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.

@weedinmykeyboard5620

Жыл бұрын

You're spreading false information because you maintain a out side perspective of hip hop.

@rosemaryochoa4789

Жыл бұрын

Aboutsutley and and smash

@RobertBird-vh3qq

9 ай бұрын

Because that's My love like art There is know boundary or wrongs or Wrights that's what makes like so beautiful

Honestly feels like such a privilege to hear all these talented people in the same place

@jorgegarcianunez2034

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing 💯👌

@jessikabulli2027

3 жыл бұрын

I feel the same appreciation for them also

@hewpreyes

3 жыл бұрын

Amen.

@patrickobrien5311

3 жыл бұрын

It's a privilege livin when Spillage Village is killin it like this. fr tho they're amazing

@austinhester3919

3 жыл бұрын

Its a Spillage Privilege

Amazing! I still think both JID and EarthGang need their own tiny desks. Too talented

@bigeski

3 жыл бұрын

I mean... These are just facts!

@imabanana2371

3 жыл бұрын

i was about to say they have one but i think of the colors performances

@shaynedoee1812

3 жыл бұрын

Forreeeaaal!!

@blmblm5726

3 жыл бұрын

Factssss

@jasonmcharris2278

3 жыл бұрын

for real i lovr it its like natibe tougnes

why is JID slept on is beyond me why Earthgang is slept on is beyond me why Mereba is slept on is beyond me

@javan_o_ekhalie

3 жыл бұрын

JID is not slept on, please.

@dorajam4503

3 жыл бұрын

They are not...

@imanigordon6803

3 жыл бұрын

In the black conscience collective they aren’t by the mainstream possibly

@hlogilehlogonolo5438

3 жыл бұрын

@@javan_o_ekhalie his not but what I do know is he should be bigger than he is we cannot say otherwise or am I lying??

@javan_o_ekhalie

3 жыл бұрын

@@hlogilehlogonolo5438 I agree. His time will come when he drops his project this year!😁

This is Mereba’s THIRD TIME on Tiny Desk... START GIVING MORE RECOGNITION TO SUCH A TALENTED ARTIST

@CooleyHairGal33

3 жыл бұрын

yesssssssssssssssssss!!!!!

@MrTyree0117

3 жыл бұрын

Whats the 3?

@zacharysamson2857

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrTyree0117 Hers, Bas’s, and this

@fluidxd5476

3 жыл бұрын

Isn't that like the definition of giving her recognition

@thefamilymealgaming

3 жыл бұрын

@@fluidxd5476 she getting alllllll the love

Mereba is so beautiful

@ElNegringoKreyolito

3 жыл бұрын

And that's an understatement😌🙏🏿

@Uuber2Jupiter

3 жыл бұрын

She is the absolute definition of A Queen. Queen Mereba

@pablobouza5803

3 жыл бұрын

Pop

@misscinnabun79

3 жыл бұрын

When she says her name.... 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🤤 that’s a song on its own

@GangstaShinobi1

3 жыл бұрын

Queen 👑

The coolest summer camp counselors you'll ever meet

@UrMorningSunshineAsh

2 жыл бұрын

the best response ever.

@moroberts1798

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 facts

I can't believe Olu kept his shirt on the entire time...kinda

@joshuaaustin5077

3 жыл бұрын

If I had abs like him I’d never wear a shirt either

@parapluie000

3 жыл бұрын

yeah im thinking its cause NPR didnt let him or he felt like he was in a church and should keep the shirt on

@twilit

3 жыл бұрын

if it has been a longer session no doubt it would come off

@michaelbarreto8209

3 жыл бұрын

It was automatically slipping off towards the end

@tlangiemakhubela4946

3 жыл бұрын

Dude

Not enough people talking about that Doc verse on Baptise

@Lexkson

3 жыл бұрын

I fell in love with him.

@pd9052

3 жыл бұрын

His eyes stared into my very soul

@ricardovalentine9905

3 жыл бұрын

I love the way he said "is it worth whatcha really givin up" doc and venus always have the best energy

@yadsewnde8699

3 жыл бұрын

It's so good!

