T-Pain will perform at this year’s Marquette Madness Oct. 4 at 9 p.m. at the Al McGuire Center, the athletic department announced Monday afternoon.
The concert will be open to students only. Men’s basketball season ticket holders will have the first chance to claim a free ticket, starting Wednesday at 10 a.m. Other students can start to buy tickets Sept. 24 at 10 a.m.
Born Faheem Rasheed Najm, T-Pain is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. He came onto the music scene in 2005 with his debut single “I’m Sprung” and has had several hits since, including “Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’),” “Bartender” and his collaboration with Chris Brown, “Best Love Song.