T-Pain forgot he owned this iconic 2000s mini truck so he meets its original owner to find out some hidden secrets

T-Pain owns a lot of cars.

So many, in fact, that one of the most iconic mini trucks of the early 2000s was basically hiding in plain sight.

Fans spotted it in the background of a video and immediately lost their minds.

That’s when he realized he might not fully understand what was sitting in his own garage.

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How does you unknowingly end up with a 2000s mini truck icon?

The truck is called Catch22, and back in the early Noughties, it was a serious name in the mini-truck world.

It started life as a brand-new 1998 Ford F-150, bought and built by Florida enthusiast David Schulman. 

Over six years, it evolved from simple 17-inch wheels and air suspension into a fully body-dropped, show-winning build that hit SEMA multiple times.

In 2003, it debuted with unfinished details and caught heat for rough paint and tape lines. 

By 2004, it came back finished, cleaned up, and winning major awards, even beating heavy hitters from Texas and California at big shows. 

After Schulman sold it in 2004, it moved between a few local owners before ending up with the father of one of T-Pain’s friends. 

When he passed away, the family decided there was only one person who would appreciate it. 

T-Pain bought it – even throwing in a feature verse as part of the deal – and added it to his collection.

The twist? 

He’d actually been looking for this specific truck for years without realizing it had been sitting inside his circle the whole time.

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The hidden details T-Pain didn’t know about Catch22

In an attempt to learn more about his legendary mini truck, T-Pain brought David Schulman back to the garage to explain how it was built.

Turns out, the truck was painted in a two-car garage in Florida. 

It wears bold orange paint layered with dramatic skull graphics down the sides, which was peak early-2000s show style. 

As Schulman explained, those skulls weren’t decals or stencils either – they were airbrushed completely freehand. 

In fact, the artist even taped real alligator skin next to the truck as a reference while painting, which somehow makes the whole thing even more Florida.

That same attention to detail carried through the rest of the build. 

The coach-style driver’s door wasn’t just for shock value – it was positioned so that when the truck sat open at shows, people would naturally be looking inside.

Meanwhile, the bed sides were cut and raised to clear wheels that were considered massive at the time, and the rear was reshaped into a single-piece tailgate that swings open to the side.

Even the sound system tells you exactly when this truck was built. 

The amps, the sub, the whole setup still thumps like it’s 2004, because back then, the goal wasn’t horsepower bragging rights. 

It was presence. 

Looking cool mattered more than going fast.

Now that T-Pain understands what he actually owns, he’s split between preserving it exactly as it is or updating parts of it with modern hardware like stronger compressors or maybe even a supercharger. 

Either way, Catch22 isn’t just another vehicle in his collection anymore.

It’s a rolling time capsule from an era he didn’t even realize he was holding onto.

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