T-Pain: I Just Bought A $3M PRIVATE JET ... And Pay $1M A Year In Fuel And Maintenance

: T-Pain loves to sing about spending money. And it appears to MediaTakeOut.com that he's doing so in real life. In an interview with King Magazine, the R&B singer admitted to purchasing his own private jet. Here's some highlights from the interview:

KING: Was the private jet really necessary? T-PAIN: I upgraded! It's a G4 I had wrapped. I ain't pay the whole $5 Mil. I bought it used from a company that sells planes.

KING: What perks come with your plane? T-PAIN: Man, we got 14 seats, a couch, a CD player with speakers under the seats and a color TV. You can f*ck with the smoke detectors and smoke on that b*tch, drink till you throw up, f*ck in the bathroom - it's ridiculous. I'll call up Exotic Flights and get a stewardess. And the best thing about it - they can't wear drawers ... They kinda like strippers. A lot of them don't speak English. It's very convenient.

But the best part, the magazine claims that the cost of maintaining T-Pain's jet (fuel, pilots, insurance and repairs) is a whopping $1M a year. And that doesn't tips to the ... err ... stewardesses ...

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mmajors043

BALLIN


SWEET_TEA

ANYWAY..


hennyluvvv

YEAH RIGHT!!!!


niemtel

This man is a fool. what he should've done with his money was to invest. what an a-hole


whywe

he need t o talk to mc hammer.


dymendzinc

Wow wha an a**, he's not even g4 status.......LMAO.....lemme stop.........his money is gonna be going down the drain like cyclone..........he's coo, but yo.is any1 sick of hearing him, hows his single stats on "Chruch"....I rest my case!


maxi

Isn't he married? He was hit hard with the ugly stick...


monalisa6643

waste of money.. better stick to southwest airlines..hahahaha.. i prefer american airlines though


paurri

and when he spends all of his money, how long is he going to able to live in that plane?


dannyboy

He will be working at Target in five years. You may want to rent that plane to other artist so you can cover the 1 mil in fees.

Rapper + a lot of money = broke real soon.


JuiceBox

that means he has no mortgage on his house and owes the government, the record company and everyone else NOTHING!

dannyboy- I co-sign 100%


She_So_Fly

LOL @ whywe...Ain't that the truth!


2thick4u

This is funny.

Do what you do T!!!!

notenoughrealmen.blogspot.com myspace.com/tosexy4u2handle blocksavvy.com/2thick4u Holla at your GIRL!!!


tiaje

Negros never know how to invest their money. If he wanted to waste money like that I need to stand in line and get a piece of the pie.

T-Pain you can buy me more than a drank.


monishan

Why in the world would he by a plane? Artists, mainly Black one's, spend their money on depreciable goods all the time...Rims..Cars.jewelry people are just plotting to steal...I mean wake up Brothers and sisters. think about the future.he'll have to pay for maintenance regardless if he uses it or not...I love his music..can't take nothing away..but you have to think about rainy days too...how many more bartenders and strippers can we stand him singing about before we get sick of him...i'm sure that day will come..stop Being a Jack ass



texas_sweety

I dont even know people listen to him.


JuiceBox

I agree with everyones comments,

I just wanted to add further that the only people who should be buying planes, are the PEOPLE WHO SIGN HIS PAYCHECKS (record company execs)


whatwhatwhat

This ni99a's gonna be broke before Valentine's Day.


poetical

And you wonder why they go broke. But if you know the industry the plane may belong to the record company. Thats how they work.

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Gurl_Stop

such a waste!


SoulPole

Five years from now, no one will even remember this monkey..Instead of investing his money, he did the typical n igga thing..


beautysprototype

T-Pain!!!!! Invest, be charitable, put all that money to good use. There are a lot of young black college students in your home town (Tallahassee) who can use that money to fund their education. Kids who won't have a christmas this year... You are not even Ballin that damn hard yet! WTF?


GoodOleDeezy

I think he needs it to perform multiple shows in multiple cities in a single day. Which means it's to handle business. Getcha weight up witcha hate!


blood59

t pain got the $$ but he could've done sumthing better wit it


C0mm0nS3ns3

This is not economical in todays entertainment industries. with Piracy accounting for about a whole third of your income lose, this is a risk not worht the reward.


