T-Pain Net Worth

What is T-Pain's net worth?

T-Pain is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer who has a net worth of $1 million. Faheem Rashad Najm, known professionally as T-Pain, began his musical journey in Tallahassee, Florida. Starting at age 10, he converted his bedroom into a small studio and later joined the rap group Nappy Headz in 1999. His makeshift studio consisted of a keyboard, beat machine, and four-track recorder.

His stage name "T-Pain" stands for "Tallahassee Pain," reflecting hardships experienced while living there. After releasing his mixtape "Back @ It" in 2004, he caught Akon's attention with a remix of "Locked Up" and was subsequently signed to Konvict Muzik.

T-Pain revolutionized the music industry with his distinctive sound. He popularized the creative use of Auto-Tune, using the pitch-correction software with extreme settings to create a unique robotic vocal style that would influence countless artists.

His 2005 debut album "Rappa Ternt Sanga" launched successful singles "I'm Sprung" and "I'm 'n Luv (Wit a Stripper)," both reaching the Billboard top 10. His second album, "Epiphany" topped the charts in 2007.

T-Pain's collaborations brought him tremendous success, including nine Hot 100 top-ten singles as a featured artist. The most notable was Flo Rida's "Low," which reached diamond certification. His work earned him 12 Grammy nominations, with wins for "Good Life" with Kanye West and "Blame It" with Jamie Foxx.

Despite facing criticism when Auto-Tune fell out of fashion around 2010, with Jay-Z even releasing "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" calling him out by name, T-Pain has experienced a career resurgence. Beyond music, he ventured into acting, voice work, and television, including winning the first season of "The Masked Singer" competition.

Financial Problems

T-Pain has been candid about the highs and lows of his financial journey. In a revealing interview on The Breakfast Club, he admitted that despite once amassing a $40 million fortune, he eventually lost it all due to poor spending habits and bad investments. At one point, he said things got so dire he had to borrow money just to buy Burger King for his kids. He nearly lost a $6 million home in Atlanta and described a rollercoaster of wealth—being "mega-rich," then "super broke," and eventually learning how to manage money more responsibly. Reflecting on that period, he said his biggest lesson was finally learning to care about money and what it meant for his long-term security. Today, T-Pain says he's financially stable and far more focused on providing for his wife, Amber Najm, and their three children. No longer chasing fame or massive paydays, he values the freedom to work on his own terms and the ability to be present for his family—a priority he admits he once overlooked.

Early Life

T-Pain was born Faheem Rasheed Najm in Tallahassee, Florida, on September 30, 1985. His stage name is short for Tallahassee Pain, and he chose it because of the hardships he went through while growing up there. He was raised in a Muslim home but is not religious. He got his first taste of the music business at three years old when a friend of the family who was a gospel jazz artist/producer, allowed him to spend time at his recording studio. When he was 10, he turned his bedroom into a music studio with a keyboard, a beat machine, and a four-track recorder.  He joined the rap group Nappy Headz in 2004. He was signed by Akon to Konvict Muzik.

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Career

In 2005, T-Pain released his debut album "Rappa Ternt Sanga." The album was certified gold and hit #33 on the Billboard 200. His album "Epiphany" was released in 2007 and reached #1 on the Billboard 200 and US R&B charts. T-Pain released the album "Three Ringz" in 2008, which reached #1 on the US R&B chart and #4 on the Billboard 200 chart. His album Revolver was released in 2011 and reached #7 on the US R&B chart.

His collaboration with Lil Wayne, "T-Wayne," was released on May 18, 2017. "T-Wayne" contains eight tracks recorded in 2009 described as "lost demos."  His album "Oblivion" was released in 2017. He won two Grammy Awards with Kanye West and Jamie Foxx.

In 2005, he founded Nappy Boy Entertainment. His sound is known for using auto-tune.  His best-known singles include "I'm Sprung," "I'm 'n Luv (Wit a Stripper)," "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')," which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and US R&B charts, and "Bartender."

T-Pain has collaborated with several other artists including E-40, Birdman, Rick Ross, Bow Wow, R. Kelly, T.I., DJ Khaled, Trick Daddy, Plies, Baby Bash, Fabolous, Flo Rida, Jermaine Dupri, Chris Brown, Akon, Ace Hood, Twista, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Sean Paul, Pitbull, Lil' Kim, Wisin & Yandel, Nelly, 50 Cent, Benny Benassi, Wale, Meek Mill, Lil Jon, and many others. His most successful feature so far was on Flo Rida's "Low" which has been certified diamond by the RIAA.

On September 24, 2009, T-Pain and app creator Smule created and released the app "I Am T-Pain," which allows people to use his style of Auto-Tune in karaoke.

He appeared in the movie "Lottery Ticket" as a liquor store employee. He played himself in "Furious 7."

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T-Pain appeared in the first season of the U.S. version of "The Masked Singer." He won the first season dressed as the Monster. His final song was "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan. He beat Donny Osmond and Gladys Knight to take home the inaugural win. Other songs he sang that season included "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, "Stay With Me" by Sam Smith, "American Woman" by Lenny Kravitz, "I Don't Want to Be" by Gavin Degraw, and "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen. Competitors that season included Osmond and Knight as well as NSYNC's Joey Fatone, actress Rumer Willis, LaToya Jackson, Ricki Lake, Tori Spelling, Magaret Cho, Terry Bradshaw, Tommy Chong, and Antonio Brown.

On February 27, 2019, the same day he won "The Masked Singer," he released a surprise new album titled "1UP" and announced a new U.S. tour in support of it.

To date, T-Pain has released six albums, "Rappa Ternt Sanga" in 2005, "Epiphany" in 2007, "Thr33 Ringz" in 2008, "Revolver" in 2011, "Oblivion" in 2017, and "1UP" in 2019. In 2023, T-Pain released his seventh studio album titled "On Top of the Covers."

Personal Life

He married Amber Najm in 2003. They have three children.

T-Pain was in a golf cart accident on March 27, 2009. He was scheduled to shoot a video for Lil' Kim's song "Download." T-Pain lost four teeth and had cuts and bruises from the accident. He was back on stage performing two days after his accident.

T-Pain's niece, Javona Glover, was stabbed to death in a Walgreens in Tallahassee, Florida, on August 30, 2016. The suspect was found dead in an apparent suicide in 2017.

He is an avid gamer and streams on Twitch regularly.

He has many tattoos, some of which are internet memes or otherwise internet-related.

Real Estate

In 2019, T-Pain lost a home in Palm Beach County, Florida, to foreclosure. Deutsche Bank accused T-Pain of failing to make the mortgage payments since July 2016. Deutsche claimed he owed $83,061.86 on the note, plus interest. He originally took out an $85,800 loan in 2007 for the property.

In 2007, T-Pain bought a $1.32 million home in the Winfield on the River gated subdivision in Duluth, Georgia.

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