Miami’s Fair & Expo Center hosted Funk Fest to close out the year, with sets by Mary J. Blige, Jeezy, Anthony Hamilton and Carl Thomas on its first day. 

Jeezy, who plays The Ritz in Ybor City, Florida on Aug. 3, 2024. Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Jeezy plays the Miami-Dade Fair & Expo Center on Dec. 30, 2022. Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Jeezy, who plays The Ritz in Ybor City, Florida on Aug. 3, 2024. Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Mary J. Blige plays the Miami-Dade Fair & Expo Center on Dec. 30, 2022. Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Anthony Hamilton plays the Miami-Dade Fair & Expo Center on Dec. 30, 2022. Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Carl Thomas plays the Miami-Dade Fair & Expo Center on Dec. 30, 2022. Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler

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...