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It’s a POETRY MONTH TAKEOVER!!!!!Friday the GrowHouse Slam Poetry Team will be FEATURING at Rhythm and Hues Alleyway A...
04/15/2026

It’s a POETRY MONTH TAKEOVER!!!!!

Friday the GrowHouse Slam Poetry Team will be FEATURING at Rhythm and Hues Alleyway Art show! It’s an OPEN MIC alongside some INCREDIBLE live painting artist!

‼️CALLING ALL POETS! CAUSE WE WANT TO PACK THE HOUSE‼️

All held at the Rialto Theatre!

It’s an incredible space for sharing TAMPA arts and culture!!!
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POETRY LOVERS!!!!! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!! The BIGGEST and LONGEST RUNNING poetry festival in the COUNTRY is coming to Or...
03/26/2026

POETRY LOVERS!!!!! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!

The BIGGEST and LONGEST RUNNING poetry festival in the COUNTRY is coming to Orlando in June and tampa is SHOWING UP!!!!

The GrowHouse Slam Team is LOCKED IN in ready to compete but so are some MONSTER INDIE poets and GrowHouse family will also be competing!

Let’s show some love to:



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Who will all be competing as Indie Poets!

The GrowHouse Slam Team has 3 featured events coming to showcase what they have been working on that you can support!!

THIS SATURDAY are TWO opportunites with LaRaza open mic at And THEN a feature performance at

After that on April 17th, you can catch them dropping TEAM PIECES at the Rhythm and Hues Alleyway Art Show!

And stay tuned for some bigger events coming soon!
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Southern Fried Poetry Slam is an annual performing arts festival celebrating poetry, spoken word, and community outreach.

Born in 1993 from a sense of family, home cooked meals and good ol’ Southern food, Southern Fried Poetry shares the absolute best southern offerings — hospitality, comfort and tradition.

June 10th-14th 2026 in Orlando!

IF YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE FESTIVAL DM US!!!
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📣AND YOUR RAP SLAM 5 CHAMPION IS……. !!!!!Lance came through with the bold lyricism, stage presence and an undeniable rea...
03/22/2026

📣AND YOUR RAP SLAM 5 CHAMPION IS…….

!!!!!

Lance came through with the bold lyricism, stage presence and an undeniable real hip hop energy that impressed the judges and the entire audience!

What an incredible night! The last rap slaps was a HUGE a success thanks to all the rappers who made the night, our three judges and our incredible sponsors, especially our title sponsor

Lance won himself some CASH, an article in , and a performance spot at !

Big love to the runner up who won CASH and a performance spot at

And also our 3rd place winner .deznicole who will be performing at ‘s BIG Fest in August

Thanks again to ALL who attended! See yall next Rap Slam!!!
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📣AND YOUR RAP SLAM 5 CHAMPION IS……. !!!!!Lance came through with the bold lyricism, stage presence and an undeniable rea...
03/22/2026

📣AND YOUR RAP SLAM 5 CHAMPION IS…….

!!!!!

Lance came through with the bold lyricism, stage presence and an undeniable real hip hop energy that impressed the judges and the entire audience!

What an incredible night! The last rap slaps was a HUGE a success thanks to all the rappers who made the night, our three judges and our incredible sponsors, especially our title sponsor

Lance won himself some CASH, an article in , and a performance spot at !

Big love to the runner up who won CASH and a performance spot at

And also our 3rd place winner .deznicole who will be performing at ‘s BIG Fest in August

Thanks again to ALL who attended! See yall next Rap Slam!!!
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The Rap Slam is TONIGHT!!!!!!On top of the intense competition we also have 3 performances from some Tampa HEAT!!!!Inclu...
03/21/2026

The Rap Slam is TONIGHT!!!!!!

On top of the intense competition we also have 3 performances from some Tampa HEAT!!!!

Including Last Years Winner: Li Kenobi!

All held at !

$15 at the door!

