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Right about now the road virgins of the Four Horsemen Tour — a Tampa originating jaunt featuring a crew of our hometown emcees, DJs and hybrid rock groups — are waking up somewhere in Pennsylvania. They've just come off a show in Baltimore, and CL contributor Casey Jeanite has been taking pictures along the way.

Look: The Four Horsemen Tour Kickoff at Crowbar — 04.13.17

All this happens as we find Four Horsemen band Samurai Shotgun taking over the Instagram Story and Snapchat of Tampa distro-hub Symphonic Distribution. The band — fronted by Bay area rapper Prince Golden — is also riding high on the recent release of a video for the latest single from their excellent new LP, Riptide. 

The clip for "Thrill Seeker" stars Charles Burns and Tampa emcee/producer Betty Dawl, but also features the talents of a sorely missed Tampa vocalist Monica Delegado, who contributes her voice to the track.

"Working with Monica was awesome, we all have been friends for years, and have been fans of each others work," Samurai Shotgun frontman Prince Golden told CL. "We got the chance to work together and we took it, and the song came out beautiful."

Have a look at the video — directed by Michael M. Sinclair — above, and see some photos from the tour below.

Charles Burns plays The Grey Eagle in Asheville, North Carolina on April 18, 2017. Credit: Casey Jeanite

Samurai Shotgun play Scruffy Town Hall in Knoxville, Tennessee on April 17, 2017. Credit: Casey Jeanite

Samurai Shotgun play Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia on April 16, 2017 Credit: Casey Jeanite

Samurai Shotgun play Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia on April 16, 2017 Credit: Casey Jeanite

Wally Clark (L) poses with members of the Four Horsemen tour in Knoxville, Tennessee on April 17, 2017. Credit: Casey Jeanite

Bangarang plays The Grey Eagle in Asheville, North Carolina on April 18, 2017. Credit: Casey Jeanite

Achilles the Conqueror plays The Howard and Mulberry in Baltimore, Maryland on April 20, 2017. Credit: Casey Jeanite

Rising Down plays The Howard and Mulberry in Baltimore, Maryland on April 20, 2017. Credit: Casey Jeanite

Charles Burns plays Scruffy Town Hall in Knoxville, Tennessee on April 17, 2017. Credit: Casey Jeanite

Wally Clark at Scruffy Town Hall in Knoxville, Tennessee on April 17, 2017. Credit: Casey Jeanite

Bangarang plays the 25 Watt in Richmond, Virginia on April 17, 2017. Credit: Casey Jeanite

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This article appears in Apr 20-27, 2017.

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...