T-Pain is a rapper.
Hip hop . While people unfamiliar with hip hop culture often use the expression `` hip hop '' to refer exclusively to hip hop music ( also called `` rap '' ) , hip hop is characterized by anywhere from four to nine distinct elements or expressive realms , of which hip hop music is only one element . T-Pain . T-Pain is the founder of the record label imprint Nappy Boy Entertainment , established in 2005 .