Monday night T-Pain brought his hip-hop circus to New York City for a MySpace Music Release Show, celebrating the arrival of his much-anticipated third album, Thr33 Rings, out today. Performing to a room full of dancing fans and music industry players at the Hiro Ballroom, T-Pain, 23, rattled off the sing-rap style he's notorious for.

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Here's a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today:

In 2005, Faheem Najm (a.k.a. T-Pain) descended on the scene armed with a quavering robo-tenor, audacious top hats, and an endless supply of lyrics about strippers.

First Rule of Nelly's Supergroup: Uphold the Oath of Secrecy. Second Rule of Nelly's Supergroup: Don't worry about the Nelly's Supergroup's Oath of Secrecy if you're Nelly.

Was it murder on the red carpet that snagged rapper/producer T-Pain hosting duties at this year's BET Hip-Hop Awards, held Saturday night in Atlanta?