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(Photos) T-Pain Follows In His Parents’ Footsteps By Purchasing His Own Restaurant

After years of being a musical mastermind, T-Pain is ready to let his genius do its thing in the restaurant industry! If you didn’t know, this lane isn’t new to T-Pain. His latest venture is a step in his parents’ shoes, who owned a restaurant during his childhood. After receiving the key to his new place of business, T-Pain highlighted the moment across his social platforms!

“I DID IT BOIS!!!! I’m officially a restaurant owner. Got my keys today and Im scared as sh*t. BUT! I can no longer ignore the paths God has set for me just because I dont understand or Im scared,” T-Pain wrote on Instagram.

Extensive details on the restaurant are next to none.T-Pain has seemingly kept the restaurant name, location, and opening date to himself. However, he did speak on the impact of the purchase.

“Ive learned that if Im not afraid, that means Im in my comfort zone, that may be what some ppl want but as comfortable as it is in there, it also gets fuggen BORING,” T-Pain wrote. “In this new chapter of my life, Im taking the leap on anything I truly love and believe in. Im fully in control and dont have to ask for permission to believe in myself anymore. Let this be a sign to GO DO THE THING!! If youre not afraid, youre too comfortable.”

Legacy Things! T-Pain Shares Photos Of His Parents’ First Restaurant

On both his Insta and Twitter profiles, T-Pain also shared throwback photos of his parents and himself at their first restaurant. From the looks of it, his parents’ place was named Fish-N-D-Pocket. The artist revealed that he “grew up” in the restaurant and knew the risks, the stressfulness, and the success rate.

While thanking his supporters, he also addressed any negativity thrown his way.

“Thank you everybody for your support, kind words, encouragement, and though, it may not seem like it, I also appreciate the concern BUT, pls dont project your own fears on to me,” T-Pain tweeted. “Let me shoot my shot without you telling me why youre afraid to shoot yours. The ppl that end up succeeding are the ones who can see through all the discouragements and go on to persevere.”

T-Pain shared how his father’s handling of their family restaurant inspires him in a series of follow-up tweets.

T-Pain Reveals His Favorite Memory About His Parents’ Place

The producer ended his Twitter commentary with his favorite memory of his parents’ ownership.

“My favorite memory is when the local news came to interview my dad about the restaurant and one of the questions was So, Y did you decide to name ur restaurant Fish N D Pocket? My dads crazy a*s goes: Well when you own something u can name it whatever the f*ck u want,” T-Pain tweeted. “The reporter was immediately like ok I think we got what we need.”

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Cassandra Santiago is a multimedia journalist, editor, and editorial strategist with over a decade of experience shaping conversations across arts, entertainment, culture, and global news. A graduate of the University of Iowa, she has built a cross-platform career spanning newspapers, magazines, radio, and digital media. She joined The Shade Room five years ago and currently serves as a Senior Editor, where she leads editorial direction, oversees exclusive coverage, and trains and edits a team of writers. Cassandra has played a key role in developing high-impact content and editorial strategies for an audience of more than 30 million, contributing to platform growth, engagement, and monetization across multiple channels. In addition to her leadership role, she remains a daily contributor, with her articles generating more than 41 million views since 2023. Beyond The Shade Room, Cassandra offers freelance social media strategy services, speaks on the influence and impact of Black media at public panels, and owns Did It For You, an event design company in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area. She is Poynter Institute–certified and was named to the DMV’s 35 Under 35 list in 2024.

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