Trina: Tiny Desk Concert
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- Опубліковано 6 кві 2023
- Sidney Madden | April 7, 2023
"I wanna introduce you guys to the baddest bitch," Trina told the audience of her Tiny Desk. "The original baddest bitch." It's a title no one but the hip-hop icon herself could been able to claim at the Tiny Desk - and for good reason.
As a rapper, Trina has been pushing P since before her successors were even sitting up in Pampers and her wild ride of a Tiny Desk concert, 25 years after making her rap debut, only further proves why she is the blueprint.
Decked out in leather, diamonds and a wavy jet-black bussdown, the vet got comfortable behind the Desk quickly, ready to give fans the best of her sprawling discography. Trina temporarily fought back tears as she recited "Mama," a dedication to her late mother who died of cancer in 2019. The crew made the breakup anthem "Here We Go" feel even more aching. The energy in the space made a seismic shift when the band took on the bass-bumpin' classic "Da Baddest Bitch," infusing the live arrangement with nimble guitar, charismatic drums and background vocalists so entertaining, their delivery felt like epic narration from the chorus of an ancient Greek play or, just as epically, a group homegirls hyping up their friend at the function. In the middle of it all was the 305 Queen herself, killing her verses with breath control, authority and bougie hair flips.
"I believe in who I am. The game didn't make me; I made the game. I made it," the Diamond Princess declared in her Louder Than A Riot interview before recording this Tiny Desk concert. "I already came in with a motive and an initiative to know who I am from. That's why I breed a whole universe of bad bitches." To hear Trina's full interview, subscribe to NPR Music's Louder Than A Riot podcast.
SET LIST
"Mama"
"Da Baddest Bitch"
"Single Again"
"Here We Go"
"Nann N****"
MUSICIANS
Trina: vocals
Bigg D: guitar
Alton Coley: bass
Jon Anderson: drums
Cory Irvin: keys
Asher Makeba Williams: vocals
Nia McClain: vocals
Shannon McClain: vocals
Corey "C.O." Evans: vocals
TINY DESK TEAM
Producers: Sidney Madden, Bobby Carter
Director: Maia Stern
Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin
Editor: Joshua Bryant
Creative Director: Bob Boilen
Videographers: Maia Stern, Joshua Bryant, Kara Frame, Sofia Seidel
Audio Assistant: Neil Tevault
Production Assistants: Jill Britton, Alanté Serene
Tiny Desk Team: Suraya Mohamed, Maia Stern, Marissa Lorusso, Hazel Cills, Ashley Pointer, Pilar Galván
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
#NPRMusic #TinyDesk #Trina
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I want to perform
Hip hop with live instruments is so underrated
Oh yes
Organized Noized the only producers that played live instruments.
@@CleanMusicLover229 false. And I love Organized Noize. But that's false.
@@CleanMusicLover229 The Roots play instruments as well.🎯
I have never experienced anything like this until now. Definitely underrated.
This was such an honor for me! Thank you so much for the opportunity Trina! Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever imagined being a part of a history!
You did great ❤🔥
Well deserved 🎉🎉
🥰🥰🥰🥰
You killed it 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
You did an amazing job !
Trina’s breathe control is INSANE!!!!🔥🔥🔥
This!!!
It sure is especially here cause she was sick at the time.
Compliments of THEE LATE GREAT BETTY WRIGHT! Her training was phenomenal
My 34 year old heart did not deserve this. Brought me back to being in middle school sneaking listening to her music before church! This was such a treat to watch!
trina provides the pre-sermon before the service
Wait... Not before church 😆
Omg same. And I grew up in Miami. I grew up on her and Trick Daddy!
Gotta say what song did it for you, "back then"
Me too
Was not expecting this 😂. NPR hit us with a curveball. Trina with a live band is 🔥. Nia Amber did not come to play!
I swear I wasn’t I love this for her & us
Facts
The tiny desk concert we didn’t even know we needed 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
Right! ❤
Had no idea! I’m so thankful 🥲
❤
Facts!
Seriously, I really enjoyed it!
She’s so strong to not cry during the first song 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽💕
2:08 is when she wipes her tears
Tiny desk is the real test. Live and uncut and no effects or backing vocals to hide behind. Trina a real MC.
It’s the “new” Unplugged. But with far more variety and genres than MTV ever had..
Trina killed it!! She laid the foundation for the modern female dirty rappers-the City girls, Meg the Stallion, Cardi B and etc. 💐
Lil’ Kim did that sweetie. They’re all her offspring. Especially Trina.