@mochamartian3189

3 жыл бұрын

Doc is slept on in general. I personally see he's in the same god tier as J.I.D, but J.I.D. was just blessed with that voice that translates to live performances so well.

So we are not going to acknowledge the fact that it's the third time Mereba gets an invitation to the Tiny Desk

@bildotunechi

3 жыл бұрын

Which was the second (besides the obvious one?) would love to see that too.

@manrajbanga1

3 жыл бұрын

@@bildotunechi Bas

@sslnello29

3 жыл бұрын

@@bildotunechi she was in with bas as well

@imaanbaabe

3 жыл бұрын

bc shes goated

@DanielleHenri95

3 жыл бұрын

I hope we see her a fourth time

They sound like they smell good

@scott2936

3 жыл бұрын

they look like they smell good

@Ayurveduh

3 жыл бұрын

Like Nag Champa incense, patchouli, cocoa butter and chandrika soap🥰😍

@drharmonica

3 жыл бұрын

They stink!

@yosephog5509

3 жыл бұрын

i know mereba smells good by that voice 🔥

@jackwitkow612

3 жыл бұрын

bro?

Why do I smell cocoa butter and vanilla through the screen. They’re so talented it’s ✨astronomical✨

@user-bc9br5iz8f

3 жыл бұрын

cocoa butter and frustration to quote Mr.Chappelle lol......but yes this is wonderful

@Bluehaze

2 жыл бұрын

I smell sweetened milk 🥛 or maybe it's from the celery I'm eating

@clwashington35

Жыл бұрын

🤣😂

@janmajnik6889

2 ай бұрын

It's Mereba. You know her skin smooth af from all that coco butter

Nobody: Doctor Dot: 🙄

@bc315ful

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

the way they're so in touch as a musical collective but all shining like stars individually

@TroyAlonzio

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! the words i wanted to say but couldn’t form.

Bears like this trilogy was fire. New album fire. This is like soul hip hop and r&b in one . They’re one of the best collectives in the generation.

@ElNegringoKreyolito

3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@thesuncollective1475

3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of Funkadelic

@joeyyoshi

3 жыл бұрын

Well....I guess I have to buy a new album now.

@cocopuff4111

3 жыл бұрын

@@thesuncollective1475 yaaaa

@OpposmithBnE

3 жыл бұрын

Double facts

docs facial expressions and physical presence are unreal he’s such an underrated performer and so entertaining to watch 8:24

@cortneeshropshire505

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! 🥵

@Nyppeeh

Жыл бұрын

He's energy and carissma is for real

“Made in his image, I even work in mysterious ways”🔥🔥🖤

@belzsamuel

2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

JID verse on “baptize” is a candidate for verse of the year

@macdurden412

3 жыл бұрын

Dr. Was not shabby bruh

@2KJones

3 жыл бұрын

The verse was all around great but the technicality was just... ridiculous... to say the least

@MrDecayzzz

3 жыл бұрын

Meh, it's not bad...

@thabang80

3 жыл бұрын

What wowgr8 verse was S-tier

@justinbanks1744

3 жыл бұрын

Nah

0:00 "End of Daze" 5:18 "Baptize" 9:15 "Hapi" 14:45 "Jupiter"

@Jardon12317

3 жыл бұрын

09:03 Radio/Video

Benji killing his verse then grinning about it afterwards just made me so happy

"Look just put a tiny desk there. Nobody notices but we have a reputation."

@myonie22

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@SiSi90ification

3 жыл бұрын

😂🤣😂🤣

@marlenehannigan1875

3 жыл бұрын

haha i didnt even notice

@BobDylan530

3 жыл бұрын

legit didn't see it until I read this comment on my third time listening lol

Nobody gonna talk about Benji’s verse at 13:26? Man is a god. One of the most talented groups of musicians out there right now.

