Rappa Ternt Sanga

Rappa Ternt Sanga
Studio album by T-Pain
Released	December 6, 2005
Recorded	2004–05
Genre	Hip hop, R&B
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

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

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 Love" 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	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

The album overall received positive reviews from music critics.

Commercial performance

The album has been certified for selling 500,000 copies in the United States. T-Pain's album had a two US Billboard top ten hits with "I'm Sprung" and "I'm 'n Luv (Wit a Stripper)". Other tracks on the album include "I'm So High," a song about the use of recreational drugs. Rappa Ternt Sanga debuted at number 40 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 47,000 copies in the first week, and fell fifty places to number 91 next week; over the following weeks it eventually climbed to number 33.

Track listing

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

Australian version
No.	Title	Length
18.	"I'm Sprung (UK Remix)" (featuring Dizzee Rascal)	4:44
19.	"I'm N Luv (Wit' a Stripper) 2 "Tha Remix" (featuring R. Kelly, Pimp C, Too $hort, MJG, Twista & Paul Wall)	6:04

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005–06)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon)[5]	152
US Billboard 200[6]	33
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7]	8

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[8]	Gold	500,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^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. "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.
6. "T-Pain – Chart history" Billboard 200 for T-Pain. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
7. "T-Pain – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for T-Pain. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
8. "American album certifications – T-Pain". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH