Photo Credit: Tallahassee Today
Tallahassee native T-Pain received honors from his hometown with a street naming dedication, a key to the city, and a sold-out concert.
The event happened over the weekend with the street renaming a portion of Pasco Street to ‘T-Pain Lane’ in Tallahassee. The portion that was renamed is the ame street he walked on as a child from Nims Middle School to the Walker Ford Community Center. T-Pain has donated resources for a music studio and other needs to the community center as a way to give back to his community.
After the renaming, Mayor John Dailey presented the rapper with a golden key to the city as recognition for his contributions to music, culture. He also pointed out that ‘Tallahassee-Pain’ helped put Tallahassee on the map for the zeitgeist.
“[T-Pain] has had a tremendous impact on Tallahassee,” Dailey said at the ceremony over the weekend. “He’s had a tremendous impact on the kids of Tallahassee, and he’s a great role model and a great example. I’m just proud to celebrate with him today.”
Celebrations continued with a sold-out concert held at The Adderley Amphitheater in Cascades Park. The concert was hosted by Visit Tallahassee, the tourism organization for Leon County government. Tickets for the event sold out in less than a week and footage posted on social media shows a giant crowd vibing with the music while T-Pain raps on-stage. He performed top songs and collaborations spanning his career from songs like “The Good Life” to “Bartender.”
“Everything that went on today was just a dream come true,” T-Pain told fans in between songs. He mentioned that the concert felt like a “heartfelt return” to the city that helped raise him. “This is solidified, man, that the city is behind me. You know, there’s the proof. This is very special to me and I appreciate y’all.”
Outside of the honors bestowed by Tallahassee, T-Pain is also set to headline the Macy Thanksgiving Day Parade and iHeartRadio’s Jingle Balls in Los Angeles, Miami, and Atlanta.