@@Billy.Ripken I ❤ Kim too
May you meet her 1 day ❤ 🎉🎉🎉🎉
@@Billy.Ripkenexactly.
Kinda crazy y’all act like foxy brown never existed
@@mikee3261 Foxy was the original Bootleg Lil’ Kim. What about her?
Let’s talk about Trina’s breathing. She got that, these girls needs to take note.
This!!
Studio singers.
Yeah back ground wasn't the best
She came up in era of artist development
You need to watch Megan's tiny desk. She didn't miss a beat.
TRINA IS AN ICON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was good. I love how Trina stays relevant and in her own line. Just doing her and enjoying life. Never intimidated. Never competing. But FULLY aware of who the F she is and what she contributed to the game. She confident in her crown and title as a legend.
Indeed! 👏🏾
Right bc she knows shes a legend, she walks in it ❤️🔥
Trina is a legend! She walked so that JT and Caresha could FLY! Let's give her all the flowers! Love you Trina!
📠 we love a connoisseur in the comments.
Have a great week.
Fun fact:
JT and Caresha was raised around Trina and considers her a god mother 😊
@@rhonnichanTrina is Caresha’s actual godmother.
U mean she bent over
if everyone knew this. we’d be okay.
The background singers where getting there entire life. You can tell that they where genuine fans of each song, & that they where getting took back, it literally seemed like they forgot they where at work a few times, LOL. 💯💯🙌😅🤣
Dam Ryte!!!
The vocalist to the right was LIVING
ENTIRE
@@iKETOURAGE Trina said them late Betty Wright daughters
They had me hype! lol LOVED THEM lol
I love that Trina is getting her flowers 💐 THE ORIGINAL BADDEST B*TCH!!!!
That jazz rap fusion vibe of "Single Again" I was screaming from the first note omfg 🔥🔥
00:06 🙌🏾😇 sad song but I love it 🥰
This was one of the best tiny desk performances I’ve seen. She sounds exactly like her records.
As a Floridian born and raised, this gave me LIFE. Trina is our First Lady! The BADDEST
Same. Made my whole day.
GIRL!!! Miami 305!!! This gave me life! I literally screamed man!
🙌
Trina with a live band is necessary ❤ thank you NPR!!
Never imagined an acoustic version of Trina but it sound’s phenomenal
Trina deserved more than 15 mins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah I agree
Everyone gets 15 minutes minimum if you watch any episodes from NPR
I scrolled down looks like they’re usually 24 mins
naw
No fr 😢
We need Trina doing a jazz club tour! This was amazing.
Listen....🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yasssss!!!!
Hmmm 🤔 🤣🤣🤣
I got my money ready.
@@miami-dade3058 lmbo right
Trina deserved this moment 🥰🥰
Why is she not at a million!!! 🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️Yall playing!!!
It’s her singing Glorilla 🙌🏾 she’s so supportive
Never would have expected Trina on NPR.
Nia’s voice 🤌🏽🔥🔥
Thank you 🥰
Trina snapped on this
Your background singers are worthy of their craft - Loved it
Trina's flow and delivery is everything! Let me say, Asher, Nia and Shannon's voices are amazing !
Yes, Betty’s daughters didn’t disappoint. They slayed!
Thank you 🥰
@@1Queen_Dee thank you!!
Y'all kilt!
Absolutely immaculate.
I love the live band. Trina, did that. I wish more concerts were with a live band. Betty Wright’s daughters’ didn’t disappoint.
Yes!
Boring.
@@mantisbog No, it wasn’t. Stop it!
💯
Who’s Betty Wright’s daughter?
I love this with Trina. The live band and the background singers made me want to go see her in concert with them backing her up. It reminds me when LL Cool J performed on MTV Unplugged with the live band. Get it TRINA!!! I wanted more. Trina looks like she is in her element more than I have ever seen her.
Good idea I hopes it’s done
Trina did that!!!!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 The first song had me on the verge of tears🥺, my mom's passing was 8 years ago. The band, the singers, well done! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🔥🔥🔥
Xoxo losing a mom is hard..sending hugs lost mine 1/1/16
❤
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤😘
This is like a Great balance of RACHET and CLASSY!!!! I love this performance so much!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥😍👑🙌🏾❤️❤️❤️❤️
EXACTLY 😂
Lol I love it 😩😂 ✨❤️✨
@@ClowneryAtItsFinest RIGHT!!!🔥
Perfectly said ❤️💯
The word is actually spelled wretched meaning: (of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state: We have lowered our standards for women of color so much and toxicity we praise it. Shame and gross rolled all in one. One of the many reasons why I refuse to date or associate with many women of color to date or be in a long term relationship, because of the toxicity.
