A local rapper's unauthorized float party this upcoming Sunday on St. Pete Beach has city officials concerned that there will not be enough bathrooms, trash cans, parking spots and security.

  • Rapper Forgiato Blow's video invite to his blue wave float party went viral
  • City officials expect 10,000 - 20,000 people on the beach for the event
  • City will likely spend more than $5,000 on extra deputies to patrol the event

"It all starts with a permit and good planning," said Mayor Maria Lowe. "The permit was never submitted, even though it was requested." 

Lowe said a permit would've resolved most of the issues with the float party, and is required when more than 200 people gather on the beach for an event. The rapper, Forgiato Blow, whose real name is Kurt Jantz, 31, refused to cancel his blue wave float party and get a permit.

"We never needed a permit for this. I’m not trying to profit from this," he said. "This is just a hangout. It’s a public beach - there’s no concert."  

Blow advertised the float party through a video on social media that has gotten more than 181,000 views. The rapper said in the beginning he expected less than 200 fans to show up, but that was before it went viral.

"Now they’re expecting 10,000 to 20,000 people out here," Blow said. "They’re (the city) a little worried."  

In the video, Blow tells his fans to meet him on the beach near the Don Cesar Hotel on Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. with a float. The problem is that there's hardly any public parking near the hotel.

"The biggest thing is to find a place to park and I’m stressing for everyone to take Ubers, get dropped off, find someone to give you a ride," Blow said. "Maybe you know someone on the beach, park at their house."

Blow said he offered to pay for extra porta potties and trash cans, but a vendor would not rent him the equipment without a permit.

The Mayor said the city will likely spend more than $5,000 on extra deputies to patrol the event.

"We have to be prepared to protect the health and welfare of anyone who comes to our beach," she said. "I would like to make clear that there was never any money offered to the city."

The Mayor said residents are worried the float party is going to leave the beach trashed. Last month, Miami Beach was trashed after a Floatopia that an estimated 100,000 people attended. The Miami City Council was furious after the event and drafted new rules.

Blow was not affiliated with Miami's Floatopia, but his blue wave float party could result in stricter rules for St. Pete Beach.  

"We cannot enforce laws that are not broken yet," Lowe said. "I would say Mr. Blow and his attorneys have very much investigated the fine line in between those legalities."

Blow said he has purchased plenty of water for everyone, and is stressing a message of no alcohol, no drugs and cleaning up after themselves to his fans.

"We don’t want to see nobody go to jail. We don’t want to see nobody get in trouble," he said. "This is something that I want them to let us do again."