Scarface’s upcoming NPR Tiny Desk Concert has been called the “best Hip Hop Tiny Desk ever” ahead of its release on Monday (December 18).
On X, formerly known as Twitter, Tiny Desk producer DJ Cuzzin B got fans hyped by writing: “I just watched an edit of Scarface’s Tiny Desk. Yeah…. it’s the best hip-hop tiny desk we’ve ever put out. A new crown holder…. Monday.”
The Southern rap legend was recently spotted at NPR’s office in Washington, D.C. with longtime collaborator Mike Dean, sparking rumors that he would be appearing on an upcoming episode of Tiny Desk Concert, which have now been proven correct.
Check out the posts below.
I just watched an edit of Scarface’s Tiny Desk. Yeah…. it’s the best hip-hop tiny desk we’ve ever put out. A new crown holder…. Monday.
— DJ Cuzzin B (@DJCuzzinB) December 13, 2023
Scarface and Mike Dean pic.twitter.com/0344N5o9ZG
— THE FLY FIDELITY PODCAST (@FlyFidelity) November 28, 2023
Since launching the series in 2008, NPR has hosted hundreds of Tiny Desk Concerts which see performers put on intimate mini-concerts from inside the organization’s offices.
Some of the most notable Hip Hop appearances on the show have come from Mac Miller, Anderson .Paak and Tyler, The Creator.
Aside from being a pioneering MC and member of the Geto Boys, Scarface possesses a versatile musical ability that includes being able to play the guitar.
Speaking about his love of the instrument in an interview with Fender, he said: “I grew up in a band. My uncles were in a band, my cousin was in a band.
“My uncles would just jam and then go take smoke breaks, and I would be that fly on the wall watching them all day. When they’d leave, I’d pick up the guitar and just try to do what they did on their Strats or P Basses.”
Scarface also revealed that he was heavily influenced by ’70s hard rock as well as funk and…
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