Flo Milli: Tiny Desk Concert
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This Black Music Month, Tiny Desk is giving the ladies their flowers. We’re releasing nine Tiny Desk concerts from Black women artists, from veterans who’ve paved the way for what we hear today in Black music, to those who are carving out their own paths.
Ashley Pointer | June 26, 2024
The Tiny Desk has humbled many artists, but Flo Milli strutted into NPR HQ and behind the Desk with the unwavering confidence of an OG. While her appearance gave soft and feminine, clothed in blush pink with baby’s breath scattered throughout her hair, Milli’s lyrical prowess sliced like a sword. Her bars were bratty and braggadocious alongside Atlanta’s own Band of Brothers and her background singers she dubbed “The Floettes.”
Flo Milli has carved out her own lane in hip-hop. At just 24 years old, she’s dropped a trilogy of albums - 2020’s Ho, Why Is You Here?, 2022's You Still Here, Ho? and 2024’s Fine Ho, Stay - and scored her first Billboard Hot 100 charting single with the infectious “Never Lose Me.” Performing with a live band for the first time, we get a taste of each of these albums in her performance. The opener, a medley of “Conceited” and “Bed Time,” gets a rock makeover with some heavy keybass and electric guitar. Then, Milli and her band take us back to her debut days with the song that put her on the map, “Beef FloMix,” which takes on a soulful, guitar-led makeover. Closing her set with a treat, the band exchange their instruments for acoustic guitars to perform a special rendition of “Never Lose Me” - with a new verse, exclusively for the Tiny Desk audience.
SET LIST
“Conceited”
“Bed Time”
“In The Party”
“Beef FloMix”
“Weak”
“Never Lose Me”
MUSICIANS
Flo Milli: vocals
Slim Wav: keys, musical direction, guitar
André Brown: bass, guitar
Marlon Allen: guitar
Jordan Hemby: drums, bass
Samira "Yah Yah" Gordon: vocals
Desiré Gaston: vocals
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Ashley Pointer
Director/Editor: Kara Frame
Audio Technical Director: Neil Tevault
Host/Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Videographers: Kara Frame, Joshua Bryant, Alanté Serene
Audio Engineer: Josephine Nyounai
Photographer: Estefania Mitre
Animation: Jackie Lay
Florist: Kelanda Edwards
Tiny Desk Team: Hazel Cills, Maia Stern
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
#tinydesk #nprmusic #flomilli
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THE BAND DIDNT HAVE TO SNAP THAT HARD.
@jasonharrington7521
6 күн бұрын
I'm sayin'! ...drummer sitting up making it look easy too!
@user38211
6 күн бұрын
The guitar players during “Never Lose Me” ❤️🔥
@fionagallagherapologist5968
6 күн бұрын
like this is crazyyyy
@SEBrotha06
6 күн бұрын
Yeah this is legit lol
@AKINICEmusic
6 күн бұрын
I’m saying, like
Having back up singers sing your adlibs is TOP TIER BOSS SH!T
@HenryJones1947
4 күн бұрын
Exactly
I love how she sounds EXACTLY like her tracks😩🫶🏽
@jaydock1
3 күн бұрын
Idk why I really didn’t expect that! She’s so talented
@enigma8181
Күн бұрын
@@jaydock1 where
@user-zv7co1vn3s
52 минут бұрын
@@enigma8181 THERE😘click that replay button so you can see it again
her breath control is top tier 🤌
She’s only 23 and she’s in a league of her own. Give the women her flowers y’all.
@NoLiesTold85
5 күн бұрын
That part!
@izyou__r0llin
5 күн бұрын
She’s in the League of the 1 hit wonders 😂
@adrianisidontknow
5 күн бұрын
@@izyou__r0llinyou here watching her perform all her hits and still hating? Your existence must be so exhausting 😭
@melodieaka4066
5 күн бұрын
@@izyou__r0llin She is not a one hit wonder. only never lose me charted but she got many tiktok hits and she got platinium and gold certifications too
@majesticgirlgames
4 күн бұрын
Seriously!! It’s been so good seeing her come up!!
The way the Floettes are giving vocals, choreography, adlibs and filling in for when Flo doesn't complete the phrase 😭👍❤
@tatysplace
6 күн бұрын
i'm saying!!! new favorite background vocalists
@EricaNicole632
6 күн бұрын
This!!!
