Tyler, The Creator: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Published 2017-12-14
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Dec. 11, 2017 | Sidney Madden -- Tyler, The Creator's Tiny Desk performance was a first for many reasons. It was the Los Angeles rapper's first time performing at our offices, but moreover, it was the Tiny Desk's first nighttime performance, a special request from Tyler and his team in order to professionally light the "stage" themselves. Members of Tyler's lighting crew came to the office a day before to set it up, eventually bathing him and his band in shades of fuchsia, orange and blue — one for each song — during the early evening show.
Flower Boy, Tyler's latest album, is much like this Tiny Desk performance; a surprising departure from the expected. Four albums in, he has matured as a producer, rapper and human being. Often equated to hip-hop's class clown, the 26-year-old peels back his own mask of immaturity to reveal a young adult grappling with anxiety, fear and uncertainty of self.
After he was done, Tyler did something of a modified mic-drop, throwing his tambourine in celebration of what he and his band had accomplished. Always one to stay casually connected with his fans, Tyler made time — nearly an hour after the performance was done —- to pose for photos, sign merch and crack jokes with (and on) everyone around him.
Set List
"Boredom"
"See You Again"
"Glitter"
MUSICIANS
Tyler Okonma (vocals, keys), Jaret Landon (MD/Keys) Dré Pinckney (Bass), Dalton Hodo (Drums), Kaye Fox (background vocals), Kiandra Richardson (background vocals)
CREDITS
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Noelle Smith; Creative Director: Bob Boilen; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Lighting: Max McDougall; Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, Maia Stern, Beck Harlan, Alyse Young; Production Assistants: Paul Wichmann, Salvatore Maicki; Photo: Jennifer Kerrigan/NPR
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so nice of the female singers to invite tyler to watch their performance!
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Those weren't even background singers, they were foreground singers.
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TYLER WAS MORE FOCUSED ON THE PRODUCTION THAN THE SINGING.
True artist. -
Everyone did so good, but the singers especially. They're like twin angels welcoming you into Heaven!
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i’m convinced those women are the muses from hercules
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Those ladies could sing the SUN to sleep.
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The lighting in this video is so dope it's like moving art.
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I speak for everyone when saying... A new Tyler tiny desk is NECESSARY !!!!!!! He's so amusing
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Imagine this being your introduction to Tyler
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Tyler is directing the band, joking around with the singers, improvising lyrics, playing notes and rapping. This is such a good Tiny Desk.
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ik everyone’s talking about the backup singers and they were so amazing but like drummer man and cello guy and keyboard dude were so insane
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Tyler knows how to use his voice perfectly. He is not a great singer talent wise but in practice he’s phenomenal I love his voice. Perfectly off
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We not just gon sit here and act like the lighting ain't straight flamezzz
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Lebron killed it on the bass
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The way he turned boredom into a improvisation suite was just so fire
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All this, FOR FREEEEEE???
The vibes of this are like, a group of friends chilling out having a jam sesh, and I love it so much
Side note: Tyler is such a amazing performer. It’s so good. -
Tyler is such a crazy dude that sometimes I forget he’s actually a musician too.
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imagine if he did another tiny desk w igor
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Crazy to think long ago people would only hear a concert maybe once or twice in their life but I get to enjoy this masterpiece in my own home.