HUEmanbro

That ignorant negroe should invest his money wisely or put into good use or switch over to euroes or gold currency.


DontFeedtheModeLz

when are these rappers goin to learn this business has a VERY HIGH turnover rate...spend your money WISELY!!


NigerianBabe

Isn't this DUMB? You bought a private jet for $3M, u spend $1M a year for fuel....that means that for each year you have that Jet, you loose $1M. In 10 years (God help you that much) , you would have lost 7M on Fuel and don't have anything else yielding you income , no investments, no nothing ?????????? T-PAIN, with all due respect, YOU ARE A BIG FOOL!! You illiterates need to brush up your intelligence. You have all the money to pay your way through the best business school in the world... consider that at this early age or else you will be lucky if you have a Luxury car of your own in 5yrs.


ChanelShades

Who do you people think you are? That man has a right to spend his money anyway he wants to. Y'all on some other stuff. If you had his money then you would laugh in someones face if they told you how they thought you should spend it. Get real.


ChanelShades

None of you know about this mans other investments or funds. So for y'all to sit up here and call this man stupid, broke, whatever, is quite ridiculous



HardCore

Lying azz, black bastard! He's caked up BUT not to the point of OWNING a LearJet. He does fractional-ownership of a corporate Jet flight provider(like high-profile celebrity and business people do) but they NEVER BUY the plane(kinda like a timeshare) and they do split the maintenance fees among the owners. I know 'cause I've done the same thing for a boat/yacht program I was in until I bought my own boat. I guess lying does get you in the news, huh?


Who_Cares_Whos_First

how negroidian.


gigi2007

well, hes gassed because hes on just about every record right now with every famous artist, so he feels like he has to upgrade his lifestyle and live large..this is a little excessive but hes young and doesnt seem like he has much sense right now..hes caught up in the hype..lets hope he doesnt fall into the MC Hammer trap..Hammer had the gold toilet seats and all that, now look at him..Pain better keep writing, producing and recording like a mutha f*cker because to maintain this lavish lifestyle is gonna keep costing him..he also better do like Keyshia Cole and have a portfolio and an accountant


VinCee

Hardcore, if he paid 3M, he prolly owns the damn thing. Especially if he bought it used. I hope he doesn't tour with a lot of equipment or a large crew. He seems to have limited space available on the plane with all them stewardesses taking up all the room. At least they pack light (the stewardesses that is :>).


bigfella

2 articles from the same magazine from the same month??

Did Fred just pick up the new King and decided to post a couple of the articles in there?

Are you gonna take this one down like you did my last one MTO???


jlew911

He better watch it! T-Pain isn't as good as he thinks he is; you can't sing hooks forever and think you are going to be around in 10 years!

He is going to regret this [EXPLETIVE]! And the comment about the pantyless stewardesses; that's just trifling!! They are f***ing these foreign bitches and no tellin what everyone got! No wonder AIDS and STD's are all over the place!!


Ms-trustme

Sounds like he will be broke and bankrupt in a few years


BILLYJOEJIVE

the Black race can't afford you no more. There used to be a time, we'd see someone like you singin', clownin', yassuh-bossin'... and we wouldn't do anything. Folks liked that. You were good. Homey kind of [EXPLETIVE]. When they needed somebody to mistreat, call a name or two, they paraded you.Reminded them of the good old days. Not no more. The day of the Geechee is gone, boy. And you're going with it.

QUOTED FROM A SOILDER'S STORY


helix747

WELL THATS GOOD TO HEAR THAT HE MADE AN UPGADE! LAST TIME SAW HIM WAS IN LAX ON A SOUTH WEST FLIGHT WITH HIS 6 PERSON EOUNTOURAGE (WHATEVER I SPELLED IT WRONG GET OVER IT!) IN ALL TRUTH THIS HAS TO BE A VERY RECENT PURCHASE, CAUSE I SAW HIM AT LAX AT THE SAME TERMINAL AS ME IN LATE NOVEMBER 2007.


martinalutherking

I didnt think my opinion of him could get any lower, but I was wrong!


gigi1913

He sound so damn ignorant... how about spending that money on some singing lessons and turn that damn computer voice off! I can't believe he makes $ of that [EXPLETIVE].