RAP SLAM 5 IS TOMORROW!!!! 16 Rappers! 3 Legendary Judges!3 rounds of elimination until 2 rappers go head to head! Winne...
03/20/2026

RAP SLAM 5 IS TOMORROW!!!!

16 Rappers!
3 Legendary Judges!
3 rounds of elimination until 2 rappers go head to head!

Winner wins Money 💰 , Paid performance opportunities 🎤, an article in Creative Loafing 📰, and MORE!

All held at the LEGENDARY !

If you love hip hop DON’T MISS THIS!!!!

$15 AT THE DOOR!
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Rap Slam tradition has always been a LIVE performance from last years champion! Rap Slam 4 winner Li Kenobi came through...
03/14/2026

Rap Slam tradition has always been a LIVE performance from last years champion! Rap Slam 4 winner Li Kenobi came through and absolutely crushed it! Excited to see what he brings to the performance stage this year!

And, as with tradition, we have some other SPECIAL guest performances by two monster MCs and some of the best live performers in the city:




Top tier level rap performances and
And oh yeah…
16 MCs COMPETING FOR GREATNESS!!!

All held at the LEGENDARY

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🎤 Saturday, 3/21
🎤 ONLY $15 at the door
🎤 7PM
🎤 1812 N 17th street
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VERY excited to show love to one of our favorite organizations in the city and all they do to put on high class and hig...
03/11/2026

VERY excited to show love to one of our favorite organizations in the city and all they do to put on high class and high quality events! They are helping with the prize money for winners!

Art Noir is a TOP QUALITY arts organization that highlights black artists and small business with dignity, style and purpose! CHECK THEM OUT!

See yall on the 21st!
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🎤 Saturday, 3/21
🎤 ONLY $15 at the door
🎤 7PM
🎤 1812 N 17th street
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The next community sponsors we want to show some love to is who is sponsoring a 500 word article on the winner of Rap ...
03/10/2026

The next community sponsors we want to show some love to is who is sponsoring a 500 word article on the winner of Rap Slam 5

Creative Loafing work their butts off every single day to maintain the authentic integrity that it is and stays truer to the Tampa Bay art scene (ALL the arts scenes mind you) and we are honored the seethe value!

See yall on the 21st!
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🎤 Saturday, 3/21
🎤 ONLY $15 at the door
🎤 7PM
🎤 1812 N 17th street
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Today we have to show love to some of the community sponsors who help make Rap Slam a VALUABLE competitive resource!Big ...
03/10/2026

Today we have to show love to some of the community sponsors who help make Rap Slam a VALUABLE competitive resource!

Big love to our Title Sponsor !! They are sponsoring the winning prize money and they have been supporting the rap slam since our second iteration and continue to be our biggest sponsor. Always respect that one of the best distribution companies In the world, still supports the local scene!

See yall on the 21st!
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🎤 Saturday, 3/21
🎤 ONLY $15 at the door
🎤 7PM
🎤 1812 N 17th street
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And your JUDGES for rap slam 5 AAARREEEE: (repost) - Fresh P is already a Tampa Hip Hop Legend and is still out here bod...
03/06/2026

And your JUDGES for rap slam 5 AAARREEEE: (repost)

- Fresh P is already a Tampa Hip Hop Legend and is still out here bodying challenges and putting out music the city loves!

- The HARDEST working DJ in the Bay Area and one of the purest souls you will meet! DJ Donnie Luv has spun for some of hip-hops BIGGEST names!

- Tom DeGeorge the fearless owner of who has been putting local rappers on the same stage as Hip Hop Royalty for the last 20 years!

These 3 will be holding the flame to the feet of our 16 MCs! But who better?!?!?

Rap Slam is our love letter to the culture,art, and music that made us who we are today! If you love Hip Hop you do NOT want to miss this one.

All held at the LEGENDARY

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🎤 Saturday, 3/21
🎤 ONLY $15 at the door
🎤 7PM
🎤 1812 N 17th street
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