Fat Joe Returns to NPR's Tiny Desk With Remy Ma and Jadakiss
Fat Joe's second Tiny Desk Concert arrived on Thursday, 5 November, when NPR released the performance. The rapper was joined on stage by Remy Ma, Jadakiss and Stove God Cooks for a nine-song set that Billboard said spans 30 years of hits.
Tiny Desk is NPR's long-running video series of stripped-back performances, filmed in a small space with the artist close to the camera and the crowd. The format strips away most of the stage production, so the focus falls on the voices and the arrangements. NPR titled its feature Fat Joe: Tiny Desk Concert.
The set opened with Fat Joe and Remy Ma performing "Cocababy". The pair were followed by "(Ha Ha) Slow Down" and "I Shot Ya", two songs from earlier in Fat Joe's catalogue. Jadakiss joined for "New York", a track credited to Fat Joe featuring him.
Later in the show, the group performed "The Aroma", a song with Jadakiss, Stove God Cooks and Remy Ma. Stevie Mackey was featured on "Million Dollar Intro", according to KNPR.
Fat Joe closed with "Lean Back" and "All the Way Up". Billboard notes that "Lean Back" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the US singles chart that ranks songs by radio airplay, sales and streaming. It is the kind of hit that many listeners will recognise from the first few notes.
NPR Music has posted the full video on its YouTube channel, where viewers can watch the set in full. For anyone new to the series, the videos run only a few minutes each, so the whole performance can be watched in one sitting.
