Hip-hop hooray: Attorney embraces rap music as a side gig

Executive: Tony Halmon, an attorney at Steinger, Greene & Feiner in Tampa who specializes in personal injury and employment law. A Tampa native, Halmon recently returned to the city after some time in Miami. 

Diversion: Rap music. Halmon, 31, has gained notoriety as Tampa’s rapping lawyer. He writes and records his own songs with assistance from his brother, Mike, who helped him get started and referred him to a local DJ. Halmon performs under the stage name Tuqui — a childhood nickname. His music can be streamed on Spotify, and a video for his song “Oh Lawd” recently debuted on YouTube.