The background singers are everything! They look like they havin so much fun 🙌🏾
Ofc Betty Wright in that DNA
A moment of silence for the
Background Sangers!!!
Amazing ❤
YES TRINA!!!!! SHE LEFT NO CRUMBS! She looks great & sounds even better!!! ❤
WHEN I SAW THIS I SAID “WE MADE IT!!!!” Miami let’s go! So proud of you Katrina!!!!!! We love you! Diamond princess!
Mama 0:32
Da Baddest 3:48
Single Again 6:01
Here We Go 9:03
Nann 12:19
Trina looks great, this was a pleasant surprise. I didnt realize how many songs I knew till I started singing along. The band and background singers were perfect 👌
This is the performance I didn’t know I needed to see! Trina is really a Legend! Give her her flowers 💐 the background singers loved them! The guy on the guitar 🔥
Hearing a live band play “Naan N****” was all I needed for this Friday! 💪🏾
This is my favourite. I listened to it more than 100 times... Starting from 12:00 🔥🔥🔥
I grew up watching Trina. You just gotta give this woman her Flowers. She has a Heart and a Beautiful spirit!!
Trina I Know Your Mommy Is Looking Down At Her Baby Gurl With The Biggest , Proudest Smile.
Keep Shinning Rockstarr 😊🤗😘
i keep rewatching this. this is my favorite tiny desk EVER
Yes! This is extreme! ❤️🔥🔥🔥
She could take these versions to city wineries and seek different venues. This is so chill . Love it .
Thanks for the diversity Npr. TRINA is a legend ❤
This!!!
Props to Bob. He brings in a wide range of musicians to the desk.
Wish it was longer!!!
The tiny desk I didn't even know I needed . I saw her versus with eve and this tiny desk is showing me stuff I never focused on . How beautiful her background is , her breath control , how her voice is so on point . Love you Trina.
The baddest b!tch song live with the band, is a mood.❤❤💃🏾🕺🏾
Trina is the soundtrack to every party since high school. I’m 33 now. Every time anyone in our friend group makes a party playlist, Trina is on every single one multiple times.
Thank you, Trina for the gift of life long memories through your art!
Facts
Facts
THE ORIGINAL MOTHER!!! we wouldn't be where we are in music without her, all my love to this whole crew they look so happy
Music is garbage now and Trina is part of the reason as to why it is.
@@COOKIEM260so why watch the video?
@@COOKIEM260👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Living legend Trina did her thing. Give the Diamond Princess her well deserved flowers 🌹 Shout out to those soulful backup singers and that outstanding live band. Much respect to you all. 🙏🏾👍🏾❤️🔥
Trina is a hip hop legend and deserves way more flowers than she gets. They need to put some respecc on mama name.
Yassss! Trina did her thing . The tribute to her mama had me crying 😢
Me too
The ladies on the Vocals was Fire 🔥!!!
same -
❤
Me too
The band makes a big difference seriously...A happy band is a live 🔥
✅✅✅
They killed this!!!!!!!!! Love how they spin it with the live music. Just artistry!!! Love Trina's energy too.
Hands down one of the best rap Tiny Desk installments. The live instrumentation REALLY brought added life to her music!
A Tiny Desk Concert I didn't know I needed! I'm a Florida native so Trina has always been a staple in the culture. This was everything and I hope she does more shows in settings like this.
Those are betty Wright daughters 😮Wow!! Amazing 👏🏾
She is everything. The humble Queen we deserve.
her breath control was amazing 💪🏽💝
YES!!! Vocals on 100! 💯
Come on through with it all: Trina, background singers and the band 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Who thought we needed a Trina tiny desk
I love it 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤
Let’s talk about the youth Trina has reserved she still looks 25 ❤
I did not have this performance on my Bingo card, but LORD! It has surpassed my wildest imagination. Trina and everyone on that stage did IT!
I know right Trina and the band was on point.
Trina killed it 🔥 🔥 🔥 and those backup singers were amazing!
100%
She ate this up.
Trina is forever a grace of beauty and a huge gift in the rap industry
This is too monumental. I only heard her so often growing up, but this speaks for her the same way it does for NPR. Wow.
This was unexpected but something I didn’t know I needed 😂! S/O to Trina and NPR for this ❤.
