How do you love rap when rap doesn’t love you back? From Rico Nasty’s harassment from toxic Carti fans, to Saucy Santana's unapologetically femme aesthetics in a queerphobic industry, to the assault case that put Megan Thee Stallion’s entire image on trial, each episode of Louder Than A Riot - the second season of our investigative hip-hop podcast - unpacks the unspoken rules of rap that hold the entire culture back. Tap in to our first episode at n.pr/louder-season-2.
This was immaculate. Breath control, clarity, swag, the band was tight af. The girl is also dope. Salute to artistes who master their craft and continue to improve
I came for “Lean Back”, won’t even lie. Then I heard “what’s luv” and “Sunshine” (Luther sample) and nearly shed a tear, because I had so much fun during the time that I was a kid/those songs came out 🥺😭
I started to see this sitting in the chair shaking my head, then I got up from the chair and started doing all the 90's dance steps. This man is a living legend.🔥🙌🏽
this got me hyped up at 11 pm when i’m about to go to bed. this was unexpected but enjoyable! also, Angelica’s vocals sound so clean and pretty, i like her already 🔥
One of the most legendary tiny desk concerts! Joe is an absolute legend and sounds amazing as ever and the performance was just A1! We needed it to be longer though joe!
This new way to deliver the tiny desk concerts gives more flavor to the performance and visuals, plus Angel-ica Vila Wow what a voice!! Thanks again NPR and shoutout to the audio engineers!
That was a classic!! Loved that Joe shout-out to Luther Vandross & Tina Turner, he's a real student of music. Congrats to the band as well for the high energy performances. 🎼🎤🎹🥁🎸
Always been a fan of Joe, but these videos really accentuate how talented so many of these people are. Dude is for real. Out of the rappers he and Juvenile both killed it in these videos.
YES I am watching a third time and i think i'm gonna put this thing in its own playlist by itself and just put it on "repeat" all day today. thanks for a nice lil tiny desk concert!
Joe Crack...I appreciate your friendship my brother. I took your advice and built my own page here on the tube. You are right if u build it they will come
bar of the performance: “It’s terror in the venue, the squadron, the crew to fear, don. we sharper with the pen than the barber that drew this beard on” 🔥
Lean Back is only a tiny part of this mans long career. Straight hip hop legend from day 1 with some of his earliest albums being underrated hip hop classics.
Nothing but pure talent... I was blown by this performance. It's totally unexpected. It reminded me once again why I fell in love with music from ground 0
You gotta respect Joe. Obviously, the lyrical GOATS is a different conversation. But he is definitely a legend in the game. There are a handful of rappers who've lasted as long as he has, at the level he has. (We're talking from like 1991 till today). Give this man his flowers!
How do you love rap when rap doesn’t love you back? From Rico Nasty’s harassment from toxic Carti fans, to Saucy Santana's unapologetically femme aesthetics in a queerphobic industry, to the assault case that put Megan Thee Stallion’s entire image on trial, each episode of Louder Than A Riot - the second season of our investigative hip-hop podcast - unpacks the unspoken rules of rap that hold the entire culture back. Tap in to our first episode at n.pr/louder-season-2.
I like shorty on vocals
How about Joe lying about his lyrics 😂
Tttttcccttttttttttttttttttttttttpmp’omyp
Hk
This was immaculate. Breath control, clarity, swag, the band was tight af. The girl is also dope. Salute to artistes who master their craft and continue to improve
I liked the entrance walk anyway..lol. Typical JOE!
Solid act btw
Facts
Deadly combo doing amazing shxt
what do you mean the girls is ALSO dope.. she a baddie son
Yes
Whoever tuned this snare drum. Give this man a cookie.
got that gritty new york sound to it.
whoever the engineers are ... wow!! NPR always sounds PERFECTTT!!!
10000%
So true sir❤️
Most definitely!
This man doesn’t get the credit he deserves. Hip hop legend point blank
I don't think people really know how far back Joe goes in this game and how he was REALLY in the streets. Super legend
@@s2mey382 Flow Joe back in 93
Boogie Down Bronx Boyeeee
amen to that!
