
|-
| 2011–2013
| ''[[The Cleveland Show]]''
| Theodore
| Voice; 6 episodes
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Behind the Music]]''
|
|
|
|-
| 2013–2016
| ''[[The Eric Andre Show]]''
| Himself
| 2 episodes
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Celebrities Undercover]]''
|
|
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|-
| 2015
| ''[[Wild 'n Out]]''
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2016
| ''[[Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series)|Comedy Bang! Bang!]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "T-Pain Wears Shredded Jeans and a Printed Shirt"
|
|-
| ''[[Epic Rap Battles of History]]''
| [[Stevie Wonder]]
| Web series, "[[List of Epic Rap Battles of History episodes|Wonder Woman vs. Stevie Wonder]]"
|
|-
| 2018
|''[[We Bare Bears]]''
| Himself
| Voice; episode: "The Limo"
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]''
| Monster/Himself
| [[The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 1|Season 1]] winner
|
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Bar Rescue]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Sactown Going Down"
|
|-
| 2021
| ''This Is Pop''
| Himself
| Episode: "Auto-Tune"<ref>{{cite web |last1=Guerrasio |first1=Jason |date=June 21, 2021 |title=T-Pain says he battled 4 years of depression after Usher said he 'f---ed up music' by using Auto-Tune |url=https://www.insider.com/t-pain-depression-usher-auto-tune-this-is-pop-2021-6 |website=Insider |access-date=June 28, 2021}}</ref>
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Go-Big Show]]''
| Himself/Judge
| 
|
|-
| 2025
|''[[penguinz0]]''
| Charlie
|
|-
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
*[[American Music Awards of 2007|American Music Awards]]
**2007, Favorite Male Artist (Nominated)<ref>{{cite web|title=2007 American Music Awards Nominees and Winners|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/env-ama-nom9oct09,0,1852895.htmlstory|access-date=November 29, 2008}}</ref>
*[[BET Awards]]
**2009, Best Male R&B Artist (Nominated)
**'''2009, Best Collaboration ("Blame It") with Jamie Foxx (Won)'''
**2009, Viewer's Choice ("Can't Believe It") with Lil Wayne (Nominated)
**2008, Best Collaboration ("Kiss Kiss") with Chris Brown (Nominated)<ref name="Leads BET Award Nominations">{{cite news |title=T-Pain Leads BET Award Nominations |url=http://www.vibe.com/news/online_exclusives/2008/05/tpain_leads_bet_award_nominations/ |work=Vibe |date=May 16, 2008 |access-date=May 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517162751/http://www.vibe.com/news/online_exclusives/2008/05/tpain_leads_bet_award_nominations/ |archive-date=May 17, 2008 }}</ref>
**2008, Best Collaboration ("Low") with Flo Rida (Nominated)<ref name="Leads BET Award Nominations" />
**2008, Viewer's Choice ("Kiss Kiss") with Chris Brown (Nominated)<ref name="Leads BET Award Nominations" />
**'''2008, Best Collaboration ("Good Life") with Kanye West (Won)'''<ref name=CBS>{{cite news|title=T-Pain, Alicia Keys Highlight BET Awards|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/t-pain-alicia-keys-highlight-bet-awards/|work=CBS News|agency=Associated Press|date=June 24, 2008|access-date=August 6, 2008}}</ref>
**2008, Video of the Year ("Good Life") with [[Kanye West]] (Nominated)<ref name="Leads BET Award Nominations" />
*[[BET Hip Hop Awards]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}}
**2009. Producer of the Year (Nominated)
**2008, Best Ringtone ("Low") with Flo Rida (Nominated)
**'''2008, Best Hip-Hop Video ("Good Life") with Kanye West (Won)'''
**2008, Best Hip-Hop Collabo ("Low") with Flo Rida (Nominated)
**2008, Best Hip-Hop Collabo ("Good Life") with Kanye West (Nominated)
**2008, Track of the Year ("Good Life") with Kanye West (Nominated)
* BMI Urban Awards{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}}
** '''Song Writer Of The Year (Won)'''
** '''Producer Of The Year <small>shared with [[J. R. Rotem]] & [[Kanye West]]</small> (Won)'''
*[[Grammy Awards]]
{{awards table}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[50th Annual Grammy Awards|2008]]<ref name="Grammy 2008 Winners List" />
| "[[Bartender (T-Pain song)|Bartender]]" <small>(featuring [[Akon]])</small>
| [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| "[[Good Life (Kanye West song)|Good Life]]" <small>(with [[Kanye West]])</small>