@pimp2hood

3 жыл бұрын

When he started playing basssmd kept rapping I knew he's a talent 💯

@bc315ful

3 жыл бұрын

Louder for the people in the back

@zach_334

3 жыл бұрын

He is crazy live. He can get a crowd lit af

@jordansommer3818

3 жыл бұрын

Never listened to this guy before got some awesome mac miller vibes from that verse. Loved it.

@wpbdog1625

3 жыл бұрын

@@jordansommer3818 Oh please! No disrespect, but oh please!

the bassist suddenly having a verse felt so good it felt so honest and humble

@vivekbilous4511

3 жыл бұрын

Bruhhh the bass throughout this entire album is honestly impeccable, it is so cleannnnn

@flashfive12

3 жыл бұрын

Benji is honestly one of those gems that you’d wish had a hundred more songs but you’re just happy when you finally get 1

@SaltyCado

3 жыл бұрын

That's Benji bro! Great artist all around, can play instruments, produce, and rap

Imagine how INSANE the bridge is gonna sound when they're infront of an audience, with an entire stadium chanting "SO HOPEFULLY YOU FIND WHAT YOU NEED"... I wanna be in that crowd.

@fadilatraore8992

2 жыл бұрын

same 😫

@manbo1213

2 жыл бұрын

The people need a spillage village tour ASAP

its not your first time here homie. 2023 we here to hear

I feel like Olu is so underrated as an artist. I had no idea he played guitar (he played electric and acoustic) and he's one of the main vocalists. Big ups.

@jackwitkow612

3 жыл бұрын

I knew olu was one of his names but i’ve only ever heard him referred to as johnny venus lol

@TheCube2424

3 жыл бұрын

@@jackwitkow612 I think they changed to going by Olu and WowGr8 but they will always be Doc and Venus to me lol

@grand_paps5967

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheCube2424 i dont ever think Venus publicly said he wanted to be referred to as Olu, which is his first name, where doc/wow changed his artist name

@docm4544

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheCube2424 Facts!!!

@NtsakoMabasa2000

3 жыл бұрын

And he plays drums and produces, true talent

That Parliament Funkadelic, Fugee, Outkast vibe.

@docm4544

3 жыл бұрын

Big Facts!!

@mthunzimhlongo660

3 жыл бұрын

100 000% RIGHT

@saiwentum696

3 жыл бұрын

Yuhp...Dungeon Family vibes for real

@docm4544

3 жыл бұрын

@@saiwentum696 Def the modern day DF, it's sprinkled all over their music, but with their own fresh, unique twist

@loveschile7339

3 жыл бұрын

On Point observation!

If Spillage becomes it’s own label, I wouldn’t be surprised 😂

@EriveFilms

2 жыл бұрын

Most of them are signed to J coles label, Dreamville.

@tschotty5034

2 жыл бұрын

They like all singed to dreamville

@superduperjoi6800

2 жыл бұрын

Dreamville

@PoohhNani

2 жыл бұрын

I thought spillage village become a part of interscope literally 5 years ago? Maybe longer but at least by 2017

@phenton91

Жыл бұрын

@@PoohhNani Their website says Universal Music Group

You Can't tell me this wasn't just Positive energy in the physical realm. I felt this, You felt this, WE felt this!

Doc was feeling this one😤

@midnight_yota

3 жыл бұрын

FR I loved it, just couldn't help but vibe with him! 😤👊🏾✊🏾

@demetrius3465

3 жыл бұрын

He got so much spirit in his performance

Consider this as the second coming of Southern Hip Hop, you heathens.

@wongalahara8196

3 жыл бұрын

Ayyy

@stealthkbd

3 жыл бұрын

Krit would like a word

@calebsullivan988

3 жыл бұрын

If that's true, then I'm all for it

@noneofyourbusiness1114

3 жыл бұрын

Southern hip hop never left tho lol it's dominated the radio for the last 2 decades

i have such a crush on everyone and everything about spilligion. I wish this had more songs, but im so thankful they did hapi and jupiter. Honestly, those 2 songs are so perfectly beautiful, and they just hit the feels when you listen to them. Personally, i strongly think and believe that this album should get RAOTY, and AOTY. Great production, great lyrics, a wide vareity of sounds and emotions perfected and made by a cast of unbelievably talented artists. Spilligion has cemented itself as one of my faveourite albums, i strongly believe that it will continually and always hold a special place for me. BEAUTIFUL ALBUM. THANK YOU SPILLAGE VILLAGE.

