T-Pain has announced that he’ll be opening of a new music school in Wisconsin, after bringing pride and joy to the state on the strength of his 2008 smash hit “Can’t Believe It,” in which he famously rhymed “mansion” and “Wiscansin.”
Speaking with Billboard for a video published on Thursday (May 2), the “Buy U A Drank” singer explained that he was planning to establish an educational institution there, something he’d previously promised the Milwaukee Jouranl Sentinel back in 2023
“I just really felt like I was Andre 3000 when I was recording that song,” he said at the 6:11 mark of the Billboard video, speaking about “Can’t Believe It.” “That was my spirit animal that I had on me while I was recording that song.”
He continued: “Again, that fostered the era of the ‘mansion in Wiscansin’ infamous rhyme. And since then, we’ve been really able to incorporate that into everything. […] All my tours that I go on now are Wisconsin based. We have a ‘Wiscansin University.’ All the merch is ‘Wiscansin’ based. We’re actually starting a school in Wisconsin. It’s a music school.”
T-Pain then went on to show Lil Wayne some love, claiming that working with him was “awesome.”
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Wisconsin, for its part, has shown T-Pain the love in return.
Back in 2022, he was officially recognized by the Badger State during a stop on his Road To Wiscansin Tour.
Instead of delivering a solo concert, T-Pain treated fans to the Wiscansin Fest, where he was joined by other artists such as Lil Jon, Juvenile, Yung Bleu, K Camp, O.T. Genasis and more.
During Teddy Pain’s set, state representative Kalan Haywood surprised him with a proclamation from the state office recognizing June 11 as “T-Pain Day.” In clips shared on social media, the singer teared up as he received the plaque, even getting down on his knees and thanking fans for the love and support.
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The official Instagram page of the Wiscansin Fest then congratulated the rapper-turned-singer with a post showing him holding the proclamation at the show.
“The Mayor of Milwaukee, @cavalierformilwaukee has proclaimed June 11th as ‘T-Pain Day’ to be celebrated annually throughout the state,” read the caption. “State rep @kalanhaywoodwi surprised @tpain on stage at #WiscansinFest to present him with a proclamation from the state office.
“The proclamation recognizes ‘Wiscansin Fest’ as an annual event acknowledged by the state of Wisconsin. Thank you @cityofmilwaukee and the entire state of Wisconsin for this incredible honor.”