@@wmcroy3306 what was that old joe song? You gotta flow joe you gotta flow joe you gotta gotta gotta let em know joe
The energy Joe brought to this performance got me hyped.
Definitely got my blood pumpin
Same here!! He smashed it!!
What's the title of the first song?
@@samueloladelelayiwola2370 "My lifestyle"
Yezzz
I came for “Lean Back”, won’t even lie.
Then I heard “what’s luv” and “Sunshine” (Luther sample) and nearly shed a tear, because I had so much fun during the time that I was a kid/those songs came out 🥺😭
Same!! Loved it 🖤🖤🖤
Wordddd!! 😭
Shoot, I came for "what's love" but everything else just blew me away
Luther always brings that Nostalgic Vibe🙏🏾
I literally said i hope they don't do lean back lolol
This is what 20+ years in the game gets you. Great stage performance no matter the size or venue.
Everything was on point!
28 years
0:04 - *My Lifestyle* (2:13)
2:34 - *What's Luv?* (5:33)
5:51 - *Lean Back*
8:27 - *Sunshine (The Light)* (10:53)
10:59 - *All The Way Up*
[15:01 - Tiny Desk team]
bless you darlin
U the GOAT for that.
Thank You. Guess I'm out after the first joint.
Thanks a lot!!
Love how he did the classics
I rate that drummer 💯 for staying focus with all that beauty in front of him lol
Lol
It’s called being a professional. Lol
Facts.
He knew from the getgo he gotta stay focused.
Instead of female. Think of the shoes.
Npr is showing every reason fans authentically love artists
Well said my man 🤜🤛
Honestly wasn't expecting how incredible this was! That band is soo good. Everyone so on point
Same...
One of the guys in the industry we can't compare to anybody else, and he still sounds so dope
Nas 3 times better than his fatass
Reaching
@@ijustbevibin0425 whos 'Nas'? never heard of him/she!
😂
Joey up there with Busta as rappers who have survived in every era since the 90's. Complete legends , albums go hard and heavily underrated artists.
Angelica killed it. She did Ashanti justice while putting her own style to it and that's no easy feat
Eh
a lot of live autotune and compression unfortunately..
this girl is really annoying and cringy to watch
She be doing too much
And did
Lean back gets u moving no matter how old it is
His outfit is on point, music selection nailed it exactly what I wanted to hear.
That Jacket is badass
Probably one of the old head mcs that got real style not lemme emphasize style he don’t do fashion he got his own flava
This man deserves a lot of credit for his hip-hop influence!
A lot...
Vocal delivery still strong asf.
This man just needs to do a full comeback.
He really never left. He have a hit in every decade
@@jeromebattie2020 Und de Leid
Haha he ain’t never left
@@jeromebattie2020 Having one hit every decade is not being fully present.
@@tegridyfarms6851 That’s not what I mean and he is relevant. That’s my Opinion. This New Generation not into My Era Hip Hop
They don't give you your full credit Joe...
So much more than a hitmaker
Angelica Vila did her thing too 👏
Give her props! She held it up!! 💃🏻
It's official she is the first woman to twerk on NPR tiny desk
@@audioheart9435 🤣🤣🤣🤣
its facts
She killed it!!
No she didnt
His outfit is FRESH!
Always
I started to see this sitting in the chair shaking my head, then I got up from the chair and started doing all the 90's dance steps. This man is a living legend.🔥🙌🏽
"My Lifestyle" - 0:05
"What's Luv?" - 2:46
"Lean Back" - 5:52
"Sunshine (The Light)"
- 8:26
"All The Way Up" - 12:11
pesado
Salve mv bill
Bill, mensageiro da verdade aquele abraço de Cabo Verde, Africa!
Ainda tio Bill, falta o seu !
Uma das melhores e mais malandras vozes do Rap de todos os tempos
A sua também MV Bill
Vários hit pesados desde os 90
MV Bill no Tiny Desk🏆
The band's energy for "All the Way Up" is EVERYTHING 🔥
Joe's dancing is everything
Those moves.
No Angelica Villa is everything 😝
Gangstas don't dance we just boogie!!! 🥴🤕😎🤔
One of the best Tiny Desk concerts hands down.
