Cardi B has entered the NPR Tiny Desk STUDIO!

It’s rare that we have to turn people away, but when word got out that Cardi B would be at the NPR Music office, we drew one of the biggest crowds I’ve ever seen here.

People from all walks of life lined up to watch one of rap’s most unfiltered stars take over the Desk. In leather pants and a power blazer, Cardi brings a humble and humorous spirit as she runs through a set packed with hits. The haunting synths and outright confidence of “Hello” sets the tone right away. Cardi rides that energy into a reimagined “ErrTime.” Then she shifts gears for the vulnerable “Man of Your Word” and “Be Careful,” keeping her humor intact through some of her most personal material. “Change the vibes, change the vibes,” she jokes before bringing the Cardi Party back with “Up,” which slides straight into “AH HA.” To close, the rap superstar plays two pivotal songs from her catalog: “Bodak Yellow,” the breakout that started it all, and the boogaloo-heavy “I Like It.” By the end, Cardi is swinging her hips with the crowd and she leaves beaming with gratitude, handing out hugs to a few lucky audience members. -It’s rare that we have to turn people away, but when word got out that Cardi B would be at the NPR Music office, we drew one of the biggest crowds I’ve ever seen here. People from all walks of life lined up to watch one of rap’s most unfiltered stars take over the Desk. In leather pants and a power blazer, Cardi brings a humble and humorous spirit as she runs through a set packed with hits. The haunting synths and outright confidence of “Hello” sets the tone right away. Cardi rides that energy into a reimagined “ErrTime.” Then she shifts gears for the vulnerable “Man of Your Word” and “Be Careful,” keeping her humor intact through some of her most personal material. “Change the vibes, change the vibes,” she jokes before bringing the Cardi Party back with “Up,” which slides straight into “AH HA.” To close, the rap superstar plays two pivotal songs from her catalog: “Bodak Yellow,” the breakout that started it all, and the boogaloo-heavy “I Like It.” By the end, Cardi is swinging her hips with the crowd and she leaves beaming with gratitude, handing out hugs to a few lucky audience members. -Alante Serene

SET LIST
“Hello”
“ErrTime”
“Man of Your Word”
“Be Careful”
“Up”
“AH HA”
“Bodak Yellow”
“I Like It”

MUSICIANS
Cardi B: vocals
Adam Blackstone: bass, keys, music director
DJ Ray G: DJ
Eugene Roberts: keys
Clayton Sears: guitar
Cedric Thompson: drums
Kenneth Whalum: sax
Melvin Jones: trumpet
Tiffany Stevens: background vocals
Ebony Franklin: background vocals

TINY DESK TEAM
Producers: Alanté Serene, Bobby Carter
Director/Editor: Kara Frame
Audio Director/Mix: Josh Newell
Videographers: Kara Frame, Maia Stern, Joshua Bryant, Mitra I. Arthur
Audio Engineer: Tiffany Vera Castro
Production Assistant: Dora Levite
Tiny Desk Team: Ashley Pointer, Felix Contreras
Series Editor: Lars Gotrich
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Executive Director: Sonali Mehta
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson, Robin Hilton