T. Pain
Nov 14, 2011
Tallahassee, Florida native, T-Pain burst on the scene in 2005 with his debut Rappa Ternt Sanga and the unforgettable singles "I'm Sprung" and "I'm N Luv (Wit A Stripper)," a song that maintains the title of the highest selling ring tone. T-Pain continued his success with his sophomore effort Epiphany in 2007, which spawned the #1 airplay record of the year, "Buy U a Drank" (featuring Yung Joc) and the ubiquitous #1 hit "Bartender." In 2008, T-Pain took home his first Grammy for Best Rap Song (for "Good Life") with Kanye West, which also garnered a BET Award, where he was the most nominated artist of the night. Since the release of his debut album, T-Pain has produced and featured on over 45 top ten songs and 16 #1's.
After landing another platinum selling radio hit single with "Best Love Song," featuring Chris Brown, followed by quickly rising single "5 O'Clock," featuring Wiz Khalifa and Lily Allen, singer/rapper/producer T-Pain announced earlier this week that RCA Records will release his fourth studio album rEVOLVEr on December 6. The follow-up to his 2008 platinum-plus selling album Thr33 Ringz, rEVOLVEr (visually spelled as rEVOLVEr for a reason), demonstrates the evolution of T-Pain as an artist.
It's evident T-Pain has another hit on his hands with the album's second single, "5 O'Clock," which was Billboard's Hot 100 Greatest Gainer, jumping from #62 to #25 in its third week on the charts. The single also catapulted up the Hot Digital Songs chart from #47 to #16. The single is currently impacting Top 40 radio now.
