It’s that time of year again, BeatsNChill curated another Tampa Bay Beat Weekend, with Day 1 featuring some of the best artists on both sides of the bay, and Day 2 featuring panel discussions and the famous Beat Battle. I wanted to show love to some of the artists that performed this weekend by highlighting them in this piece.
One of my most anticipated performances came from the President himself, Yung Muji. I made it right on time when I seen the homie on stage ripping it. I couldn’t help my self, as I was being checked in I just had to start singing my favorite track “I Want You”. Muji is a rockstar and I can’t wait to see him perform again. The only President I acknowledge is President Muji.
I hadn’t heard Taylor Moon prior to this but the homie Cowboy told me she was really dope, and bro wasn’t lying. I loved her energy and stage presence, brining out two models to add to the set.
Mason Monroe was really dope as well. His collab song with Taylor Moon added some versatility to his set. Really solid vocals from the homie, I for sure will check out his past work.
This was my first time seeing Nico Sweet live, but I have been hearing rave things about her over the past year. I loved her attitude and stage presence. We really do need that Heyeyella collab very soon.
The homie Heyeyella held it down for the Burg bro. The only 727 artist on the line up, the Zhudaru representative did his thing. I was surprised to hear “Different Vibez” on the set list but it’s one of my favorite Yella songs so I got really hype. “GOAT Cheese” and “Splash” hit different live. It was cool to see the 813 crowd embrace the homie, getting one of the best reactions of the night. Scan and stream “Cloud Crown” now.
One of my favorites right now is Plane Shifts on Junkyrd. Known for his artwork and tattoos, bro has reached another level with his bars. I get so hype anytime that beat from “Side a: Save Me” comes on for the live performance. “Don’t Be Late” hits different when’s its live, and is slowly becoming one of my favorite songs of the year.
Things went all the way up once Sunny Fritz hit the stage. The entire Scum Bag World crew pulled up to support their brother, shout out to Sage The Fox as well. Pretty iconic moment seeing the entire squad up there, shit was hype. We gotta hear “Snake Skin” live with the bro Kent Loon.
I was so hype to see Lil Fancy follow up Sunny Fritz, it was the perfect 1,2 punch. “AMG Benz” is a special record, you could really feel that with the energy the crowd gave the live version. The only thing is I wished he would have performed “MARSHAWN” with Indie.Indigo, the world needs to hear “I gave her half of a Percocet pill she turn into an animal, ahhhhhhh” live!
Got to see Scxtt Aye perform joints off his latest project “Doves” back to back weekends. It was cool to see what tracks like “Diamonds” and “In$omnia” sounded like without the live band. The album has been in heavy rotation since it dropped, with eyes on the album of the year No.1 slot.
Pusha Preme always kills it with his live sets. It was dope to hear “Calling Me Back” live. The homie AD the Artist came through to assist on a couple tracks, performing the Red Oktober standout “Wrong Way”.
Taz Money came through with that street shit. Tampa Bay’s rookie of the year pulled up with the whole squad. It was dope to hear “No Luck” live, that’s probably my favorite track from Taz.
Drop City’s own Gat$ & Jordan Patrick shut it down as always. “Leap Of Faith” is one of my favorite songs this year, so hearing the live version was a treat. Gat$ played some cuts off 2 Much 2 Robb. Zion got elevated in stature after this live performance, one of my favorite joints off the project.
Gitt Fai was definitely a standout for me. Known for his production, the homie really brought that 813 club energy with “Keep A Heaux”. He really brought me back to that mid 2000s FLA sound that artists like Frank Lini and Billy Blue used to make.
Barely Legal closed out the show like only they can. Performing cuts off of “CYBR” and the “Daytona EP”, it was definitely worth the wait for the patient fans in attendance. We even got an unreleased joint, and let me tell you the boys have another hit on their hands.
Besides the performances DJs where also present at the even. Our one, our only, and our everything DJ Donnie Luv put on for the 727 not only Djing Heyeyella’s set, but also rocking one of her own.
T.Couture has been killing every set I have seen her do live, and this one was no exception. Check out her Couture Radio series for some real gems.
Big shout out to HMTWN and the rest of the BeatsNChill813 family, you guys put on a great event. We haven’t really seen an event like this in the city since COVID so it was dope for everyone to come ttogether and support the community.