Most locals were not actually born here. But that doesn’t stop us from complaining about all the people pouring into sunny Tampa Bay from chilly locales like Des Moines. In order to make these potential transplants take pause before loading the U-Haul, we propose playing them “Gun Shine State,” the ultra-violent single by hardcore rapper Black Reign. The song finds the Tampa Heights native threatening would-be rivals with bodily harm via his firearm. “Welcome to Trigger city,” he taunts over a banging beat.
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This article appears in Sep 12-18, 2007.