T-Pain Immortalized In Florida With New Honorary Street Named After Him

T-Pain is an indelible legend in music, one of the biggest names to come out of Florida, and now his hometown will forever recognize his impact. The 40-year-old singer was immortalized in Tallahassee, Fla., with a street named in his honor.

This past Sunday (Nov. 10), the “I’m Sprung” singer was presented with a key to the city by Mayor John Dailey, and Pasco Street was renamed T-Pain Lane. The two-time Grammy winner performed in Cascades Park hours after he was recognized.

“Today, I had the incredible honor of presenting @TPain with the Key to the City in recognition of his contributions to music and his ongoing commitment to this community,” Dailey wrote on X. “As a hometown hero, T-Pain has inspired countless fans and artists worldwide, and we’re proud to call him one of our own. To further celebrate his legacy, we named ‘T-Pain Lane’ in his honor. Thank you, T-Pain for making us #TallahasseeProud!” Watch part of the ceremony below.

T-Pain is a man of the people, often reviewing new artists’ music on his streams or gaming with fans. Earlier this year, he opened up about some of the wildest experiences he has had with his loyal following. “Diapers, people’s faces. Obviously boobs,” he told GQ about the craziest things people have asked him to sign.

“You gotta have boobs in there. I don’t think I’ve signed anything more crazy than diapers. Diapers directly on the baby. Oh my god. All the time. People are always trying to be different, but it ends up being the same thing every time. It’s the craziest thing! You’re going to throw this away in like, two hours! You’re not going to keep this.”

He got vulnerable and admitted he didn’t expect to be as big as he became after releasing “I’m N Luv (Wit a Stripper),” which led to some uncomfortable interactions. “That’s when things started getting real bothersome,” he said. “It wasn’t bothersome. It was just, ‘What’s the big deal?’ I’m one of those people that’s like, ‘Why do you think I’m important?’ […] If we’re both in the same airport, on the same flight, there’s nothing special about what I’m doing. It’s not a big deal that you get to see me. It’s become a thing that people know about me. They know how I feel about pictures and videos and stuff like that.”