With the momentum building in the St.Pete Hip Hop scene, South St.Peteâs own DRZ Cagee & DJ Bladeâ84 kick down the doors on their new project âEverythang 10Kâ.
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Off rips DRZ Cagee & DJ Bladeâ84 come through on some gangsta shit. The only one out here doing that real gangsta shit is Playrunna Av so itâs nice to see someone elseâs take on the genre for the city. The song âStick Upâ is on some ride out shit. The beat is hard hitting but doesnât over power DRZâs vocals.
The next track âSame Amountâ is on some intergalactic shit. The beat sounds like some video game shit but I def vibe with it. The hook on this one is really ear wormy, with me chanting âSame Amountâ over and over. Loved the Tampa Bay shout out on this one we doing it for the whole area.
The final track âCash Thoughtsâ is by far my favorite track on the project. From the Ancient Egypt sounding beat provided by DJ Bladeâ84 to the brazy guest feature by Meiigo this one is going up. It sort of had that Mac Dre pimp vibe Johnny Adama has been experimenting with lately but the flows on those type of joints are always nuts.
Pretty solid EP from DRZ Cagee & DJ Bladeâ84, these guys definitely have staying power in the scene and I look forward to what they have up next. I know for sure the city needs a video for âCash Thoughtsâ A$AP!
Following up his 2014 album âPassionâ, Local Muzikâs own Ameen Spade crafted a scene defining album, painting a lyrical picture of life in my city St.Petersburg, FLA.
Old school pier vibes.
The soulful intro sets off the album with some old school vibes. Spade touches on many themes on the album, from the death of his mom and other loved ones to the daily grind of living in the 727. There is also a runner theme to the album, I am not sure if Spade has a track background but the theme meshed well with the other topics he touches on.
The Kool & The Gang âSummer Madnessâ sampled âStrideâ continues the track theme. Spades flow is next level on this one, once heâs in his pocket no one can really touch Spade on the mic.
â10 Yearsâ featuring fellow Local Muzik member Mari So Dope has a beat that sounds like some shit off of âYoshiâs Islandâ soundtrack. Putting Mari on the boastful hook was a nice touch.
Hands down one of the most important songs to the city is âLife In St.Peteâ. Once again Mari is on the hook to hold it all together. Spade paints vivid pictures of life in the city from just smokin with the homies to gettin bothered by 12 in Kennth City. Spade captures the duality of our city in such a beautiful way. This song is immortal at this point.
The snippets on the album really tie in all the themes perfectly. âGiving My All (Oh No)â is on some triumphant shit. This track could definitely be on NBA 2K or some shit like that, you just want to ball out.
â2 Swigsâ is on some trill shit. I love the airy chopped and screwed beat. Spade even states this shit is a classic on this track, so we both on the same page.
âRamblinâ is one of my favorite tracks on the album. From the dark eerie beat to the slow hard way Spade flows on it, dare I say I feel âAncient Barbarianâ vibes on this one. Spades storytelling makes a slight return on this track.
The track âRIP (I Heard)â really hits home. Despite all the sunshine and beauty some really dark stuff really goes down in the burg. I actually knew a couple of the people Spade touched on in the track I actually knew in real life, giving the track another level. Shout out Southside Middle School.
By far my favorite track on the album and potentially my favorite solo Spade track is âPlaya Playaâ. From the airy trap beat with those insane vocals to Spades brazy hook. You really feel the confidence and emotion in Spadeâs delivery. So many quotables on this one, from the âLong Fellow Deedsâ line to the cookin in front of momma line, Spade crafted an immortal track.
âFlavaâ feels like itâs on some Florida Underground shit, with the dark menacing beat. Would definitely like to see Spade do more tracks like this in the future.
Reminiscent of the Lil Wayne classic âIâm Singleâ, âSolaâ I believe is sampled by that track if not it sounds mad similar but still very dope. Spade takes a more melodic approach to this song, giving the album a large amount of versatility.
