"Tallahassee Pain," better known as T-Pain, received the Key to the City on Sunday morning at the Walker Ford Community Center on Tallahassee's Southside.
The six-time Grammy award-winning artist returned to his hometown to celebrate the city's bicentennial celebration.
Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey and other city leaders, recognized T-Pain for his contributions to music and his commitment to the community.
🎉 City crews installed the T-Pain Lane signs today, Nov. 8. Everything is in place to welcome him home tomorrow! Excited to mark the moment with him at a street naming ceremony Sunday morning, Nov. 10, at Walker-Ford at 11a.@TPAIN pic.twitter.com/H3gx5by6lS
— City of Tallahassee (@CityofTLH) November 8, 2024
"Let's welcome our native son home," said Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox. "We are so proud of you. I am pleased to be apart of making this happen. It was truly a team effort."
In addition to receiving the key to the city, the City of Tallahassee honored the Leon County native on Sunday morning with the renaming of Pasco Street (between Tucker Street and Orange Avenue) to "T-Pain Lane."
The new street signs officially went up last Friday.
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. As a hometown hero, T-Pain has inspired countless fans and artists worldwide, and we’re proud to call him one… pic.twitter.com/WZ1fYCPgVZ
— Mayor John Dailey (@MayorOfTLH) November 10, 2024
"This is an honor," T-Pain said onstage. "I represent my city everywhere I go. I want people to know that you can make it from anywhere."
The hip-hop producer and song-writer will be performing later today at the Tallahassee Bicentennial Festival.
The event will be located at the Adderley Amphitheater at Cascades Park. The festival includes the unveiling at 4 p.m. of a special state historical marker commemorating Tallahassee's 200th anniversary.