I need to see a 50 cent tiny desk
Lol facts
That'll be tight af!
It won't be that good
It will be boring af. He is not a clear spitter. Studio is the only place he belongs to
Y’all some haters
One of my favorite NPR tiny desk concerts.. and I love that he had it at his sneaker store.
this got me hyped up at 11 pm when i’m about to go to bed. this was unexpected but enjoyable! also, Angelica’s vocals sound so clean and pretty, i like her already 🔥
I love her music she's a sweetheart
@@arthelogwin9724 she looks like a stripper who can sing. It’s a shame she wasn’t enjoying the music instead of dancing on an imaginary pole
Joe always bring that energy ...decades later he is still all the way up..!
One of the most legendary tiny desk concerts! Joe is an absolute legend and sounds amazing as ever and the performance was just A1! We needed it to be longer though joe!
If Joe ever do a verzus the opposing artist will have a big problem. Joe got hits for days
I think it should’ve been Luda if he didn’t do one yet. They were out around the same time and enough hits to compete
And it's about to happen 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥u spoke it to existence 🤣
Just got washed by Ja Rule
@@littletrucc101 🤣🤣🤣🤣☠☠☠☠
This new way to deliver the tiny desk concerts gives more flavor to the performance and visuals, plus Angel-ica Vila Wow what a voice!! Thanks again NPR and shoutout to the audio engineers!
This one was fire, NPR. Do more like this. Please.
Agreed
Just blasted me back 17 years to when I was in college!
My Lifestyle is arguably the best hip-hop beat ever. Had to hear a live band play it. 🔥🔥🔥
That was a classic!! Loved that Joe shout-out to Luther Vandross & Tina Turner, he's a real student of music. Congrats to the band as well for the high energy performances. 🎼🎤🎹🥁🎸
Always been a fan of Joe, but these videos really accentuate how talented so many of these people are. Dude is for real. Out of the rappers he and Juvenile both killed it in these videos.
i haven't been this early to a tiny desk concert before
same here! i was up getting a sip of water, and a notification popped up, and now i'm definitely up watching!! :)
Same, I’m surprised they drop so early lol
Hahahahha thought the same
Same!
Top 5 Ts
I appreciate hip hop artists when they employ bands for their live shows because it makes the concert 10x better.
i never heard Sunshine (The Light) until this morning in this concert, i absolutely love it.
What real rap sounds like, bring this quality back!
YES I am watching a third time and i think i'm gonna put this thing in its own playlist by itself and just put it on "repeat" all day today. thanks for a nice lil tiny desk concert!
as a true hip hop head joey has always been under rated
Goosebumps when What's Luv came on! Oh the memories! This whole set was so fun. Thank you!
This was great, but I expect nothing less from Joe, man is immortal
He sounded great live 🔥
Why this man don't have at least 7 grammys on his shelf is the one of the greatest errors in Hip Hop!!!
That girls voice yoh she killed it.
I think she is Angie Fury? She looks and sounds amazing!
Angelica Vila
@@Dza0121 thank you. She sounds incredible and she is beautiful
And she´s smoking hot
Yeah sadly she’s lip syncing there.
Only thing that could’ve possibly made this impeccable performance better is Big Pun performing with his twin. Bless the true hip hop gods.
This comment just gave me chills 🙏🏿
This was good, but why npr sleeping on Reggie so bad?!? GET REDMAN IN HERE NOW!!!
All of this ☝️
🤯
Dude yeeeeees!
we need him
in my top five Emcees, you are so right!
17 years later… and bruh hasn’t missed a beat. Incredible 🔥💜!!!
This is a pleasant surprise of a tiny desk concert, always impressed with these! 👏🏼
Don't understand why they cant do these quality performances on Verzuz.
Because the artists aren’t paid to perform and the sound systems aren’t the best. The point of versus is for the artists catalogue.
But verzuz quality is way better than when it started
versus is more like a talk show than a concert
Whoa, unexpected, but needed.
Que bien se escucha el hiphop con Banda, la chica Angélica canta muy bien, Joe gracias por este pequeño concierto, respeto desde tu isla PR 🇵🇷 ✌️
The set song selection was on point !!! Joey is a genius !