@queenking6735

Жыл бұрын

Loving the new age hippies! These beautiful flower children are speaking out through music, so godtasticly, music to the soul 🙏🏽👑 This was too short, lol, my first time looking back at a "tiny desk", wondering why it was not longer.

The USA is currently going through an artistic renaissance. There’s so much good new music coming out to even catch it all. Atlanta is killing it with these guys but they ain’t getting the love they deserve

They really dropped one of the best albums of the year

@dirtyhead101

3 жыл бұрын

Between ROTD 3, Mirror land, and Spilligion, it's been a wild 18 months

@randi_bee

3 жыл бұрын

Period. Amazing from start to finish!!!

@adamnoyb7853

3 жыл бұрын

@@dirtyhead101 you missing so many albums

@hlogilehlogonolo5438

3 жыл бұрын

@@adamnoyb7853 name them I need new music to listen to

"You get rich, I'ma try to get free Not exclusive mutually But Oh I... Gotta find a balance between" -Mereba 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@mereba2977

3 жыл бұрын

💚✨

@labelle9921

3 жыл бұрын

Ase'.

It’s sad everyone is stuck on the same type of music these days but these guys right here are just different and it’s so amazing💯

Coolest tiny desk. Hands down. This feels like I'm watching the dunk contest and everyone scores a 50.

Earthgang needs their own Tiny Desk! But I'll take this👀

@andrejohnson7737

3 жыл бұрын

JID too

@bc315ful

3 жыл бұрын

Still waiting for this to happen 🥺 I made a petition last year and everything lol

Can’t even express how happy I am to see all these artists together . I mean just wow JID : I- MEREBA : Queeeennn EARTHGANG : 🥵🔥

Olu's voice don't need no auto tune. Mereba is amazing. They're all so great. Best hip hop collective is the Dreamville & Co.

@creakybeak1252

2 жыл бұрын

This is Spillage Village, not Dreamville, but I still approve👌

@MrRex111

2 жыл бұрын

Spillage Village is under the Dreamville Record Label. Why said Dreamville and Co.

@creakybeak1252

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrRex111Thanks, noted.

I have been pumping this daily (more than once) from a few weeks. Love, pain, beauty, resignation, power, persistence, strength, TRUTH and a vibe that is like cold, cold water on a hot day. Thank you for the gift all you beautiful people, sharing a vibe with us. I am a 50-something white lady so I know this isn't 'for' me, but I just praise the good earth and sky for sharing with us. Peace and Power, y'all!

@Cogito3

2 жыл бұрын

it's "for" everone. everyone is connected. they are spreading love. and more

this is our generations' Soulquarians.

@sayoname

3 жыл бұрын

Was looking for this comment

@mstro2676

3 жыл бұрын

Yessss

@DGreen88

3 жыл бұрын

100

@gregorysmith3209

3 жыл бұрын

Real talk

6lack would've been amazing to hear too Spillage village is definetly the most talented collective i've ever seen tho🔥

What a beautiful time to be black ❤️ Embrace our creativity, our love, our inspiration & never let anyone make you feel less than worthy.

This was the hardest flex I've ever seen on tiny desk. So much fire, and in a church too

Started tearing up during happi when Benji's part came on and then started bawling when the beat picked up... I needed this. Thank you. It's been a rough few months and this truly picked me up.

@jeremiahrhodes8760

3 жыл бұрын

May the most high rise you up brother

@shuumishuum

3 жыл бұрын

hope you do well Ben

The best musicians are those who don't just achieve admiration by listening to them, but makes me want to join them. Like these folks. Thank you

cant stop thinking about how tiny JID is

Mereba rapping like the Starbucks barista got her name wrong for the 10th time

Benji is so talented I wish he had more recognition

@Benzy670

3 жыл бұрын

He needs to release more music! And put out what he has on more platforms, you can’t find anything of his own on youtube only songs he’s a part of. Like, Fake Freckles from “Sundays by Benji” is so smooth, more people need to hear it

@flashfive12

3 жыл бұрын

@@Benzy670 facts same for Jurdan and JB

Merebas verse on Hapi is such a lullaby and poetic.

