All the Tampa Bay hip-hop heads—including some with their kids—came out to MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre on Wednesday night to see a collection of true rap legends take the stage for the much-anticipated “NY State of Mind” tour. Nas was there, and so was Busta Rhymes along Wu-Tang Clan members RZA, GZA, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah and Young Dirty Bastard’. Even Inspectah Deck and Cappadonna showed up.

Nas plays MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on Sept. 21, 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
Cappadonna plays MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on Sept. 21, 2022. Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Young Dirty Bastard of Wu-Tang Clan plays MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on Sept. 21, 2022. Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Inspectah Deck plays MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on Sept. 21, 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
Ghostface Killah of Wu-Tang Clan plays MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on Sept. 21, 2022. Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Raekwon of Wu-Tang Clan plays MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on Sept. 21, 2022. Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
GZA of Wu-Tang Clan plays MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on Sept. 21, 2022. Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
Credit: Photo by Tre 'Junior' Butler
RZA of Wu-Tang Clan plays MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on Sept. 21, 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

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...