Brittney Carter, who plays New World Brewery in Tampa, Florida on Aug. 31, 2024. Credit: Photo by Sterling Hightower via _BrittneyCarter/Twitter

Tampa Beat Weekend took a couple of years off and returns for two days of action that kick off with a Friday night beat battle at The Bricks in Ybor City where producers will go head-to-head in between sets from Tampa rapper with a New York state of mind (Asaru), producer-rapper Bauxmonk, plus beatmakers Knux and Whoa1.0.

The main showcase happens 24 hours later, six miles away at New World Brewery in Sulphur Springs where close to a dozen tastemaking Florida artists including the Bay area’s Black Backstreet Boys (aka Barely Legal Collective), Johnny Champagne and, Notsew, plus Orlando emcee Wahid and others. The booking of Missy Elliott-approved Windy City rapper Brittney Carter feels like a coup, too, and gives locals a glimpse at a talent whose delivery comes with a bounce and lively pulse that’s one of the most-refreshing in hip-hop.

More information on Tampa Beat Weekend happening Friday-Saturday, Aug. 30-31 is available via @tampabeat on Facebook.