Rappa Ternt Sanga

Rappa Ternt Sanga is the debut studio album by American singer T-Pain, it was released on December 6, 2005. The title is an eye dialect 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	75:07
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]

Andy Kellman of AllMusic stated that "Had there been limited use of studio tricks and more guidance, Rappa Ternt Sanga would've been a more-than-respectable debut.^[5] Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone said that "Rappa Ternt Sanga too often drifts into loverman tedium, but a handful of slower cuts are saved by T-Pain's R. Kelly-worthy gift for not holding back".^[6]

Commercial performance

Rappa Ternt Sanga debuted at number 40 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 47,000 copies in the first week.^[7] In its second week, the album fell to number 94 on the chart.^[8] Over the following weeks the album eventually climbed to its peak at number 33 on the chart.^[9] On March 9, 2006, the album was certified gold for shipments of over 500,000 copies in the United States.^[10]

The album 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.^[11]

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 Mike Jones	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[12]	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 and YoungBloodZ)	Najm Maurice Young Sean Paul Joseph Jeffrey Grigsby	T-Pain	4:20
19.	"Real Good Muzik"	Najm	T-Pain	3:53
Total length:				75:07

Australian version

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

Additional remixes

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
22.	"Dance Floor (Remix)" (featuring Pitbull)	Najm, Perez	T-Pain	3:38

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2005–06) Peak position Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13] 152 US Billboard 200[14] 33 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15] 8

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position US Billboard 200[16] 118 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17] 39

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[18]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.