Every single song sounds better live. How are they so talented

Cuco: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert EARTHGANG: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert Smino: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert JID: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

@FLiSo999

3 жыл бұрын

smino would be perfect

@nathanlovato5193

3 жыл бұрын

so would cuco

@lilsonni

3 жыл бұрын

I’ll take Smino for 200 plz

@CamboyGDubbz

3 жыл бұрын

Smino did one, but they took so long to release it, he had put out two projects while waiting... didnt want it released until he can do another one with a more up-to-date song selection.

@peepthiskid

3 жыл бұрын

def tryna see Smino on Tiny Desk

JID is finally on Tiny Desk!

God Hapi is such an unbelievable track. This crew at their best is breathtaking.

I need a part 2 of this with the shiva, cupid and mecca...I just can't get enough

@charlienovacastor5652

3 жыл бұрын

And Oshun

We need a Mereba & JID joint album! 😭😭😭🔥

A man from the future came to me and told me that the whole village went harder than cement on this performance

Omfggggggggg the chemistry they bounce right off each other

The things I'd do for this and MANY other Tiny Desk concerts on vinyl...oh boy.

can we just park at Benji’s bass riff at 16:37 aaand Olu’s reaction ahahahaha yesss

Dam I really wanted them to perform shiva

@mysticowlas4562

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah Doctor Doc on that song was crazy

@neal406

3 жыл бұрын

🥺😭

@benweidner7894

3 жыл бұрын

Big facts Favourite song of the album

@jackhagenbuch2626

3 жыл бұрын

^^^

@basnijland

3 жыл бұрын

fax

You know it's real talent when it sounds just as beautiful as the record in the studio

17 minutes never flew by so smoothly

Dot is finally showing off his talents, FIRE

@naomim4803

3 жыл бұрын

He is so underrated and talented 🙌

Imagine if issa does a block party on the next season of insecure and they all pull up

@tuyishimejoseph4658

3 жыл бұрын

Amen to that broo🔥

@loveschile7339

3 жыл бұрын

I can visualize this.

@xsaaaammyyx

3 жыл бұрын

😭💓

@patriciakaimapo

3 жыл бұрын

Yesss

@MsMoniqueRenee1981

3 жыл бұрын

Get Issa on the phone!!!! ✨✨✨

Almost broke my screen I clicked so fast😆🔥🔥🔥

@MsYebboah

3 жыл бұрын

Me too 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

If I was the type to cry hearing music, Hapi would be the song to do it for me… Especially this version

"Hapi" giving me such Nina Simone vibes... thank you... what a STUNNING production!!!

A group of highly talented, underrated people

If you wondering why JID doesn't have shoes on, it's because the Lord said to him, "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground."

@trevorwallace3266

3 жыл бұрын

He’s literally wearing shoes 😂

@sapphirejones7302

3 жыл бұрын

@@trevorwallace3266 He wasn't at the start. He ended with them! 🤣

@thatomokoena5381

3 жыл бұрын

I guess he later decided to disobey the Lord's order 😂

@jaredbenton8005

3 жыл бұрын

He also swore like a sailor. I doubt that was it😂

@Mybigsissy

2 жыл бұрын

amen ntate Mokoena

I love how J.I.D lives up to his name. He is always moving :D

please go listen to jurdan bryant's music. he doesn't get nearly enough recognition for how talented he is. wildfire, my life, and can we still hang are crazy. please keep making and releasing music jurdan

it takes a village 🐻

The way I scream the Joburg line in Baptize. BTW I live in Joburg.

@somerandomguy75

3 жыл бұрын

Same I’m from Cape Town tho

@thandomanyathi3174

3 жыл бұрын

Me toooooo

@toby-wankenobi.

