• T-Pain is staging Wiscansin Fest at the Rave in Milwaukee for the fourth consecutive year June 14.
• T-Pain will again headline, with Feid, Keyshia Cole, Pusha T and DJ Diesel (NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal) among the 17 acts on the bill.
• Wiscansin Fest festivities also will include a car drifting event for the first time, called Wiscansin State Fear, on June 13 at the Milwaukee Mile.

T-Pain is coming back to Wiscansin in Wisconsin.

The Grammy-winning rapper and singer Thursday announced the fourth edition of his annual Wiscansin Fest at the Rave in Milwaukee — this year, dubbed “Back to Wiscansin Fest” — on June 14.

T-Pain will again headline, with Colombian singer Feid; R&B artist Keyshia Cole; and veteran rappers Pusha T, Wale and Jermaine Dupri among the 17 performers taking over multiple rooms at the Rave.

Two acts with other Milwaukee shows on the books — DJ Diesel, better known as NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, and rapper NLE Choppa — are making their own appearances at Wiscansin Fest. (Diesel is doing a post-Brewers game concert at American Family Field Sept. 18, while Choppa will open for Lil Baby at Fiserv Forum June 24.)

A couple of Milwaukee artists — Djay Mando and local rapper NileXNile — are also on the bill, with two acts yet to be announced.

And for the first time, Wiscansin Fest festivities include a bonus event, Wiscansin State Fear, June 13 at the Milwaukee Mile at Wisconsin State Fair Park. The Friday the 13th event will feature car drifting and other track events orchestrated by T-Pain’s Nappy Boy Automotive, along with carnival rides, games, karaoke and more.

T-Pain first teased the return of Wiscansin Fest Wednesday with a social media video showing him getting out of a DeLorean — similar to the one from the “Back to the Future” movies — outside the front doors of the Rave, and sporting sneakers similar to the self-lacing pair Marty McFly (played by Michael J. Fox) wears in “Back to the Future Part II.”

T-Pain started Wiscansin Fest in 2022 as a nod to one of his most famous lyrics, from his 2008 hit “Can’t Believe It,” in which he rhymes “mansion” with “Wiscansin.” The Florida rapper has gotten a lot of mileage from that creative choice, launching a “Wiscansin University” merch line, complete with funny fake-college website, in 2018.

And last month, he joked on social media that he had renamed Wisconsin “Wiscansin,” poking fun at President Donald Trump signing an executive order requiring the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed the Gulf of America on official maps.

In 2023, T-Pain also told the Journal Sentinel he plans to open a real-life Wiscansin University, a music school, in the Milwaukee area, although details have yet to be revealed since.

Tickets, priced between $73 and $168, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at the box office (2401 W. Wisconsin Ave.) and therave.com. Two-day passes covering both Wiscansin Fest and Wisconsin State Fear also go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday for $108.

Back to Wiscansin Fest lineup

• T-Pain
• Feid
• Keyshia Cole
• Pusha T
• Wale
• Jermaine Dupri
• DJ Diesel (Shaquille O’ Neal)
• NLE Choppa
• Kash Doll
• Drezzy
• Prof
• DurandBernarr
• Armani White
• Djay Mando
• NileXNile
• Two acts to be announced