âMade It Outâ is on some futuristic Local Muzik shit. The Locals always been ahead of the rest when it comes to sounds. Tracks like this are perfect examples of the sound the St. Pete Hip Hop scene represents.
The album ends out with âWords From OGâ. I wouldnât expect everyone to understand this album but you canât say it isnât dope as hell man. If you canât relate iz you really local?
High Tolerance Ent has been on a run for a minute now, booking some of the biggest shows with some of the biggest acts in all of Florida. This weekends $not âWhipskiâ tour might have been the biggest yet.
Whipski
Accompanied by the infamous DJ Skum, High Tolerance really taps into the Florida Hip Hop scene, giving artists big and small a platform to showcase their craft. The first High Tolerance event I attended was the Wifisfuneral show that Andy Christ also performed at. The show was pretty dope with some stand out openers.
Revenge Photo By Raggy47
This $not show was next level though. I really I appreciate $not showing love to his home state by doing this tour and the state definitely showed love back. The first show I mentioned had a pretty decent crowd but this $not show was nuts. Standing room only and a line pretty much a block long to get in. The openers were pretty solid and brought a lot of energy to prep the crowd for $not. DJ Skum was killing it on the 1s and 2s, playing a little bit of everything and all the classics the scene is accustomed to.
Shout out to DJ Skum
Everyone was hype for $not, I didnât expect him to be in the pit for so long while performing some of his classic joints like âGoshaâ and âBerettaâ. I donât like Iâve ever seen an artist get that hype and interact so much with fans, which is the plus side of a smaller intimate show. My favorite song $not performed was âlifeâ, I really felt his energy on that one. Throughout the show $not said this was the best show heâs ever done and that Tampa Bay went the hardest, the 727 was definitely in the building.
Gosha
Leaving this show I have a greater love for $not and he his definitely doing his thing as the face of the underground now. I am beyond hype for High Tolerance Ents next show the Robb Bank$ and Trapland Pat show, Jit pullin up for sure.
After the huge success of the last few events @Selvagemchic is back with a slew of other dope vendors for this months âDrip Conâ at The Bends 5/22 8 p.m. to Midnight.
Mad vintage on display
Known for her IG story sales, Selvage has been a staple of the Tampa Bay vintage scene for a few years now. Pretty sure she is spearheading this event, so she might have some exclusives not seen on IG.
Prop is the man
Proper Jones is one of my favorite people in all of Tampa Bay. Itâs always a treat to see him pop up on any vendors list. Prop has been killing it with the IG story sales, hitting the Tampa Bay Area with some of the most unique pieces around. Being a big sports fan myself, I am looking forward to seeing what kind of vintage TB sports gear heâs got for sale. Keep killin it Prop.
Tons of product
As always itâs really dope to see everyone come together for the culture to put on dope events like this. Not sure of the rest of the vendors slated to be at the event but I am sure they will each bring their own flavor to the Pop Up.
From beads, to Nikes, even a Cypher, this months installment of The Factoryâs Second Saturday Art Walk was one for the books.
The Sky Might Fall Storm chasers
Starting off with one of the dopest installations Iâve ever seen in my life, the homies at Before The Storm had their âThe Sky Is Fallingâ installation up for the last day so you know Jit had to pull up. Everyone has thrown a pair of Nikes up to see if they would hang on the phone line, so this brought me back to that. The immersive aspect is what took it next level, would love to see this brought to a larger scale at The Fairgrounds one day. Itâs like Nike meets Rene Magritte. Big congrats on this one, yâall made some shit for the museums.
Bead The Burg
Was really nice chopping it up with Bead The Burg. Being a Tampa Bay sports addict, I love her âBradyâs Bunchâ and âChampa Bayâ handmade pieces she had on display. The âSunken Gardensâ one was really nostalgic for me and even has me thinking about taking a trip over there on my day off. Fingers crossed on that Sandman Motel piece that one would be a game changer.
