T-Pain Goes Bass at Shaq’s Largest Texas Festival

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…