T-Pain Receives Key To The City After Getting Street Named After Him
By Tony M. Centeno
November 11, 2024
T-Pain was honored with a prestigious award from his hometown.
On Sunday, November 10, the multifaceted artist, born Faheem Najm, was presented with the key to the city of Tallahassee. Mayor John Dailey personally handed the award to Pain for "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 of our own," Mayor Daley wrote in a social post. "To further celebrate his legacy, we named ‘T-Pain Lane' in his honor. Thank you, T-Pain for making us #TallahasseeProud!"
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
Prior to receiving the key, T-Pain was also honored with his very own street named after him. During a ceremony at the Walker Ford Community Center, city officials presented him with a street sign for "T-Pain Lane," which was previously known as Pasco Street located a block away from Florida A&M University. The renaming was proposed back in August and was approved the following month.
"I think it would be a proud moment for our kids to go up and down T-Pain Lane, because perhaps, they will reach the height that he has reached, from our community, being able to experience, being able to look and see where he went," said Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox.
After the ceremony, T-Pain performed at The Adderley Amphitheater as part of Leon County’s bicentennial celebration at Cascades Park. Scroll below to see more moments from the ceremony and his set at the concert.
📰 Congratulations to Grammy award-winning recording artist and #TallahasseeHero @TPAIN on the @CityofTLH opening ceremony for T-Pain Lane this morning. The re-named street is one block over from #FAMU and #FAMUDRS campuses🐍📚 pic.twitter.com/T2rNwxiXdT
— Florida A&M University (@FAMU_1887) November 10, 2024
.@TPAIN signs autographs and poses for a photo featuring his street sign, T-Pain Lane, and a key to the City of Tallahassee during a ceremony Sunday morning. pic.twitter.com/F2mLxoV8Ae
— Alicia Devine, Photojournalist (@alicia_c_devine) November 10, 2024
.@TPAIN performs at The Adderley Amphitheater as part of Tallahassee’s bicentennial celebration pic.twitter.com/j97yyCgZRU
— Alicia Devine, Photojournalist (@alicia_c_devine) November 11, 2024