T-Pain Net Worth (Money & Salary)

What is T-Pain’s net worth?

Known as Faheem Rasheed Najm, T-Pain is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer with a net worth estimated at $10 million. His debut album, “Rappa Ternt Sanga,” came out in 2005. T-Pain is particularly recognized for his innovative application and popularization of Auto-Tune in his music.

Early Life

Born in Tallahassee, Florida, on September 30, 1985, Faheem Rasheed Najm adopted the stage name T-Pain, which is an abbreviation of Tallahassee Pain. This name reflects the struggles he faced growing up in that area. Raised in a Muslim household, he identifies as non-religious. At the age of three, T-Pain was introduced to the music industry when a family friend, a gospel jazz artist and producer, invited him to spend time in a recording studio. By the time he turned 10, he had transformed his bedroom into a music studio equipped with a keyboard, beat machine, and four-track recorder. He became a member of the rap group Nappy Headz in 2004 and was signed by Akon to Konvict Muzik.

Career

In 2005, T-Pain launched his first album, “Rappa Ternt Sanga,” which was certified gold and reached #33 on the Billboard 200. The following year, his album “Epiphany” debuted at #1 on both the Billboard 200 and US R&B charts. 2008 saw the release of “Three Ringz,” which topped the US R&B chart and landed at #4 on the Billboard 200. His 2011 album Revolver achieved #7 on the US R&B chart.

On May 18, 2017, T-Pain collaborated with Lil Wayne for the album “T-Wayne,” featuring eight tracks from 2009, dubbed as “lost demos.” In the same year, he released his album “Oblivion.” He has won two Grammy Awards, collaborating with Kanye West and Jamie Foxx.

In 2005, he established Nappy Boy Entertainment. T-Pain’s distinctive sound is characterized by his use of auto-tune. Some of his most recognized singles include “I’m Sprung,” “I’m ‘n Luv (Wit a Stripper),” “Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’),” which held the #1 position on both the Billboard Hot 100 and US R&B charts, as well as “Bartender.”

His collaborations span numerous artists, such as 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. Notably, his collaboration on Flo Rida’s “Low” has been certified diamond by the RIAA.

T-Pain partnered with app creator Smule to launch the app “I Am T-Pain” on September 24, 2009, enabling users to employ his style of Auto-Tune for karaoke sessions.

He made an appearance as a liquor store employee in the movie “Lottery Ticket” and played himself in “Furious 7.”

T-Pain participated in the inaugural season of the U.S. version of “The Masked Singer” and emerged victorious while disguised as the Monster. His concluding performance was

Montell Jordan’s song “This Is How We Do It” earned him the first-place victory, outshining Donny Osmond and Gladys Knight. Throughout that season, he performed several songs, including “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. The season featured competitors like Osmond, Knight, NSYNC’s Joey Fatone, actress Rumer Willis, LaToya Jackson, Ricki Lake, Tori Spelling, Margaret Cho, Terry Bradshaw, Tommy Chong, and Antonio Brown.

On the same day he triumphed on “The Masked Singer,” which was February 27, 2019, he also unveiled a surprise album called “1UP” and revealed plans for a new U.S. tour to promote it.

T-Pain has, as of now, produced six albums: “Rappa Ternt Sanga” in 2005, “Epiphany” in 2007, “Thr33 Ringz” in 2008, “Revolver” in 2011, “Oblivion” in 2017, and “1UP” in 2019.

On March 14, 2019, he took on the role of host for the iHeartRadio Music Awards.

In 2023, he released his seventh studio album, titled “On Top of the Covers.”

Personal Life

He wed Amber Najm in 2003 and they are parents to three children.

A golf cart accident on March 27, 2009, involved T-Pain while he was due to shoot a music video for “Download” by Lil’ Kim. As a result of the mishap, T-Pain lost four teeth and sustained cuts and bruises, yet he returned to performing just two days later.

On August 30, 2016, T-Pain’s niece, Javona Glover, was tragically stabbed to death at a Walgreens in Tallahassee, Florida. The suspect was discovered dead in 2017 in what appeared to be a suicide.

An enthusiastic gamer, he frequently streams on Twitch.

T-Pain sports numerous tattoos, some inspired by internet memes or related to internet culture.

Real Estate

In 2019, he faced foreclosure on a property in Palm Beach County, Florida. Deutsche Bank claimed T-Pain had not made mortgage payments since July 2016, asserting he owed $83,061.86 plus interest on the original $85,800 loan he took in 2007 on the property.

T-Pain purchased a home in the Winfield on the River gated neighborhood in Duluth, Georgia, for $1.32 million back in 2007.