SherRoyal

HE IS A NEGROIDIAN TO THE FULLEST.................................


eve0513

half the people on this website probably helped pay for it.. damn dummies.

That's why I don't buy their music. Just a bunch of dummies i can not afford to support.

Black artist are a joke, for real and they are only getting worst. Concerts being cancelled and fight. They are so weak and unprofessional. Not just rap but R&B as well. Black music and the artist are a bunch of bull these days.


iluvyellaboys

How is that cost effective?????


porchmonkey

YOU HAVE TO BE A COMPLETE MORON AND IDIOT TO BELIEVE THIS CRAP.. THIS GUY IS A COMPLETE IDIOT. IF U MORONS BELIEVES THIS CRAP THEN YOU'RE JUST AS STUPID.. DO YOUR RESEARCH, A GULFSTREAM G4 COSTS $35 MILLION. YOU CAN'T GET A USED ONE FOR LESS THEN $20 MILLION. LOOK IT UP. ONLY WEALTHY ATHLETES, ACTORS, AND CEO'S HAVE THE MONEY TO PURCHASE A G4, NOT A GHETTO AZZ N I G G E R FROM THE STREETS



mmmama

this ni$$a is lyin. only a fool would talk like this and i just aint gonna sit here and believe he is that stupid. i pray he aint.


TheBrokenSilence

A private jet for $3 mill? I think not! And he is married talking about fukking in bathrooms? Ugh he is just like Snoop has a reality show about FAMILY and his WIFE! And checking out women on the show and sh!t! Do you know how that looks to people? And how it makes your wife look? Anyway T-Pain got money with all them songs and touring but this is gotta be false.


coop1974a

Idiot people with real money don't even buy jets they buy usage hours thru brokers. It's alot cheaper.


bibian

IS THAT N!GGA RIGHT THERE, WITH THE JET, YA LETS GET HIS STUPID ASS!!! LoL, THAT WHATS GOIN HAPPEN NEXT TIME GET GOES TO THE CLUB OR DOES A SHOW.


BoredatWork

Doesnt he look like Stevie Wonder???

Well to me he does...


darkman

T-PAIN GONNA BE IN SOME PAIN WHEN HE PISSES OUT FIRE AFTER SCREWING THOSE NASTY AZZ FOREIGN HOES LOL


buckcherry02

wat a dumb fu/ck u shld concentrate of fixing ur tattered dentures gauranteed dis fool wld be broke in a few yrs think u fat bastard!

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sierra714

yea. he'll be broke soon, i didnt know that he made that much money to even afford that.


whynot

He not hot enough to maintain!


600pounds

Um,if that purchase is made, it's a stupid purchase. Yeah it's his $$$ but he's not on that level financially to make that type of purchase. Also I see him as a fad, his voice is computer generated and he always talks about big ass and strippers. I mean I don't think that equals longetivity. Now if he was on Jay or Bill Gates Level, he can buy planes. Also I believe he's married and he's talking about [EXPLETIVE] some foreign whores? That's disrepectful and classless. You can already tell he get caught up in the hype of what we cally Hollywood.


vanilla_one

I GUESS SOME OF THESE FOOLS AINT LEARN SHIIT FROM MC HAMMER!! WHAT AN ASS


murdadem

hes a donkey. those small planes have a higher crash/mortality rate too. theres 5 million other ways he could've used that cash.


dAnNa_lOv3z_thys

T-pain luk like a burnt up pillsburry dough boi his black fat a$$ be movin


Luckysaiyan

This fool acts like he has Oprah money, that's what's wrong with Black people today, we live beyond our means. I bet his house isn't even paid for, so stupid. Buy some wells in Africa you creep....


champhf

he shouldwait until he releases a few more albums and get a personal stock broker or talk to a financial advisor before doing something that takes 1million a year to maintain. you can charter a personal plane from so many places and still be chilling. i think the point is being able to smoke weed and impress hookers you have to pay for. invest in property buy an apartment building and make it into luxury apartemnt stupid. god i wish i had some money.



champhf

his voice is computer generated ......his voice is computer generated ......his voice is computer generated ......his voice is computer generated ......his voice is computer generated ......his voice is computer generated ......his voice is computer generated ......his voice is computer generated ......his voice is computer generated ......stupid is as stupid does.....want some chocolates?


