Rappa Ternt Sanga

Rappa Ternt Sanga is the debut studio album by American R&B singer T-Pain, it was released on December 6, 2005. The title is a dialectal pronunciation of the phrase "rapper turned singer."

Rappa Ternt Sanga
Studio album by T-Pain
Released	December 6, 2005
Recorded	2004–05
Genre	R&B, hip hop
Length	71:14
Label	Konvict, Jive, Zomba
Producer	Akon (also exec.), Abou "Bu" Thiam (exec.), T-Pain, The Mad Violinist, Jai
T-Pain chronology
Rappa Ternt Sanga (2005) Epiphany (2007)
Singles from Rappa Ternt Sanga
"I'm Sprung" Released: August 16, 2005 "I'm 'n Luv (Wit a Stripper)" Released: December 13, 2005

One of the leftover tracks from the album was, titled "You and Me"; which is the original version of "I Can't Wait" by Akon.[1] The remix to "Studio Luv" was made featuring Lil Wayne. The remix to "Dance Floor" was made featuring Pitbull.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
RapReviews	6.5/10[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

The album overall received positive reviews from music critics.

Impact

Rappa Ternt Sanga was a major influence to Kanye West's influential fourth studio album 808s & Heartbreak (2008). In a 2015 interview with Billboard, T-Pain claimed that 808s & Heartbreak was a "direct copy" of Rappa Ternt Sanga.[5] He stated "Like literally [Kanye] told me that he listened to Rappa Ternt Sanga and he made 808s & Heartbreak. He even brought me in to make it sound more like Rappa Ternt Sanga."[5]

Commercial performance

Rappa Ternt Sanga debuted at number 40 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 47,000 copies in the first week.[6] In its second week, the album fell to number 94 on the chart.[7] Over the following weeks the album eventually climbed to its peak at number 33 on the chart.[8] On March 9, 2006, the album was certified gold for shipments of over 500,000 copies in the United States.[9]

The album also spawned two top 10 singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 with "I'm Sprung" and "I'm 'n Luv (Wit a Stripper)", which peaked at number eight and number five respectively.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[10]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rappa Ternt Sanga (Intro)"	Faheem Najm	T-Pain	1:48
2.	"I'm Sprung"	Najm	T-Pain	3:51
3.	"I'm N Luv (Wit a Stripper)" (featuring Mike Jones)	Najm	T-Pain	4:25
4.	"Studio Luv"	Najm Mickey Wright Jr.	T-Pain	3:37
5.	"U Got Me" (featuring Akon)	Aliaune Thiam	Aliaune "Akon" Thiam Anthony Lawson[11]	3:35
6.	"Let's Get It On"	Najm	T-Pain	3:52
7.	"Como Estas" (featuring Taino)	Najm	T-Pain	3:34
8.	"Have It" (Interlude)	Najm	T-Pain	3:16
9.	"Fly Away"	Najm Yakubu Izuagbe	Yakubu "Jai" Izuagbe	3:55
10.	"Going Thru a Lot" (featuring Bone Crusher)	Najm Wayne Hardnett	T-Pain	4:28
11.	"Say It"	Najm	T-Pain	4:00
12.	"Dance Floor" (featuring Tay Dizm)	Najm	T-Pain	5:09
13.	"Ur Not the Same" (featuring Akon)	Najm Thiam	T-Pain	4:17
14.	"My Place"	Najm	T-Pain	3:40
15.	"Blow Ya Mind"	Najm	T-Pain	4:16
16.	"Ridge Road"	Najm	T-Pain	4:34
17.	"I'm Hi" (featuring Styles P)	Najm Ashanti Floyd David Styles	Ashanti "The Mad Violinist" Floyd	4:37
18.	"I'm Sprung 2" (featuring Trick Daddy & YoungBloodZ)	Najm	T-Pain	4:20
Total length:				71:14

Australian version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"I'm Sprung (UK Remix)" (featuring Dizzee Rascal)	Najm	T-Pain	4:44
19.	"I'm N Luv (Wit' a Stripper) 2 "Tha Remix" (featuring R. Kelly, Pimp C, Too $hort, MJG, Twista & Paul Wall)	Najm	T-Pain	6:04

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2005–06) Peak position Japan (Oricon)[12] 152 US Billboard 200[13] 33 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] 8

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position US Billboard 200[15] 118 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] 39

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[17]	Gold	500,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales
2. Allmusic review
3. RapReviews review
4. Rolling Stone review
5. Tardio, Andres. "T-Pain Says Kanye West Copied One Of His Albums For 808s & Heartbreak". MTV. MTV. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
6. Hasty, Katie (June 13, 2007). "T-Pain Soars To No. 1 Ahead Of Rihanna, McCartney". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
7. "Billboard 200 - December 31, 2005".
8. "Billboard 200 - March 11, 2006".
9. "RIAA Certifications - T-Pain".
10. Rappa Ternt Sanga (booklet). Konvict, Jive, Zomba. 2005.
11. registration from BMI & UMPG YOU GOT ME Lawson & Thiam JG6505 T-912.285.218-0
12. "Ｔ－ＰＡＩＮのCDアルバムランキング、Ｔ－ＰＡＩＮのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
13. "T-Pain Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
14. "T-Pain Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
15. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
16. "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
17. "American album certifications – T-Pain – Rappa Ternt Sanga". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.