@kenW13
6 күн бұрын
They such a bop. I’m stanning.
@CokoMonroe333
5 күн бұрын
Classic
@leslierenee3900
2 күн бұрын
😂😂😂
It is a CRIME that this is her first performance with this band! This was amazing!
The Floettes are giving Bubbles and Blossom, and Flo is Buttercup
@FlavurbyK
11 сағат бұрын
NAH FR YO
The musicians and background singers are incredible. They understood the assignment 100%.
@imaniford119
6 күн бұрын
I agree! They were such a nice touch.
@kenW13
6 күн бұрын
The fact that she got backgrounds singers and she call them floettes🤌🏽🥹
@madison9031
6 күн бұрын
Soooo goodt! They did what needed to be done.
@ItsDiandraMarie
6 күн бұрын
Periodt, everyone put in that work and it makes the entire set fireeee
@TannerisSmol97
5 күн бұрын
Lol nothing to say about the person if intest? Wonder why...
The transition from Conceited to Bed Time was so smooth!!
@brooklenfarley8062
6 күн бұрын
yes!!!
@madison9031
6 күн бұрын
OKAY!!
@kendrickwallace5864
6 күн бұрын
I didn't even realize it HAPPENED until the chorus of Bed Time! DEAD. Too good.
@brittnylaurel
6 күн бұрын
It’s my favourite part 🙌🏾
@CJIROWA
6 күн бұрын
SOOOOO SMOOTH! Omg
I’m sorry the “la la la la” part WAS SO GOOD. THEY WERE SO IN SYNC
Flo Milli’s voice and facial expressions are so animated. She makes her music sound so fun and unique!! Love her
give whoever made this month's tiny desk performances happen a raise!
@priceless_motivation
6 күн бұрын
IMMEGIATEDLY‼️‼️‼️‼️📌🤣
@jay7766
6 күн бұрын
Super quick lol
@michellej5121
6 күн бұрын
Right now!!
@AbracadabraBipipityBopotyBOO
6 күн бұрын
They hit all the points of Black Music, and I love that for us! 🤗
@ritawillams126
6 күн бұрын
@AbracadabraBipipityBopotyBOO June is pride month, but it is also Black Music Month. So that's why there are amazing Black artists all month.
The band really understood this assignment!!!!!!
@PanaoriosGaming
6 күн бұрын
Yeah! I'm still watching but the Floettes are so good too
@ChiviA84
6 күн бұрын
Right 🔥
@Thirttyfine
6 күн бұрын
The band, her, and the background singers ❤
@goldenageofdinosaurs7192
6 күн бұрын
Yeah, man. They’re on fire
@Cravingcardiis
6 күн бұрын
No seriously 🔥🔥🔥
HER ENUNCIATION IS IMMACULATE!!!
why is no one talking about the extended version of never lose me here???????? i need this version ASAP likeee THAT WAS SO GOOD WHATT
@yeeyurryadada
Күн бұрын
thats the version with bryson tiller
@trinitymornjngstar
22 сағат бұрын
@@yeeyurryadada yes but the whole thing, like, the down chorus intro and everythingggg is what i was talking about
Flo really deserves her flowers for this one
@CosmicDivineEssence
6 күн бұрын
❤❤
@alishaolvera190
6 күн бұрын
I’m so glad she’s finally getting her flowers!!
@mochijellybean
5 күн бұрын
literally sounds like the studio her voice is so so good
@MrClem-jt5iq
5 күн бұрын
The Flowette's.... The choreography, harmonies, adlibs, the new Supremes....
@izyou__r0llin
5 күн бұрын
FLOWERS?? what has she done in the music industry besides had 1 tiktok song that got on the hot 100 charts 🥴😂 1 hit wonder
Flo needs to record this version of Conceited.
@lilacbelly
6 күн бұрын
Ate down, love the band and her energy!!
@fionagallagherapologist5968
6 күн бұрын
asapppp
@jadehydaria1018
6 күн бұрын
The guitars did something to me!!!
@sling0824
6 күн бұрын
Goes crazy!
@spendthrift748
6 күн бұрын
Exactly
The band was bomb. Flo Mill has a pretty voice and badass lyrics. Fun af, and the backup singers slash adlib queens really made this set fun.
