Tyler, The Creator's Tiny Desk performance was a first for many reasons.
It was the Los Angeles rapper's first time performing at our offices,
but moreover, it was the Tiny Desk's first nighttime performance, a
special request from Tyler and his team in order to professionally light
the "stage" themselves. Members of Tyler's lighting crew came to the
office a day before to set it up, eventually bathing him and his band in
shades of fuchsia, orange and blue — one for each song — during the
early evening show.
Flower Boy, Tyler's latest album, is much like this Tiny Desk
performance; a surprising departure from the expected. Four albums in,
he has matured as a producer, rapper and human being. Often equated to
hip-hop's class clown, the 26-year-old peels back his own mask of
immaturity to reveal a young adult grappling with anxiety, fear and
uncertainty of self.
After he was done, Tyler did something of a modified mic-drop, throwing
his tambourine in celebration of what he and his band had accomplished.
Always one to stay casually connected with his fans, Tyler made time —
nearly an hour after the performance was done —- to pose for photos,
sign merch and crack jokes with (and on) everyone around him.
Set List
"Boredom"
"See You Again"
"Glitter"
MUSICIANS
Tyler Okonma (vocals, keys), Jaret Landon (MD/Keys) Dré Pinckney (Bass),
Dalton Hodo (Drums), Kaye Fox (background vocals), Kiandra Richardson
(background vocals)
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