In what might be the most unexpected festival collaboration of 2026, NBA legend Shaq has personally curated the lineup for his Bass All-Stars Festival, including a rare bass music DJ set from hip-hop icon T-Pain. The festival, billed as Texas’ largest bass music gathering, takes over Dallas-Fort Worth’s Panther Island Pavilion on March 21.
For anyone who’s followed T-Pain’s career, this marks a fascinating pivot. While the “Buy U a Drank” artist has been open about his love for electronic music in recent years, seeing him behind the decks throwing down bass is something entirely different from his usual hip-hop…




