T Pain

At the age of ten, Najm reworked his bedroom into a small studio with a keyboard, beat machine and four-track recorder, and began composing music. Najm later graduated from Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy in Cuyhoga Falls, Florida Prior to becoming a solo singer, Najm was part of the Tallahassee rap group Nappy Headz (OD, Notty Black, Nook DogG, Doeboy), allowing Najm to start his career as a rapper.

T-Pain has said in an interview to MSNBC that Keith "called me right when I went to get my application from McDonald’s". In 2002, he founded his own style of music, Hard & B, and soon caught the spotlight as a solo artist when his song "I'm Fucked Up", a reworked version of Akon's "Locked Up", gained popularity in the region.The title is a play on the phrase "Rapper Turned Singer," of which he has stated that he wanted to be a rapper, but turned into a singer instead. T-Pain had two US Billboard Top Ten hits with "I'm Sprung" and "I'm N Luv (With A Stripper)".

Other tracks on the album include "I'm So High" a sad song which is commonly mistaken as a song about a bad high since it alludes to the use of recreational drugs. Epiphany debuted at the top spot of the US Billboard 200 chart, and has sold about 1,000,000 units as of May 2008. being the first number-one album of his career. During that time, he appeared on the singles "I'm a Flirt" remix by R."Can't Believe It" featuring Lil Wayne is the first single; the video premiered on BET on August 26. "Chopped & Skrewed" featuring Ludacris is the second single in this album. His Vocoder.

Awards and nominations

American Music Awards
2007, Favorite Male Artist


BET Awards
2008, Best Collaboration ("Kiss Kiss") with Chris Brown (Nominated)
2008, Best Collaboration ("Low") with Flo Rida
2008, Viewer's Choice ("Kiss Kiss") with Chris Brown (Nominated)
2008, Best Collaboration ("Good Life") with Kanye West (Won)
2008, Video of the Year ("Good Life") with Kanye West (Nominated)


BET Hip Hop Awards
2008, Best Ringtone ("Low") with Flo Rida
2008, Best Hip-Hop Video ("Good Life") with Kanye West
2008, Best Hip-Hop Collabo ("Low") with Flo Rida
2008, Best Hip-Hop Collabo ("Good Life") with Kanye West
2008, Track of the Year ("Good Life") with Kanye West


BMI Urban Awards
Song Writer Of The Year (Won)
Producer Of The Year shared with J.R.

Rotem & Kanye West (Won)


Grammy Awards
2008, Album of the Year (Graduation)
2008, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group ("Bartender") with Akon
2008, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Good Life") With Kanye West
2008, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Kiss Kiss") with Chris Brown
2008, Best Rap Song ("Good Life") with Kanye West (Won)


Ozone Music Awards
2008, TJ's DJ's Hustler of the Year
2008, Club Banger of the Year ("I'm So Hood") with DJ Khaled, Trick Daddy, Rick Ross, & Plies
2008, Club Banger of the Year ("Low") with Flo Rida
2008, Best Rap/R&B Collaboration ("She Got It") with 2 Pistols & Tay Dizm
2008, Best R&B Artist
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


MTV Video Music Award
2008, Best Hip-Hop Video ("Low") with Flo Rida (Nominated)
2008, Best Male Video ("Low") with Flo Rida
2007, Monster Single of the Year ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin)"), featuring Yung Joc


Teen Choice Awards
2008, Choice Hook-Up: Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain, "Low"
2008, Choice Music: R&B Artist - T-Pain
2008, Choice Music: Rap/Hip-Hop Track - Lil Mama featuring Chris Brown and T-Pain, "Shawty Get Loose" (winner)


Vibe Awards
2007, Best R&B Artist
2007, Best Collaboration ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin)") with Yung Joc
2007, Song of the Year ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin)") with Yung Joc (Won).