The legendary Big Daddy Kane delivers a superlative performance of “Raw”, in one of the all-time great Tiny Desk performances. If you’re already a fan of BDK, sit back and enjoy. If you’re new to his work, take two minutes to listen and understand why Kane is your favorite rapper’s rapper. 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤

Legendary MC Rakim with an epic performance of “Know The Ledge”, on a classic NPR Tiny Desk Concert. He’s backed by a stellar band here including Ali Shaheed and Kingfish. Ra transformed hip-hop wit...

MC Lyte rocks the Front Porch stage with this set of hip-hop classics. Lyte’s lyricism, stage presence and command of the microphone remain as sharp as ever, elevated by an excellent live band. Sour...

Rest in peace to Harlem’s own Rob Base. Together with the late, great DJ E-Z Rock, he made some absolute classics. My wife and I came out to “It Takes Two” at our wedding because it was so ubiquitous ...

Chicago’s own Syleena Johnson delivers a smooth, soulful performance of her number 1 hit “Guess What”. Syleena has always been a stellar vocalist and performer yet commercially underappreciated. I’m ...