Que Nostalgia!
Joe é monstro
De maaais haha pesado!!!
Me faz lembrar os DVD de Black Total
That intro was sick, I love those backstage to the stage moments caught on film.
This performance gave me chills, he needs an album.
His last album was fire
Angelica Vila should be paid times 2, for having a great vocal skills and at the same time being committed to making us want to smash that.
😂😂😂
Lip sync doesn’t count.
@@callmeunique true😄
she was lip syncing so nah
his beard crazy sharp
Bruh it’s so nice, it looks fake.
@@xnotmarcox I had to stare at it for awhile! Very nice beard.
Since day one ☝🏾
yea it's sprayed on.
Always been
Salute to the drummer for having so much concentration with all that dancing from the singer. He probably was like don’t look, don’t look!!
Angelica Vila What a smoke show! Absolutely stunning, and that voice aswell?!
🔥🔥🔥 Never knew how much i needed Joe with a live band in my life 💯
Full Band!! True to the music.
Reminds me of an old Chappelle Show musical set.
Baby girl was getting it !
Joe’s vocal delivery is simply amazing!
Joe's performance is more than amazing!
Them young kid need to take lesson .breath control is everything
Joe came out swinging dat lifestyle joint still hits🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯
That was a fire tiny desk! Joe killed it
Joe Crack...I appreciate your friendship my brother. I took your advice and built my own page here on the tube. You are right if u build it they will come
@@hrhvitohugo thank u. I appreciate u
@@hrhvitohugo I just subscribed!!!
@@swhite5656 me too. Appreciate the support bro 🙏🏽
Bronx in the house big ups to Joe show casing his art and upcoming talent big ups joe
First time I’ve seen someone twerk on tiny desk
Nice arse Joe like
I was listening and scrolling.... reading the comment's now i'm gonna watch the whole video thxu
Lol
🤣🤣
I need a timestamp
Blessed are those who know all what the DJ be bringing to the table pure class.
Absolute fire from the first intro beat....and then those lyrics! DAMMMM!!
I gotta watch this every couple of days just to keep my energy in check
bar of the performance:
“It’s terror in the venue, the squadron, the crew to fear, don.
we sharper with the pen than the barber that drew this beard on”
🔥
Joey and his band KILLED this performance 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
5:12 latino moment 💃🏽🔥
Do a tiny desk with Ja Rule please because I need to hear it’s shmurdaaaaaaa
He needs to do a tour for real. The nostalgia
Legendary stuff!
Angelica, we see you!
Fuego!!
Joe was very entertaining.... the clarity was amazing.... band was awesome.... salute soldier!
I know! It was as good as recorded
I remember driving around at 15.5 years of age in my friends 1992 Honda Accord with cloth red’ish seats listening to ‘What’s Luv’ in the early 2000’s!
Okay but Joe aged like wine 💃🏻
Lean Back is only a tiny part of this mans long career. Straight hip hop legend from day 1 with some of his earliest albums being underrated hip hop classics.
Joe looking fresh in those Guava Jordan 4’s 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Nothing but pure talent... I was blown by this performance. It's totally unexpected. It reminded me once again why I fell in love with music from ground 0
let me be honest: loved their pink outfit!!
Hey Joe your live sound is nice! Best live I heard so far this year!
Usher
What's luv??? Awwww mon adolescence😭🥰
You gotta respect Joe. Obviously, the lyrical GOATS is a different conversation. But he is definitely a legend in the game.
There are a handful of rappers who've lasted as long as he has, at the level he has. (We're talking from like 1991 till today).
Give this man his flowers!
I came to hear and see, someone from NY, sing.
It is good.
Having grew up with these great artists it's always a blessing when they perform again
I love her tone , amazing
Esta $hit debe tener más views !
Respetos para una leyenda del Hip-Hop !
Nostalgic
That's exactly what this concert is 💯💘
I can't even hear Whats Love without hearing Ashanti and Ja Rule's voices. Even in this take!
Exactly I was like what was that? 😂 we need the original vocals