I've seen Trina twice in club concerts in my life. If she did another with a live band like this, I'd watch her again. This was excellent.
The whole set was 🔥 from Trina that band was on point not mentioned those background singers especially the one all the way to the right she looks like she having so much fun
Not what I expected. The band and the singers are amazing.
I agree! Such a great crew!❤
Trina is the reason these new girls exist! A true icon.
No lie! This was real entertaining! Go ahead Trina, Nia and the crew!! More artists should do these!
Yes Tiny Desk shows an artist true talent
Love Me Some Trina!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
&
Her Crew (singers & musicians) - Perfect, Perfect & More Perfect!!!!!!
&
I’m single!!! & Thank You for that Bomb A song for Us single ladies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I done watched this twice already! Smiling so hard. Sometimes you have no idea why you’re so darn happy for someone and that’s how I feel right now! Trina will always be the baddest! These ladies in the background are PURE GOLD! 🥰🙌🏾💚
Agreed! I can’t stop smiling through the performance. I think it’s cuz Trina’s energy is pretty pure and she’s having fun
@@whatchuknowboutdat5740 🎯 point taken 💚
There perfect❤
I've watched it about 10 times, I'm reading the comments plus my favorite song is with her and jelly on repeat
This was so fun and upbeat. This version of Nann had me 💃🏾. Trina was spitting those extra barzzz. ♥️ i’m so happy to see Trina on here. She deserves all her flowers and respect!
Wow Trina thank you! The confidence level is off the charts! Flowers 💐 definitely deserved
as a little girl growing up Trina and EVE were and still are my favorite i've said it before i'll say it again put respect on both their names hands single again and here we go again are still my favorite trina songs
Tears came down my eyes when she said Betty Wright Daughters..I love this entire set!!! R.I.P Betty Wright
Only Asher is the daughter with braids
❤This is what I needed taday!!!
Amazing! Trina should do a live album 🔥🏆🔥
Yessssssssssssssss!My same thoughts!🎯💯
I made it to this concert Trina❤🌹🌺💐🙏🏽🤩🥰😍
WOW!!! EVERYONE take notice, this is how it is done, from "The Baddest B***h" Trina is a true Iconic Legend. Love Trina!!!! Longevity is a real thing!!!!
Wha wha wha wha WHAT??!!! Never would have guessed Trina was getting a Tiny Desk but she is so worthy!!!💐💐💐💐💐💐 I want to hear the rest of her hits, JUST LIKE THIS!
Okay NPR!!
The Band , The Singers , Plus Trina …. 🔥🔥🔥
That guitar tho
The band playing nann is top tier. I would love y’all to record that version
The background singers were giving me life ❤️🔥
Ok Tiny Desk Bringing Us Ms. Trina....We Are Here For It!! Vibe and Flow On Point👏💯❤
Go sis wit yo bad self!!! 🔥🔥🔥
I loveee how her songs sound livee wow. DEFINITELY A TINY DESK I didn’t know we deserveddd! 🎉🎉❤ amazing!!
Trina has so much charisma
She is fiyyyyyah, you hear me..🔥🔥🔥🔥
I lost my mom in 2018. I’ve been lost ever since. Nobody to answer my question or help me get through life. That first song really hit me.
I’m just a66 white woman and never listen to rap Or language… but I HAD to listen! Got roped in the first song , this is awesome!!
Them background singers n tht gentleman on tht guitahhhhhhh. Yyyaassssss Trina!
That INTRO was AMAZING..... I'm actually teary eyed!!! GREAT JOB TRINA!!! 🎉🎉🎉
Me too lost my Mom in 2017, hits close. I begged her not to leave but her body was tired.
@@DenaSimone Awe ... my prayers are with you.... lost my grandma in 2021 and it still hurts til this day!! Much love to you.... we are gonna make them proud!! ❤️🤗🎉🙏🏽
Healing and prayers to both of you beautiful women🥺🥰🤲🏾🤲🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾❤️❤️
I don’t think I’ve ever heard someone rap to live music. It would always be the instrumental playing in the background.
Nothing but love for Trina! ❤
Tiny Desk has quite a few rappers w/ their live bands. 2 Short, IDK, Denzel Curry, The Roots have been known for their live bands since the 90's.
That’s what’s up!
@@MrQuietstorm93Meg the Stallion did one
Eric B tiny desk was 🔥
I actually meant Rakim tho 😀
They killing it wow mommy please dont leave tonight I know how she feels i lost my mom in 2010 unexpectedly wow i miss u so much mom rip baby my black beautiful queen