Chris Brown Remained Loyal to T-Pain Amid Producer's Depression
Faheem Rasheed Najm, known to most people as producer T-Pain, is revealing that Chris Brown was one of the few people who remained loyal to him during a two year bout with depression.
T-Pain, 28, took the music scene by storm and garnered countless awards and industry recognition while working with some big names in music. However, the producer and musician's momentum began to slow down, resulting in a recent two-year depression where he did little more than drink alcohol and sleep.
While most people turned their back on him, T-Pain told MTV News that Brown, the 25-year-old singer who was recently released from jail, was one of his few supporters.
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"Everybody else just kind of fell off and was just like, 'Aight, well, make a new song and we'll call ya,'" T-Pain recalled to MTV.
While T-Pain also acknowledged that singer-songwriter Ne-Yo was supportive for him during tough times, the producer spoke about how he decided to always stand by Brown during his tough times.
"I did it for everybody, but, you know, Chris the most, because he was going through so much with all the backlash and stuff he was going through," T-Pain explained. "And I still called him, hit him up, visit him in the studio, checked on him, make sure was OK, went by his house, just popped up in places that he was."
Brown was recently released from an LA county jail early after being sentenced to serve one year in jail for violating his probation. After being freed, he took to Twitter to share his thoughts with fans.
"Humbled and blessed. Back to the music and fans," he tweeted. "Thank you GOD."
While Brown admitted to violating his probation which results in the recent ruling, he must still undergo a trial for his Washington, D.C. assault case. Brown's lawyer, Mark Geragos, previously insisted his client has grown from his legal issues.
"We're gratified that he was not sentenced to state prison, gratified that he's still on probation," Geragos previously told CNN. "I think that Chris has learned quite a bit through this experience and I'm anxious to see how he does, as I think everybody else is."
