There are music videos — and then there are hangout invitations captured on camera. When Granata dropped the video for “Say Whaddup,” it wasn’t some concept-heavy cinematic epic. It was something better — a sun-drenched snapshot of Tampa youth culture, friendship, and backyard mischief set against the backdrop of Davis Islands.
From the opening shot, the video feels like a spontaneous summer memory — the kind of day you don’t plan, you just fall into.
The Crew Vibe — Not Acting, Just Existing
One of the strongest elements about Granata is that they don’t perform together — they move together. Instead of carefully posed frames, you get candid goofing, real smiles, inside jokes that don’t even need explaining.
It doesn’t look like a band acting cool for a camera.
It looks like a friend circle that happened to be musical.
This difference is everything.
Davis Islands: The Secret Star of the Video
The location matters.
Davis Islands isn’t just Tampa’s tucked-away enclave — it’s a vibe.
You get:
- water shimmering in that Gulf-light
- sea breeze hair-toss without trying
- residential streets that feel like vacation
- that subtle sense of “we’re away from the mainland”
The band could’ve filmed anywhere — but filming here made the video feel like a love letter to local summer.
The Track Itself — “Say Whaddup” as Attitude
The song isn’t aggressive or heavy — it’s bouncy, loose, and confident.
Think:
A little indie
A little surf-rock
A little basement-born swagger
The hook feels like:
- someone seeing a friend across the street
- throwing up a hand
- and saying “Sup?”
It’s casual.
It’s welcoming.
It’s unpretentious.
Granata aren’t trying to be the coolest band in Florida — they’re just being themselves. Ironically, that kind of authenticity is cool.
The Party Moments
Another laughing so hard they can’t breathe.
Someone else cracking open a beer and spraying foam.
These aren’t performances.
These are captured personalities.
It’s not a music video.
It’s a documentary of vibes.
Why This Video Hit Different
Because it didn’t try to look like big-budget MTV or slick VEVO content.
It didn’t force a vibe.
It just caught one.
It says:
We’re in Tampa,
we make music,
and this is what our weekends look like.
There’s a relaxed intimacy to it.
A warmth.
A joy.
It feels like being invited rather than being shown.
Tampa Music Scene + Place-Based Identity
One thing that keeps emerging in early 2010s Tampa indie culture is a strong sense of geographic honesty.
Bands weren’t pretending to be from Brooklyn or Portland.
They were proudly:
local
sun-kissed
humid
Florida weird
“Say Whaddup” fits perfectly into that lineage — it’s a snapshot of a specific subculture in a specific city at a specific time.
The Aftertaste of the Video
When the credits roll, you feel like you’ve:
- met some new friends
- hung out in a backyard
- soaked in some sunlight
- maybe gotten a little salty from Tampa Bay breeze
And you almost want to message Granata like:
“Yo, next time — invite me for real.”
Because that’s the magic:
It makes you want to be there.