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	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. 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
RapReviews	6.5/10
Rolling Stone

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. 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".

Commercial performance

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

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.

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	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 Maurice Young Sean Paul Joseph Jeffrey Grigsby	T-Pain	4:20
19.	"Real Good Muzik"	Najm	T-Pain	3:53
Total length:				74:07

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 & 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)	152
US Billboard 200	33
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	8

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)	Position
US Billboard 200	118
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	39

Certifications

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