Nappy Boy Entertainment

Nappy Boy Entertainment
Nappy Boy Entertainment
Founded	2005; 19 years ago
Founder	T-Pain
Distributor(s)	Empire Distribution
Genre	R&B and hip hop
Country of origin	United States
Location	Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Official website	Nappy Boy Entertainment official website

Nappy Boy is an American record label founded by R&B and hip hop artist T-Pain.^[1] The label was distributed by RCA Records, formerly by Jive Label Group & currently by Empire Distribution. The label's roster of artists includes Gym Class Heroes front man Travie McCoy, Young Cash and Chayo Nash.

In May 2008, T-Pain announced that he would like to turn Nappy Boy Entertainment into a new business venture which would turn his company digital, by releasing albums and songs online via iTunes.^{[citation needed]} The new venture, Nappy Boy Digital, focuses on albums and songs released as downloads and ringtones, with few physical releases.^[2]^[3]

Featured in the Nappy Boy logo is the Florida State Capitol representing Tallahassee, Florida, where T-Pain was born.

Artists

T-Pain (Nappy Boy/RCA Records)
Young Cash ^[4]
Chayo Nash^{[citation needed]}
NandoSTL

Former artists

Jay Lyriq
Sophia Fresh
One Chance
Shay Mooney
Tay Dizm
Travie McCoy (Nappy Boy/Decaydance/Atlantic)
Shawnna
Field Mob
Brandon Watson
Profit Dinero
Piao ^[5]
SprngBrk (Formerly known as "A1" and "A1 Bentley") ^[6]

Producers

L.a Chase
Young Fyre
Bishop Jones
BlackPlay

Albums released on label

Albums released on Nappy Boy Entertainment label
Year	Artist	Title	Album information	Peak chart positions				Certifications	Sales
Year	Artist	Title	Album information	US	US R&B	UK R&B	UK	Certifications	Sales
2007	T-Pain	Epiphany	Released: June 5, 2007 Singles: "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')", "Bartender", "Church"	1	1	—	—	US: Gold	US: 830,000
2008	T-Pain	Thr33 Ringz	Released: November 11, 2008 Singles: "Can't Believe It", "Chopped 'n' Skrewed", "Freeze"	4	1	—	—	US: Gold	US: 700,000
2010	Travie McCoy	Lazarus	Released: June 8, 2010 Singles: "Billionaire", "Need You", "We'll Be Alright"	25	—	11	27	US: Gold	US: 74,000
2011	T-Pain	Revolver	Released: December 6, 2011 Singles: "Best Love Song", "5 O'Clock", "Bang Bang Pow Pow"	28	7			US: —	US: 130,000

Upcoming Albums

Singles

T-Pain

2008: T-Pain – "Can't Believe It" (feat. Lil Wayne)
2008: T-Pain – "Chopped & Skrewed" (feat. Ludacris)
2008: T-Pain – "Freeze" (feat. Chris Brown)
2009: T-Pain – "Take Your Shirt Off"
2010: T-Pain – "Reverse Cowgirl"
2010: T-Pain - "Rap Song" (feat. Rick Ross)
2011: T-Pain - "Best Love Song" (feat. Chris Brown)
2011: T-Pain - "Booty Wurk (One Cheek At a Time)" (feat. Young Ca$h)
2011: T-Pain - "5 O'Clock" (feat. Wiz Khalifa and Lily Allen)

Tay Dizm

2008: Tay Dizm – "Beam Me Up" (feat. T-Pain & Rick Ross)
2009: Tay Dizm – "Dreamgirl" (feat. Akon)
2009: Tay Dizm – "Nothing But the Truth" (feat. Young Cash & Piccalo)

Young Cash

2009: Young Cash – "I'm a Hustla"

Travie McCoy

2010: Travis McCoy – "Billionaire" (feat. Bruno Mars)

One Chance

2011: One Chance - "Sexin' on You"

Sophia Fresh

2008: Sophia Fresh – "Superbad" (feat. T-Pain & Cee-Lo Green)^[7]
2008: Sophia Fresh – "What It Is" (feat. Kanye West)^[8]
2009: Sophia Fresh – "It's So Easy" (feat. T-Pain)^[9]
2009: Sophia Fresh – "Do the Dance"

Ahmed Belvin

2009: A.B. – "Trophy Girl" (feat. T-Pain)

EPs

2010: T-Pain - Freaknik: The Musical (Soundtrack) - EP

Other media

2010: Freaknik: The Musical
2010: T-Pain: Russian Roulette - Road to Revolver

References

^ Patterson, Katie. T-Pain: Hard&B's Rappa Ternt Sanga Archived 2008-05-01 at the Wayback Machine, VIBE. Published April 3, 2006. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
^ T-Pain Calls Out Copycats, Plans Going Fully Digital Archived 2012-09-15 at the Wayback Machine, HipHopDX.com. Published May 21, 2008.
^ T-Pain Busy With Production, Label, Touring, Billboard. Published 2008. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
^ "Premiere: T-Pain Featuring Waka Flocka Flame, Rich Homie Quan & Young Cash "F*ck 'Em" - XXL".
^ "How Piao Huang Found a Career as an Artist Without Looking for It | Berklee".
^ "Nappy Boy Entertainment on Instagram: "It's official ‼️ Welcome @SPRNGBRK to the #NappyBoy fam. Stay tuned we makin HITstory with this one💥💥 #nappyboyent #tpain #SPRNGBRK"".
^ "Freeload: Sophia Fresh f. T-Pain and Cee-Lo, "Super Bad"". The FADER. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
^ T-Pain's Favorite Girls & Kanye's New Crooner Archived 2009-06-01 at the Wayback Machine, SOHH. Published November 5, 2008.
^ "Freeload: T-Pain + Tha Bizness = T-Wizness". The FADER. Retrieved 2017-11-06.

External links

Official website

[1] Patterson, Katie. T-Pain: Hard&B's Rappa Ternt Sanga Archived 2008-05-01 at the Wayback Machine, VIBE. Published April 3, 2006. Retrieved October 15, 2009.

[2] T-Pain Calls Out Copycats, Plans Going Fully Digital Archived 2012-09-15 at the Wayback Machine, HipHopDX.com. Published May 21, 2008.

[billboard-3] T-Pain Busy With Production, Label, Touring, Billboard. Published 2008. Retrieved October 15, 2009.

[4] "Premiere: T-Pain Featuring Waka Flocka Flame, Rich Homie Quan & Young Cash "F*ck 'Em" - XXL".

[5] "How Piao Huang Found a Career as an Artist Without Looking for It | Berklee".

[6] "Nappy Boy Entertainment on Instagram: "It's official ‼️ Welcome @SPRNGBRK to the #NappyBoy fam. Stay tuned we makin HITstory with this one💥💥 #nappyboyent #tpain #SPRNGBRK"".

[7] "Freeload: Sophia Fresh f. T-Pain and Cee-Lo, "Super Bad"". The FADER. Retrieved 2017-11-05.

[8] T-Pain's Favorite Girls & Kanye's New Crooner Archived 2009-06-01 at the Wayback Machine, SOHH. Published November 5, 2008.

[9] "Freeload: T-Pain + Tha Bizness = T-Wizness". The FADER. Retrieved 2017-11-06.

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