Finally got the chance to meet Creations By Z, itâs always nice to meet a fellow Leo who also happen to make really dope custom sneakers. Her AF1s pictured above could easily be apart of Nikes annual Black History Month collection, the details in the customs are that good. The concept of her Ying and Yang lion pieces was really creative, and a highlight of the pair.
Release The Kraken
Big Beyo has been a staple of the art walks but his new kraken piece might be my favorite to date. It has a graffiti wall vibe to it, but how Beyo captured the eye of the beast was on point.
Birds Eye View
âCalling My Spiritâ was still on display from i.b.o.m.s but that just gives me more time to appreciate. Every time I see one of his pieces on display itâs like Iâm seeing something canât miss, I need to soak it all in before itâs gone.
Azul
I always start off the walks by going in to see what the Nature of Fire & Fsquared Ceramics are working on, they are always so warm and friendly. It was really cool to see some of their new collab pieces they have made. the Nature of Fire ability to capture the human body is incredible. Desperately in need of a pot made by Fsquared for Lidaâs Jungle, my Cacti is growing and needs a home.
The Legend Of Rishi
After being postponed in April, I was highly anticipating the Rishi Beats & Friends Cypher. Rishi also played a small set of a few of his newest joints, which are in heavy rotation on the SoundCloud playlist.
The Adama Effect
My favorite artist right now is Johnny Adama , so when I heard he was participating you already know Jit was gonna run it up. Johnny played a couple joints off his new project âThe Adama Effectâ a few of which take the top spot on my âThe New St.Peteâ Apple Music Playlist.
Tony Danza
I heard rumblings of a couple special guests popping up to the cypher, but damn I didnât know Alec Burnright was gonna go that brazy. His project Mofongo+ dropped at the top of the year, and is always in constant rotation, shit âTony Danzaâ is contender for song of the year.
New Age
Sean.mp3 had my IG story feed going brazy with his freestyle, homie was spazzing on some futuristic shit. Sean is a really dope artist and producer that does a lot of work with Before The Storm. Check out his project âMP3 & MEâ dropping 5/20.
After making a name for himself as one of the key members of Local Muzik Group, being featured on the immortal Lake$ide Locals and dropping various EP & singles, on âIâm Young, Let Me Liveâ Mari So Dope crafts the next evolution of the St.Pete Hip Hop sound.
No one is able to capture that swaggy pimp tyte vibe like Mari does, which is what makes him stand out from the rest. His beats are always mad futuristic as well, shout out to Goodie on âGameboyâ. On this project though Mari was able to bring all his sounds together and push them to the next level.
The album starts off with the usual Mari phone convo snippets fans should be accustomed to on the intro âServinâ. Mariâs flow on this one is really brazy going at a rapid pace. That âbooneysâ line was really clever, you donât hear that word used much.
âCupidâ has been growing on me over the listens. With the accompanying video shot by the Rob Gallardo, the song gains a different life, now itâs one of my favorite tracks on the album. The sort of mellow tone of the track is very different than the rest of the tracks Mari usually makes but thatâs what makes for me.
Anytime you add in some $lugged out production I am all for it. This track was born to be played on a hot St.Pete afternoon. This track has so many lines, the part about chilling on Clearwater Beach is spit so vividly by Mari, that bird bath line was cold.
So âBMWâ featuring fellow Local Muzik member Ameen Spade is my favorite Mari track to date, no lie in preparation for this review Iâve listened to it non stop back to back, something I havenât done since J Goodieâs âAncient Barbarianâ also featuring Spade. This shit is just the ultimate St.Pete vibe man. If someone ever asks me what St.Pete Hip Hop sounds like, Iâm playing them this joint.
The next track has the most fitting title âCooked Crackâ. This is one of the hardest Mari songs, once he hits the âring on all fingers lineâ itâs game over. I donât think Iâve ever heard him spazz this hard on a track before. The video by Rob is also on some other shit like always. Mari always has some of the best videos in the game.