I came to YT to find some ambient music for studying, but here I am vibing off this Flo Milli tiny desk.
@Hu67536
3 күн бұрын
Me too lol
I'm not gonna lie, I was NOT expecting a Tiny Desk X Flo Milli moment to go this hard.
@hitmanswife1125
2 күн бұрын
I've been waiting for her to pop.
backup singers are KILLING ME!!!! and their vocals eat lol
@kenW13
6 күн бұрын
They are such a bop. I love them🤣
this whole set NEEDS to be on streaming apps!!!!!
are we not gon talk abt her fit plus the hairrr?😩😩😩😩like I need the deeds
i didn't expect flo milli to translate so well to a live performance but they really came through 🥵
@copiouscat
6 күн бұрын
Same here I’m in AWEE. The band slayed and ate down!
@JonathanBatiste
5 күн бұрын
I wish more hip hop artists did this! Reminds me of JayZ unplugged w. Roots and Jaguar Wright.🎉❤🎉
@modesolaojomo4509
3 күн бұрын
saw her live on tour. she’s phenomenal.
14:56 the background singers play too much 😂😂🎤 “hand on ma kew-chie, hand on ma kew-chie” I’m weak. Y’all ate this up tho. So proud of Milli 💚
@kenW13
6 күн бұрын
Love them. They are a bop
@Mandyb05
4 күн бұрын
🤣🤣 Why you point it out have me cackling? They ate tho!
@Racoons4Change
4 күн бұрын
💀
@benjirivoh
3 күн бұрын
I absolutely love them
@Balletboy0084
2 күн бұрын
When I say I laughed so loud then ran it back bout 20 times lol
That bed time transition gave me GOOSEBUMPS FLO LET ME BREATH 😩😩😩😩😩
@lizmendoza_
Күн бұрын
it was fireeeee
she’s deserved this recognition since her debut!! so proud of her and she absolutely KILLED this performance + the band went crazy
She deserves a MILLION for her level of breath control alone ❤❤❤❤
@TheCRYSTALLURE
6 күн бұрын
No fr!!!
@jenjem_
5 күн бұрын
FR
I’ve never listened to Flo Milli before. I am now HOOKED
@elaine21bok
6 күн бұрын
Me too!!! 😮😂❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
@cynthiajones6013
6 күн бұрын
🙋🏾♀️ My 1st time also! 🔥 🔥 🔥 Shout Out to Flo Milli, background singers & the band! 💃🏽
@ChiviA84
6 күн бұрын
She is amazing.. enjoy!!!
@CAM010BEEZY
6 күн бұрын
Mobile, AL! I love to see it!
@hara6.5
6 күн бұрын
her new album “Fine Ho, Stay” is fire. you’re gonna enjoy it 🔥
Who ever is in charge of picking this year's artists needs a raise
@emyyyxx
2 күн бұрын
right i keep coming right back to these videos😂
This is remarkable simply because she sounds just like the record. No auto tune needed
When that electric guitar came in on conceited i knew it was gon be hit. People sleep on Mili, she is able to flow on any beat you give her, she sounds like her record irl, if im being honest she sounds better live, she is pretty, talented, humble for the most part, and she is overall cool, i loved this!
@emmad-ul4tn
4 күн бұрын
humble for the most part lol
@KittenzHoarder
4 күн бұрын
@@emmad-ul4tn That was a corny fan joke about her song conceited lol 💀
When everybody understands the group assignment. Flo YOU ATE THIS UP!!!!❤
@madison9031
6 күн бұрын
And left no crumbs!
Once again I'm so IMPRESSED! The Flo-ettes were EVERYTHING. Flo-milli is criminally underrated. The way she performed Weak and then SWV was the next concert is just ✨
Oh yall took the black music month SERIOUS!!!
0:01 Conceited 2:05 transition into Bed Time (🔥🔥🔥 btw) 4:35 In The Party 7:20 Beef FloMix 9:32 Weak 11:44 Never Lose Me
@taylork7530
6 күн бұрын
😩Once I heard this band, I was really hoping for Not Friendly to be on the list.
