Faheem Najm (born June 30, 1985 in Tallahassee, Florida), known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American hip hop, R&B Singer-songwriter and producer who has been noted for using the auto-tune effect (often mis-cited as a vocoder effect) in his singing.Kellman, Andy. "Rappa Ternt Sanga". All Music Guide: 2005Jeffries, David. "Epiphany". All Music Guide: 2007 He was born to entrepreneur Muslim parents, Shasheem Najm and Aliyah Najm.Silas, James. Kanye West, T-Pain Headline Star Mega-Jam '07. Hip Hop World: November 16, 2007 At the age of ten, Faheem reworked his bedroom into a small studio with a keyboard, beat machine and four-track recorder, and began composing music. Faheem later graduated from James S. Rickards High School. Prior to becoming a solo singer, Faheem was part of the Tallahassee rap group Nappy Headz, allowing T-Pain to start his career as a solo artist.Kellman, Andy. T-Pain. All Music Guide: 2007 In 2002, he founded his own label, Hard & B, and soon caught the spotli
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