Florida rappers E-Turn and Mike Mass are backed by live bands in Tampa this weekend

A new collaboration out of Orlando called The Crossfade—featuring rapper-vocalist E-Turn—starts its Florida mini-tour in Tampa with a Friday set at Hooch and Hive.

E-Turn’s emotional performances connect “the gap between gritty rap and soulful vocals” with influences ranging from Mos Def to Stevie Nicks. The emcee is backed by the fabulous funk, soul and R&B ensemble Leisure Chief, so you know things are going to get hot.

Best of the Bay-winning emcee Mike Mass and jazz trio Katara team up to fill out the stacked lineup with a Bay area band-MC combination to compliment Crossfade.

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This article appears in Dec 30, 2021 – Jan 5, 2022.