Celebrity Justice
T-Pain Is in T-rouble!

Rapper T-Pain, whose song "Kiss Kiss" with Chris Brown currently tops the charts, was arrested Friday morning in Florida on outstanding warrants.

According to the Tallahassee, Fla. Police Department, the rapper was in town to perform at an event in June when cops saw the rapper driving. After running his record, it was discovered that he had a suspended license, so they issued a warrant for his arrest. He turned himself to the Leon County Jail this morning.

24-year-old T-Pain, whose real name is Faheem Najm, was reportedly charged with driving on a suspended license. There was no bail and he was released on his own recognizance.

UPDATE: A spokesperson from Jive Records issued this statement: "T-Pain was given a few traffic tickets several years ago for minor infractions (speeding ticket, running a stop sign, failure to pay etc.). These were mistakes that Pain made as a young man that just received his driver's license. He did not have the money nor the knowledge at the time to take care of them. The "arrest" this morning was him voluntarily turning himself in. It was scheduled with our local attorney and coordinated with the jail. There was no bail and he was released on his own recognizance within a few hours. He is in transit to his show tonight at the University of South Florida in Tampa and will not miss any scheduled engagements."

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16. WHO?!?

Posted at 1:59PM on Nov 2nd 2007 by Yawn

17. Whatever, That man is Handsome, its a mug shot. You guys are always hating on the black man with money. Just can't understand how he got it huh. It doesn't matter as long as its legal. White people think of some crazy stuff to get rich too. Its all about the mighty dollar!!!!!!!!!!
He' doesn't care if you guys don't like him. He has more money than you guys will ever have.

Posted at 2:52PM on Nov 2nd 2007 by Whatever

18. RETARD!!!!

Posted at 2:19PM on Nov 2nd 2007 by Viewsonic

19. Who's T-Pain? He only had the hottest R&B song of the year, and #1 on the Billboard charts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy-nqyfR_w4

Posted at 2:22PM on Nov 2nd 2007 by DiRt McGiRt

20.

....and immediately upon his release, his posse were waiting out front in his car. He then drove sedately away from the po-po.

Posted at 2:41PM on Nov 2nd 2007 by OCD

21. Here's an investigative idea for you HarveY & TMZ.......JUST EXACTLY WHO ARE THESE LARGE CORPORATIONS AND THEIR EXECUTIVES WHO ARE HIRING & PROMOTING TALENTLESS AIRHEADS, FELONS AND THESE OTHER THUGS THAT ARE WRECKING THE MUSIC INDUSTRY??????? HMMMMMM??????????? I WANT TO KNOW THAT STORY!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 2:57PM on Nov 2nd 2007 by Strong Island

22. More like "Teddy bend his ass down" now !!!

Today is a good day - I've been waiting for this Reardon

Posted at 3:06PM on Nov 2nd 2007 by gg

23. WOW a rapper in trouble what a surprise

Posted at 3:12PM on Nov 2nd 2007 by don

24. To JaimeNTexas:

Roger is dead???? Are we talking "I.. wanna be your man.. I wanna be your man" Roger??? Oh no!!! I didn't know... he was one of my favorites back in the 80's! What happened to Roger??? .. I see u on here a lot so I will look forward to your answer.

I can tell you this. I do not like a lot of hip hop music (but my husband does so I am exposed to it a lot). And I absolutely LOVE T-Pain!! His voice sounds so awesome, and I know I love it BECAUSE it reminds me of Roger! I actually bought the CD! T-Pain is awesome ,and he's in so many songs I can't even keep track.

He doesn't strike me as thuggish... but I don't know much about him.

But people - if I KNOW WHO T-PAIN IS>... he must be well known.... how can u question who is that guy???

Posted at 3:17PM on Nov 2nd 2007 by HEY

25. Yes #27 He was killed by his brother a while ago. Sad thing. That's why I think T-Pain is growing on me cause he bringin that style back.

Posted at 3:24PM on Nov 2nd 2007 by JaimeNTexas

26. @don
ur right....yeah thought that only drugged out white women got in trouble....what was I thinking. Cause driving w/o a license is way worse than driving DUI or under the influence of coke!

Posted at 3:23PM on Nov 2nd 2007 by College Grad and Foreva a fan of HIp HOp

27. When T Pain was in Tallahassee in June the "Thug" was raising money for charity. He was suppose to donate a portion of the proceeds but in the end he donated all the proceeds from the concert. I don't think he is a bad guy.

Posted at 5:59PM on Nov 2nd 2007 by Cyndi

28. Oh and to answer your question about the Thug in him...any man that dances like he does all over the damn place can't call himself a thug. Look at the stuff he talks about. Being in love with a stripper, and a bartender, wanting to buy drinks for chicks so he can screw em later...thats sounds like a typical man to me. Nothing thug about that. Thugs don't dance. They go to jail or die...a real thug anyway.

Posted at 3:30PM on Nov 2nd 2007 by JaimeNTexas

29. ALANA, I believe you have him mixed up with Akon. T-pain did not make an apology song.

Also, THE SOUTH, I do remember that Britney and Paris both were driving without license and a suspended license, so it has nothing to do with being a thug in Atlanta. Therefore, it is not a black issue.

Posted at 3:33PM on Nov 2nd 2007 by I am Just Sayin..........

30. Hey JaimeNTexas:

Thanks for the info.. I will have to look that up. What a shocker...

I loved your response about T-Pain dancing around so he can't be a thug! I will admit.. I do not like hard-core rap, and I really don't like the "gangsta" style... I am more of a hard rock lover. But that's why I love T-Pain.... he's so damn cute with his big froggy eyes.. and the way he dances and laughs in the videos... it is so NOT THUGGISH! I love his style and I would never attribute it to being "thuggish"

Really.. if anyone thinks T-Pain is a thug.. check out his music and his videos. You really would change your mind... he's like.. so fun in his videos.... I don't know how to explain it. He also exhibits a lot of sexiness too......:O)

Posted at 3:42PM on Nov 2nd 2007 by HEY

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