About a year ago, T-Pain brought his Mansion in Wiscansin Tour to Dallas, TX. Fast-forward to this past week, and Dallas was once again lucky enough to party the night away with T-Pain at a sold-out show at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory. Joined by EARTHGANG, Armani White, and Asaka the Renegade, it was nothing short of incredible as we celebrated 20 years of T-Pain.
Starting the night off was Asaka the Renegade, and he started the night off with a bang. As he danced and performed across the stage, the crowd get exponentially louder and more intense. You might as well have thought that Asaka was the headline performer for the night with how insane the crowd was going. Fans and venue staff alike were having the time of their life, especially after his set when Asaka stopped by the barricade to talk with and take photos with as many fans as possible.
Hitting the stage next was Armani White. With over 3-million monthly listeners on Spotify alone, it is not surprise that the crowd erupted into a deafening roar of applause and cheers as his hit song "BILLIE EILISH." echoed across the venue. Each and every moment of the set was better than the previous as Armani White gave his all on that stage. I'd have to argue that his set did have one negative moment and that would have to have been when he exited the stage at the conclusion of his time. I'm sure I speak for the hundreds of fans in attendance when I say that Dallas would have happily enjoyed a few more hours of Armani White.
Coming to the stage next was EARTHGANG. The duo from Atlanta, Johnny "Olu O. Fann" Venus and Doctur "Eian Undrai Parker" Dot, graced the stage and made sure that they were going to give Dallas some love. The two incorporated an incredible blend of hip-hop and psychedelic rap that left every single person in attendance craving more. How it took me so long to discover these legends in the music world is shocking to me, and something I feel I need to personally apologize to them for. Honestly, I don't think there could have been a more correct choice as support for T-Pain.
After much partying and preparing, it was finally time for T-Pain to come to the stage. With over 20 years in the industry, over 10 billion total streams, 26 million followers across social media, and a rising force in the world of Twitch, I don't think there is a single person that doesn't know who T-Pain is. As he took the stage in Dallas, you would have thought an earthquake was occurring with how crazy fans were getting. Fans and staff alike were screaming as loud as they could with each and every moment of his performance.
I don't think there's anyone that does it quite like T-Pain. The energy he brings to the stage, the charisma of not only himself but his back-up dancers, and his command of the stage and crowd is something that needs to be studied. As the night progressed, neither the crowd nor T-Pain lost any of that energy, and you could feel the want and desire of everyone in the venue for this night to never end. If you missed out on this show, all I can say is that you missed out on arguably one of the best shows of the year.
