Rappa Ternt Sanga

by T-Pain

Overview

T-Pain caught Akon's attention when he released a version of "Locked Up" titled "I'm F***ed Up." When Akon heard T-Pain's voice and realized there was more depth to the version than the title implied, he got in contact with the Florida-based "rappa ternt sanga" (who also produces and writes) and signed him to his Jive-distributed Konvict Muzik label. Rappa Ternt Sanga, beyond containing a few strong tracks with plenty of range between them, shows promise. T-Pain has a seductive vocal style (he does sound somewhat similar to his mentor), plenty of effective hooks, and strong productions, but he presses too much when he tries to stick out lyrically. The craziest offense is "Studio Luv," in which he comes out sounding more than a little silly: "you remind me of a brand new saxophone," "your body's like a flute," "do you mind if I pluck up on your strings," "I would stroke your body like I do my keyboard." Another hindrance is the digital vocal processing that pops up as often as water droplets in R. Kelly tracks. Though this factor has brought about plenty of comparisons to Zapp's Roger Troutman (as in the electro-funk classic "More Bounce to the Ounce" and late-'80s slow jam favorite "I Want to Be Your Man"), Troutman used an actual vocoder (which produced a different-sounding effect), and T-Pain winds up sounding more like the Cher of "Believe." Had there been limited use of studio tricks and more guidance (as a new signee to a label with major distribution, T-Pain handles an inordinate amount of the writing and production duties), Rappa Ternt Sanga would've been a more-than-respectable debut. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	12/06/2005
Label:	Zomba
UPC:	0886919945522

Tracks

1. Rappa Ternt Sanga (Intro)
2. I'm Sprung
3. I'm N Luv (Wit a Stripper)
4. Studio Luv
5. You Got Me
6. Let's Get It On
7. Como Estas
8. Have It (Interlude)
9. Fly Away
10. Going Thru a Lot (Intro and Outro)
11. Say It
12. Dance Floor
13. Ur Not the Same
14. My Place
15. Blow Ya Mind
16. Ridge Road
17. I'm Hi
18. I'm Sprung 2

Album Credits

Performance Credits

T-Pain   Primary Artist
Bone Crusher   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Akon   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Styles P   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Mike Jones   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Tay Dizm   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Taino   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
YoungBloodZ   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Trick Daddy   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Mickey "MeMpHiTz" Wright   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Jeff Gilligan   Art Direction,Design
Michael Blackwell   Photography
Sean Paul Joseph   Composer
Alex Arjas   Engineer
Johanna Asgaralli   A&R
Faheem Najm   Composer
Anthony Terrebonne   Assistant Engineer
Patrick Magee   Engineer
Leslie Brathwaite   Mixing
Aliaume Thiam   Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Executive Producer
David Styles   Composer
Mark "Anarchy" Lee   Engineer
Ralph Cacciurri   Engineer
Jun Ishizeki   Engineer
Mike Bogart   Stylist
Bu Thiam   Executive Producer
Mickey "MeMpHiTz" Wright   A&R
Tay Dizm   Performer
Dru Castro   Engineer
Miguel Bustamante   Assistant Engineer
Mike Guidotti   Assistant Engineer
Mark "Exit" Goodchild   Engineer
Steve Nowoczynski   Engineer
Ashanti Floyd   Composer
Daniel Hastings   Art Direction
Maurice "Mo" Young   Composer
Tom Coyne   Mastering
Gary Fly   Engineer
Kori Anders   Engineer,Mixing Assistant