Hip Hop Awards '17 | Living In The Limelight Featuring T-Pain
Here's what you didn't know!
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Living In The Limelight: T-Pain - Learn some new things about T-Pain.
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Hit Song - Learn what song gave T-Pain his major debut!
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How YOU Doin'? - Without a doubt, T-Pain was launched into mainstream stardom thanks to “Buy U A Drank,” which got an assist from Yung Joc.(Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage/Getty Images)
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Best Collab - This major collab put Yo Gotti on the map!
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A Club Classic - T-Pain is a known collaboration and remix killer, but one of his most iconic collaborations is “Blame It On The Alcohol” with Jamie Foxx.(Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage/Getty Images)
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Giving Back - Donating to your community and showing that they matter is just as impactful as the music.
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Making Change With Dollars - T-Pain started "If I Could Change The World," which focuses on a different initiative each year. Fans choose which charity will benefit from the "World" foundation.(Photo: Vincent Sandoval/WireImage/Getty Images)
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Honor/Recognition - Make your music count in a huge way and the rewards will come.
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Life Is Good - T-Pain has earned a number of prestigious awards (including a few from us). One worth noting is his Grammy award for Best Rap Song for “Good Life” with Kanye.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Photo By Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
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Put You On Game - The come up is real and the story is raw!
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Real Recognize Real - T-Pain joined the rap group Nappy Headz in 2004 and later recorded a cover version of Akon's single "Locked Up." He heard the song and immediately signed T-Pain to Konvict Muzik.(Photo: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU/Getty Images)
Photo By Photo: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU/Getty Images
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Welcome To My Hood - See where Yo Gotti comes from.
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A Kid From Tallahassee Ternt Sanga - T-Pain, governmentally known as Faheem Rashad Najmin, was born in Tallahassee, Florida, and — at just ten years old — he turned his bedroom into a music studio using a keyboard, a beat machine and a four-track recorder.(Photo: Joshua Rashaad McFadden/RCA)
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The Homies - Who is the crew that T-Pain's rollin' with?
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Brother From Another - Among all of his collaborators, T-Pain and Lil Wayne are definitely thick as thieves. They even released a mixtape together, T-Wayne.(Photo: John Shearer/WireImage/Getty Images)
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Exclusive Info - You thought you knew everything, but there's more to know!