AJBoogie

you see this???? totally "negroidian" What a waiste of $$$!!! not wishing no bad luck but i wont be surprised if you hear this Kat flat broke in about 3 years!!! he's stuff is hot.........for now. =0(


ThisSucks

I'm with you AJBoogie. Right now he is hot, but next year it will be someone else. Then his broke azz will be living on that plane.


sweetluxury

another dumb n*gga whos gonna be broke & strugglin wondering where his career went when his 15 minutes are up and beleive me they are just about up cuz he cant sing or rap & owes his entire career to that voice box thing.


ReeReethepoet

Fools and their money will soon part.


Anonman1

It will be on the market before the end of 2009. There is no way he's making enough residual income to cover the gas, taxes, or maintenance for a private jet.


reeseb1

FOR EVERYBODY THAT GOT SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT T-PAIN AND THE WAY HE SPENDS HIS MONEY---MIND YOUR OWN FREAKIN BUSINESS BECAUSE IF YOU IGNORANT SONS OF BEECHES KNEW ANYTHING YOU WOULD KNOW THAT IN JULY HE HELD HIS FIRST HOMETOWN CONCERT FOR US TALLAHASSEEANS AND DONATED ALL PROCEEDS...DID U HEAR ME...A-L-L PROCEEDS TO ONE OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY CENTERS FOR AFTERSCHOOL CHILDREN...ITS CALLED WALKER FORD COMMUNITY CENTER...LOOK IT UP IF U WANNA BECOME A LITTLE SMARTER THAN YOU ARE...WE ARE PROUD OF T-PAIN...HE'S DEFINATELY OUR TALLAHASSEE HERO!


pappagoose

He tryna break MC Hammer record. he gone go broke n his songs gone be old by next yr


partylikearocksta

T-PAIN GETS MONEY! MONEY! YEA HE GETS IT!


JaE_MoTa420

T-PaIn Is Too SiCk I GivE ThaT Foo Mad ProPs


Tiniva

...WOW...


Prettiebrown

Embarrasing. I cannot believe I just read this. And how many months ago, how much money did he have? Some people do the dumbest things.

Anyway when the machine stops singing for him we'll see what he's going to do with that jet...


REDBONE37

ISH' IF HE BUYING PRIVATE JETS, THEN MAYBE HE COULD BUY ME A DRANK


suzieque43

uhhhhhhmmmm HE STUPID!!! i see another mc hammer in a year...


trueSTARs

negro u cant be 4real. what the Fuk r u doing. invest that money in ur run down hood n educate them fools to stop drinking the poison juice aka alcohol n respect their women n provide for their kids. it would cost u less to run that program than maintenance on a parked plane.



mj37

T-PAIN IS A FRAUD!! HE IS ABSOLUTELY TALENTLESS. IF ANYONE DESERVES A PRIVATE PLANE, GIVE IT TO THE MACHINE THAT HE SINGS WITH..AFTERALL THIS IS WHAT GIVES HIM A VOICE, WITHOUT THE MACHINE...HE SOUNDS LIKE CRAP!


Nails

Number 1. He can't sing Number 2. He looks shot to hell Number 3. I hope he invested his money, the way he sings, his career won't last. ------------------------------------------------- Nailing em'


kosher

HE NEED TO TAKE THAT MONEY AND FEED SOME KIDS IN SOUTH AFRICA. FOR 325 DOLLARS HE CAN SET A FEW KIDS FREE FROM CHILD SLAVERY. HE CAN PAY FOR COLLEGE FUNDS, BUILD HOMES FOR SENIORS. HE WASTING MONEY FOOLISH MAN! HE WILL BE BROKE SOON GOOD LUCK


zoecamile02

For someone who has been around for about a year, he sure is doing too much. The richest men in hip-hop didn't get that way by blowing $3M on a plane a year after they came out! Like someone already said, he needs to have a chat with Hammer.


jrlink

there is a jet on e-bay comes equiped with singing machine..asking price $999.00 obo...i predected this..so for all you who love to post first first first,too bad because on this one i am FIRST!!!!


brahma

T-Pain....u stupid!!!!


hotamale

I smell future broke-ness


trinibeauti88

mc hammer in the makin. let's look out for him singin on everyone's car loan commercials instead of everyone's music video. [EXPLETIVE] betta learn how to save.