Last Updated on May 28, 2024 by 247 News Around The World
- T-Pain was seen dancing to Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss track “Not Like Us” during a performance in Las Vegas on May 27, 2024.
- The video of T-Pain dancing to the song was captured and shared on social media platforms like Twitter and YouTube.
- The performance took place in Las Vegas, where T-Pain excitedly danced to the diss track while on stage.
- The incident garnered attention online, with fans and viewers sharing and discussing T-Pain’s dance moves to the controversial song.
Faheem Rashad Najm, known professionally as T-Pain, was born on September 30, 1984, in Tallahassee, Florida. He is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer, celebrated for his innovative use of Auto-Tune in his music, blending R&B and hip hop genres.
T-Pain’s career began with the rap group Nappy Headz in 1999, and he later released his debut solo mixtape, “Back @ It,” independently in 2004. His big break came when he was discovered by Akon, leading to a record deal with Konvict Muzik and Jive Records. T-Pain’s debut album, “Rappa Ternt Sanga,” released in 2005, featured the hit singles “I’m Sprung” and “I’m ‘n Luv (Wit a Stripper),” which catapulted him to mainstream success.
Over the years, T-Pain has released several successful albums, including “Epiphany” (2007), which topped the US Billboard 200 chart, and “Three Ringz” (2008). His music has been characterized by the distinctive use of Auto-Tune, which he popularized in the music industry, influencing many other artists. T-Pain has collaborated with numerous high-profile artists and has been featured on over 50 chart-topping singles, including the diamond-certified hit “Low” by Flo Rida.
T-Pain Dances To Kendrick Lamar’s Drake Diss Track In Vegas
American rapper T-Pain took the stage during his “Mansion in Wisconsin Party Tour” in Las Vegas where he danced excitedly to Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss track “Not Like Us”.
The performance was caught on video and spread quickly across social media platforms like Twitter and YouTube.
The video shows Faheem Rashad Najm — whose real name is T-Pain — moving his legs, hands, and body to the groove while a DJ spins it at his gig. At one point, he even pretends to play drums before flashing a big smile and throwing one hand up in the air as a sign of his enthusiasm.
Fans had different feelings about the performance shared through social media. A number of them thought that T-Pain hated Drake since he had worked with other artists before but never got a verse from him for his song “5 O’Clock”.
However, others found humor in T-Pain’s high energy and joked that now Drake would have to respond with some bars himself.
In addition, the event raised questions on what “Not Like Us” means culturally and its place in music history. The track has become an anthem in LA where it is seen as a symbol of rebellion against what followers view as arrogant disregard by the Canadians towards Compton’s finest.
It has also been compared to legendary diss records like Eminem’s “The Real Slim Shady” and Jay-Z’s “Takeover” due to its popularity.
On the whole, T-Pain’s performance in Las Vegas while singing “Not Like Us” turned out to be an unforgettable episode in the Drake-Kendrick Lamar beef. This track gained dominance and significance within the hip-hop circles such that it will forever be remembered for ages.
Similarly, T-Pain’s liveliness and dynamism on stage only confirmed his position as one of the greatest entertainers the world has ever seen in music history.
T-Pain Music Career In Details
In 1999 T-Pain started his music career and is famous for using Auto-Tune in an innovative way as well as releasing several hit songs.
The first album of T-Pain – Rappa Ternt Sanga was launched in 2005 which introduced his style involving hip hop combined with R&B and pop music genres. This record included such popular tracks of the artist like ‘I’m Sprung’ and ‘I’m in love (with a stripper)’ that helped him to become a recognized figure on the contemporary stage of show business.
Epiphany (2007) became his second LP which topped the American Billboard 200 chart right after its release thus proving further success achieved by T-Pain.
During the next several years he kept on producing albums each of which enjoyed great commercial acceptance among audiences worldwide: Three Ringz (2008), rEVOLVEr (2011); besides many single hits were presented such as ‘Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’)’, ‘Bartender’, ‘Can’t Believe It’, ‘5 O’Clock’ which can be found on the last mentioned CDs as well as were performed in collaboration with other famous musicians. Thanks to these works T-Pain won two Grammy Awards and became recognized as one of the most influential persons in his sphere during this period.
One of the major things that T-Pain did for modern music was making Auto-Tune popular in terms of artistic usage. It’s a program designed to correct pitches but the artist applied extreme settings so that it could drastically modify his voice and produce unique sounds which later became his trademark. In 2006-2010 more than 50 singles where he appeared as a featured act peaked at number one on different charts proving once again his exceptional abilities and wide demand.
After taking some time off in 2011 due to burnout from constant work pressures within the industry environment, there was a realization about the need for balance between personal life satisfaction levels alongside creative reserves restoration efforts hence the decision taken by T-Pain regarding a two-year hiatus ended with return to music activity full of new ideas motivation; finally coming back to the stage again back in 2013 the famous singer thus showed everyone that he is still full of energy and ready to share it with the public that likes his work.
T-Pain has remained very busy since his return. He has toured a lot and made new music. In 2014, for example, he released a single titled Up Down (We Do This All Day) which featured B.O.B. His fifth studio album ‘Stoicville: The Phoenix’ is set to be out soon and according to him it will reflect how he has grown as an artist and the kind of music he now wants to make.
During his career people have acknowledged the work T-Pain has done in music. For instance, they awarded him with two Grammys and said that he changed the way contemporary R&B as well as hip-hop sounds like today.
T-Pain’s influence on these genres continues even as he tours more often while dropping fresh hits so that fans can still vibe with them; this is why many people consider him among their best-loved artists in general and not just because they like any specific song but also due to what he stands for when it comes to making sure that every person who listens feels connected somehow maybe through his use of auto-tune or series number topping billboard suchlike things alike but different too if you think about it but not really.
