A medium-shot, red-carpet-style portrait of music producer and DJ Mannie Fresh. They are smiling warmly and looking directly at the camera. Their left hand is raised, with their index finger pointed upward in a celebratory gesture. They are wearing a plain black t-shirt, multiple gold chain necklaces—one featuring a prominent pendant—and a gold watch on their left wrist. The background is a clean, bright, professional wall branded with 'NISSAN' logos, characteristic of a high-profile event venue like the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.
Mannie Fresh at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Georgia on Oct. 3, 2023. Credit: Franklin Sheard Jr / Shutterstock

Get your money ready, woady.

An entire generation of Americans had its genome reprogrammed in the late-’90s and early-2000s thanks to a bunch of rappers and entrepreneurs from New Orleans, and those legends are coming to Tampa this fall.

Yesterday, Cash Money Records and No Limit Records announced a 17-city tour that includes two stops in the Sunshine State.

The iconic rap labels, largely-recognized for bringing their distinct and unapologetically-Southern sound to the masses, have sold more than a billion records collectively recently headlined the return of hip-hop’s ridiculously-fun “verzuz” series.

As expected, they’ll both bring a stacked lineup of their heavy hitters to the run.

According to a press release, artists scheduled to appear in Tampa include Birdman, Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, B.G., Master P, Silkk the Shocker, Mia X, Mac, Mercedes, Fiend, Choppa Style, and Mr. Serv-On. Boosie plays opener.

“The fans have been waiting for a tour like this for a long time. We came from New Orleans and built something the world had never seen before, movements that changed music, hip hop culture, and the business forever,” Master P added.

Tickets for the Cash Money and No Limit Records tour coming to Tampa’s Benchmark International Arena in Tampa on Saturday, Nov. 7 go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. EDT on Friday, June 19.

Ticket prices have not yet been announced.


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Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...