| [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Song|Best Rap Song]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="4"|[[Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance|Best Rap/Sung Collaboration]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| "[[Kiss Kiss (Chris Brown song)|Kiss Kiss]]" <small>(with [[Chris Brown]])</small>
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[51st Annual Grammy Awards|2009]]
| "[[Got Money]]" <small>(with [[Lil Wayne]])</small>
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| "[[Low (Flo Rida song)|Low]]" <small>(with [[Flo Rida]])</small>
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Rap Song
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''[[Tha Carter III]]'' <small>(as featured artist & producer)</small>
| [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[52nd Annual Grammy Awards|2010]]
| "[[I'm on a Boat]]" <small>(with [[The Lonely Island]])</small>
| Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| "[[Blame It]]" <small>(with [[Jamie Foxx]])</small>
| Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''[[Three Ringz]]''
| [[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album|Best Contemporary R&B Album]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|}

*[[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]]
**2009, Favorite Male Singer (Nominated)
*Ozone Music Awards{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}}
**2008, TJ's DJ's Hustler of the Year (Nominated)
**2008, Club Banger of the Year ("I'm So Hood") with DJ Khaled, Trick Daddy, Rick Ross, & Plies (Nominated)
**2008, Club Banger of the Year ("Low") with Flo Rida (Nominated)
**2008, Best Rap/R&B Collaboration ("She Got It") with [[2 Pistols]] & [[Tay Dizm]] (Nominated)
**2008, Best R&B Artist (Nominated)
**'''2008, Best TJ's DJ's Tastemaker Award (Won)'''
**2007, Best Male R&B Artist (Won)
**'''2007, Best Rap/R&B Collaboration ("Shawty") with Plies (Won)'''
**2007: Best Rap/R&B Collaboration ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')") with [[Yung Joc]] (Nominated)
**'''2006, Best Rap/R&B Collaboration ("[[I'm N Luv (Wit a Stripper)]] (Remix)" with [[Twista]], [[Pimp C]], [[Paul Wall]], [[R. Kelly]], [[MJG]], and [[Too Short]]) (Won)'''
*[[MTV Video Music Awards]]
**2008, Best Hip-Hop Video ("Low") with [[Flo Rida]] (Nominated)
**2008, Best Male Video ("Low") with [[Flo Rida]] (Nominated)
**2007, Monster Single of the Year ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin)"), featuring Yung Joc (Nominated)
*[[People's Choice Awards]]
**'''2008, Favorite Hip-Hop Song, "[[Low (Flo Rida song)|Low]]" with Flo Rida [Won]'''
**2008, Favorite Hip-Hop Song, "[[Good Life (Kanye West song)|Good Life]]" with [[Kanye West]] [Nominated]
*[[Teen Choice Awards]]
**2008, Choice Hook-Up: Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain, "Low" (Nominated)
**2008, Choice Music: R&B Artist – T-Pain (Nominated)
**'''2008, Choice Music: Rap/Hip-Hop Track – Lil Mama featuring Chris Brown and T-Pain, "Shawty Get Loose" (Won)'''
*[[Vibe (magazine)#Vibe Awards|Vibe Awards]]
**2007, Best R&B Artist (Nominated)
**2007, Best Collaboration ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin)") with Yung Joc (Nominated)
**'''2007, Song of the Year ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin)") with Yung Joc (Won)'''
*[[Brit Asia TV Music Awards]]
**'''2014, Best Music Video ("Daddy Da Cash" by RDB feat. T-Pain) (Won)'''<ref name=BAMA2014>{{cite news |last1=Baddhan |first1=Raj |title=Brit Asia Awards 2014: Winners list |url=https://www.bizasialive.com/brit-asia-awards-2014-winners-list/ |access-date=August 20, 2020 |work=BizAsia |date=October 7, 2014}}</ref>
*[[The Streamer Awards]]
**2021, Best Music Streamer (Nominated)
**'''2022, Best Music Streamer (Won)'''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Miceli |first1=Max |title=All nominees for QTCinderella's Streamer Awards |url=https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/all-nominees-for-qtcinderellas-streamer-awards |website=Dot Esports |publisher=[[Gamurs|GAMURS Group]] |date=February 22, 2022}}</ref>

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[[Category:Grammy Award winners for rap music]]
[[Category:Jive Records artists]]
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[[Category:Record producers from Florida]]
[[Category:Singer-songwriters from Florida]]
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