@yamicherin
5 күн бұрын
@@taylork7530righttt😓
@ZazaTyson
4 күн бұрын
Thank u
@irishernandez1949
2 күн бұрын
Thank you ❤
@Balletboy0084
2 күн бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤You did the lords work 🤗
I love that Flo Milli is getting more recognition! She’s a lyricist and deserves all the success!
What a great tiny desk! Her breath control was so great, and she had tonnes of charisma and stage presence. The flowettes were such a lovely surprise, and that band was absolutely insane
She needs to do live bands more often! It works so well with her voice and songs! Imma need a concert version of conceited x bed time 🤲
Let's have some love for those background singers. They are so fun!
@kenW13
6 күн бұрын
They are a bop fr
@flazay_da
6 күн бұрын
Can do adlibs and serve real vocals
@lucretiadavis9564
6 күн бұрын
❤❤
@bernadetteharris3399
6 күн бұрын
Yass❤❤🎉🎉
@HealedChakras777
6 күн бұрын
Yesssssss
she’s had IT since middle school. Glad to see her pen still working🙂↔️
@poerava
6 күн бұрын
Her lyrical content sounds like she is still in middle school. 98.% of her content is talking to other females that she doesn’t like. Sad.
@majestyhenry7324
5 күн бұрын
@@poeravaloser alert
@Thebubble819
4 күн бұрын
@@poerava womp womp
@teahgurl
4 күн бұрын
@@poeravaNot you hating instead of taking it for what it is.. what most female rappers rap about .. let it gooooo . She’s still talented
@poerava
4 күн бұрын
@@teahgurl Why do you think she is so basic? How dare you say that she just ‘raps about what other people are rapping about’ as if she’s just a number She’s so much more than that A real artist Can’t you see her management are boxing her into a cheap sexualised brand? You blind. And basic.
Stop i love the floettes they mad cute and it looks like theyre enjoying themselves "la la la la la la 🤪🤭🎀✨"
flo milli is so authentic i love seeing her get her flowers like this 😭 the floettes and band of brothers went INSANE TOO
Flo Milli's vocals go CRAZY with that electric guitar
CAN'T BELIEVE I WAS THERE FOR THIS!!!!!! the instruments, the floettes, the outfits, the band, the tracklist, and the transition from conceited to bedtime......ICONIC
@taykhamilton
6 күн бұрын
you’re so lucky!!
@maryanngambrah1963
6 күн бұрын
How??
@flop3952
6 күн бұрын
they have a website you can check out
@candyjamaican
5 күн бұрын
Dang!!! How was it compare to yt? Also how’d you get in? I’d def fly in for a tiny desk
@alsowishimura6824
4 күн бұрын
i also need to know how😭
this is her sound like she needs to explore this more
Let me tell you... the algorithm threw this my way... saw the beauty, the vibe, and the fabulousity energy. I just had to stop and get acquainted with this musician. Flo Million you are amazing. Great team.
The Floettes giving us everything 😍
@kenW13
6 күн бұрын
Everythingggg. They are a bop
@brittanyreid5180
3 күн бұрын
They really is
oml conceited to bed time is CRAZY work
my thought was how she gon rap live with a band. Mad respect for the band, and the singers killed it. One of the best.
The voice control, the band, the background vocals, the vibes? 🔥
Tiny desk needs to do a concert festival.
@missjacksonifyanasty_
5 күн бұрын
Yesss
@teahgurl
4 күн бұрын
💯🔥
@kamicloudss
2 күн бұрын
I think that kinda gets rid of the whole point of tiny desk
@lauralubin2941
7 сағат бұрын
I would go to the festival🎉
NAHHHHHH THAT BEDTIME TRANSITION WAS EVERYTHING
I been a fan since her first mixtape. She is so talented. Glad she is getting love finally. Her breath control is amazing!
Wax to live versatility isn't something everyone in rap can do, but Flo Milli, the Band of Brothers, and the Floettes DID THAT!
SHE’S A NATURAL 💅🏾💅🏾💅🏾💅🏾
She should do more shows like this....the live vibe is sick and very unique for this era of music. Loved it!!
@kenW13
6 күн бұрын
And the background singers
@teahgurl
4 күн бұрын
💯
I need tiny desk to put their version of songs on spotify!!