3 жыл бұрын

MEEE TOOO😭

@michaelbarreto8209

3 жыл бұрын

How's Mecca?

@yolisazokufa548

3 жыл бұрын

🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

JID remains UNDEFEATED!! Such a talented group of people 🥳🥳🥳🥳

3 years since release and it’s still the greatest video on KZread

Benji on that bass, singing, and rapping? Going kuku. Loved this and so glad yall did Hapi.

This is not the usual sort of music i listen too, but loving the sound, energy and dynamic going on here

Man the diversity of styles and talent. Crazy.

Hapi literally brought tears to my eyes 😂 Ive never felt so elated after a song 😆 Its the Benji verse for me 🤟🏾Hapi

It would be so hard a ft between Aminé and EARTHGANG/Spillageville hard🔥

Tiny Desk of the year🤞🏿🔥

@maryannappiagyei4277

3 жыл бұрын

Too me and sa-roc. Both

@qazsedcftgbhujmkolp4401

3 жыл бұрын

@@maryannappiagyei4277 Thanks for telling me about Sa-roc. I just watched it and her tiny desk was immediately one of my faves. Lizzo still has the best one, though.

@adamnoyb7853

3 жыл бұрын

Tobe Nwigwe

How good is JID? I mean EARTHGANG has been everything you'd want and more, but man..... JID is the future of the genre

Amazing Group! Just discovered. Each member has their own colorful personality and could be a solo artist in their own right, but you get a bunch of great artists coming together with a unified vision...cinematic, especially the Ambient vibes of "Hapi", moody chilling, original like a modern day funkadelic, unafraid, no boundaries. funk, rock, rap, alternative, blugrass,hard, ambient, dark, rnb, soul, beautiful melodic, real, powerful, theatrical-but not cheesy, emotional, fire, Undeniable! need I say more?

@Uuber2Jupiter

3 жыл бұрын

Alot of them do have solo work and work outside of Spillage Village

@zonasound

3 жыл бұрын

@@Uuber2Jupiter Thanks Angell, I"m just discovering this as I looked them up individually. Thanks for the tip.

@Uuber2Jupiter

3 жыл бұрын

@@zonasound No problem! The world needs to know about them!!

End of daze just gives me chills

Tracklist: 0:05 End of Daze 5:17 Baptize 9:15 Hapi 14:45 Jupiter

The fact that every single artist on that stage is full of amazing talent is amazing to me. Real music, real skills, real talent, real message. 💯💯💥💥💯💯

Anybody else come back to this on a regular basis? 😂

It makes me so happy this super group exists. As individuals they are more than competent on their own, but together they’re even greater than the sum of their parts. Like, all of them together embodies, “living your best life”.

bro im in love w mereba

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@marlenehannigan1875

3 жыл бұрын

absolutely stunningly beautiful

@jussistaci3798

3 жыл бұрын

You have 5.4 million subscribers. I suggest you use some of the ad revenue you’re making off of these black artist getting these views for you and stop acting like you’re not rich

nobody's gonna mention how good that bass tone was? and the drummer kept a tight pocket i fw his style

This really felt like the campfire sing along 😍😍🔥

lol The way I'm singin along you'd think I'm part of the group

I don’t have the words for how this makes me feel

One of the biggest musical blessings I’ve ever known in my life.

They make me so proud of being from Atlanta. 💚🖤❤

@FnIggnent

3 жыл бұрын

Word.... finally something representating the REAL Atlanta

@t.lunaimhotepmdiv135

3 жыл бұрын

@@FnIggnent right!!!

@OtsileM

3 жыл бұрын

🙌

@Reshae

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly, I’m ALWAYS proud of being from here, but it’s feels good seeing our artist shinning. Shoot it’s hard to meet folks who is. Sup fam👏🏾👏🏾

@Reshae

3 жыл бұрын

FnIggnent NOW.. this comment is a word lol🙄

this album needs a live version

this made me feel like i got invited to some dope af church camp