âNo,No,Noâ featuring Ameen Spade was a nice change of pace at this point in the album. I loved the strong structure of this one, with the melodic vocals from Spade in the beginning and end, with Mari doing what he does best in the middle portion.
Hands down one of the most creative tracks Iâve heard in years is âJuggâ featuring Mother Mary Gold who adds some Neo Soul vocals to the track. Like I said anytime some $lugg shit is involved you got me, this time the âLock Jawâ sampled beat is slowed down. This creates a trippy soundscape for Mari and Mother Mary Gold to float in.
The album ends strong with âRalph Duffelâ. The chill synth production ends the album on a liter note which is needed at times, especially when the bulk of the project is filled with bangers.
While only being 8 tracks there is no room for error, but thatâs not a problem for Mari cause you can jam this straight through. His new project âItâs Not You, Itâs Meâ is already an evolution of this project, but itâs still to soon to call that one a classic. Trust me over at Jit Camp we are running back âBMWâ all summer 2021.
Putting all their power into stopping the Caustic Castle, Garbäj is adding some âBoycott Caustic Castleâ tees to the drop on Friday.
Stop Caustic Castle at all cost
I first caught wind of the message on a tote bag posted from a recent Garbäj pop up, seems like all the exclusives show up at those. Those that follow the Cleric would be wise to get behind the movement. Not sure if the totes will be available but the people at Jit Camp are here to ally in the effort.
The Gate Keeper canât stop us all
Tons of dope gear dropping on the Garbäj site Friday 5/7. Like most of the drops, all these pieces are very limited, so donât get stuck in the sludge.
Hunt is one of the dopest brands making some one of a kind tie dye pieces out of the Tampa Bay Area.
Sprite Remix Galactic Blue
With 1 of 1 pieces going to YG Addie, Soduh, & Lulu P, some big names are already rocking with the brand. The dopest part about these pieces are they are all 1 of 1, pretty much like a splatter snow flake. These are not some mass produced tie dye either, these are all hand made with a unique process done exclusively in house by Hunts Fabrications.
Slime Splatter Social Smoke Blue
Hunt is just doing work on basic tee they are also taking pieces and giving them new life by adding in that little extra flavor. Not sure if Hunt is doing commissions at this time but Jit definitely needs a piece very soon, 1 of 1s are for the GOATS.
Hunt is one of the dopest brands making some one of a kind tie dye pieces out of the Tampa Bay Area.
Sprite Remix Galactic Blue
With 1 of 1 pieces going to YG Addie, Soduh, & Lulu P, some big names are already rocking with the brand. The dopest part about these pieces are they are all 1 of 1, pretty much like a splatter snow flake. These are not some mass produced tie dye either, these are all hand made with a unique process done exclusively in house by Hunts Fabrications.
Slime Splatter Social Smoke Blue
Hunt is just doing work on basic tee they are also taking pieces and giving them new life by adding in that little extra flavor. Not sure if Hunt is doing commissions at this time but Jit definitely needs a piece very soon, 1 of 1s are for the GOATS.
After saving the game on their last release, Garbäj is here once again with one of the dopest collabs and pieces I have seen from the brand to date.
Shout out DJ DABS
This go around Garbäj has teamed up with digital creator 2oo2.oo to create a dope new experience for any fan of the brand. The font choice is always my favorite part of a Garbäj tee, so when I saw a sneak peek of these at a recent pop up I just knew I had to pick one up. The style almost seems like some cyber renaissance festival type shit. The sun/star smiley face was a really dope take on what I feel is becoming a tired aspect of some brands. But Garbäj is always able to recycle trash into something beautiful.
So far the announced color ways are a grey tee, a sort of off white pink colored tee, as well as my favorite the bright yellow tee. I heard these are going to be very limited so dope wait they drop on this Friday 5/7.