She is SOOOO BEAUTIFUL. Just needed to acknowledge that.
so good they had to upload it twice
@sillygirl_kera
6 күн бұрын
Riiggghhttt!!! It cut off when I was almost done 😂
@superduperjoi6800
5 күн бұрын
fr i thought this was fake
The Floettes are like that, I keep looking for them. They can keep you entertained by their self. The band rock with Flo... it's a good combo.
@kenW13
6 күн бұрын
Ain’t they a bop. Loved them
I know I’m not the only person crying because that was so beautiful 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹
We have to give credit where credit is due flo mili did that.
The flowers in her hair compliment her dress so well. I love this look!!!!
Flo killed this. Showing her range and the band plus singers killed this.
Flo will forever eat!! Been a fan for years!! The band??? The background singers???? 😮 I am sooo in love!! This was amazing!!!!!!!!!
Tiny Desk KEEPS WINNING. Look, I'm not ashamed to admit I've never heard of her, but this is what the TD is for and I WILL be adding her to all my running playlists because this is the energy I need to make it through the miles! This chica has flow!
EVERYONE did exactly what needed to be done 😩🔥
That brotha on the guitar killed this performance.
Everything about this was amazing. The band, the background singers, her hair, her dress, her vocals, EVERYTHING! 😩😍👍🏽
I want a live album so bad This was everything!! Flo milli, the band and the floettes were amazing✨
As usual, Flo understands the assignment! From the transitions, the aesthetics, background vocals, the band, etc.
Ok but can we get an acoustic version of never lose me cause that ateeee😭
@ebonih7138
4 күн бұрын
I want all of them on apple music YESTERDAY
This girl is not recognized enough, she been 🔥 from the beginning
Her breath control was amazing . Love everything about this
Nah this mad impressive!! Her tracks sound so melodic
She sounds just like her albums. Love her
FLO THAT GIRL ! PERIOD
0:20 “Conceited” 2:17 “Bed Time” 4:32 “In The Party” 7:05 “Beef” 9:30 “Weak” 11:45 “Never Lose Me”
This took me back to the 80's, Roxanne Shante all that. This tiny desk was phenomenal. Thank you NPR for providing evidence that Black Music is alive and thriving!!
@timothyhannibal6001
5 күн бұрын
Yo I just said Roxanne Shante too for real.
No way they got Flo Milli on here lol. Let's go! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
Genuinely got goosebumps at bed time. WHERE HAS THIS FLO BEEN 😩😩😩😩
We need a Flo Mili live album with this band asap
My daughter put me on to her. Been bumpin her on my rap playlist ever since. Her lyrics are 🔥 and she is GORGEOUS!!
@rabankslsw
6 күн бұрын
That's exactly how I found her... My daughter.
@deedubb3605
6 күн бұрын
Omg! My son introduced me to her with her first song a few years back! Love her! Moms unite. lol.
Band Of Brothas are KILLIN!!!!!!!!! Where’s their solo Tiny desk?!!!!!!!!
Clicked bcs she’s beautiful, stayed bcs she got BARS bruh
Huge round of applause for NPR. They have given us amazing tiny desk concerts for Black Music Month. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
the band and background singers did not have to eat that hard 🔥🔥
Why is this not at a milli?! This is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Flo Milli gonna have so many more fans after folks watch this, because.. ME! this was fire
Shoutout to the drummer switching to bass then back to drums right in time to hit the 1! WHOLE BAND BLAZED! 🔥
Thank you Tiny Desk for putting our queen on this platform. 🙌🏾❤️
I love her voice , and when she say “Bougie”😍
Flo was FLOWING. This was so great. The vocals and band went off. She sounded just like her tracks. Loved this.
i’m so happy she’s getting her flowerssss she’s been that girl since beef
yessssssss i love flo milli so much 😭 the electric guitar on conceited was fire
This version of Never Lose Me is exceptional!
Of all the new age female rappers, Flo is my fav because you can tell that despite talking about the same things her peers rap about, she actually WORKS ON HER PEN GAME AND SHARPENS IT, her raps deserve more recognition and I’m glad it’s happening
🗣️ Shout Out to Flo Milli & My beloved Alabama! You ROCK lil lady, Floette’s & The Brothers! 🎶 🎤 💃🏽 🎵
@jc5113
6 күн бұрын
I am from 205, it’s our time to shine ✨