Detroit rapper Big Sean makes Tiny Desk Concert debut
Big Sean performed 14 songs on the long-running NPR Music series.
Big Sean performing at NPR's Tiny Desk Concert.
NPR premiered Big Sean’s Tiny Desk Concert debut on Wednesday.
Wearing a Detroit Tigers-J Dilla baseball cap and a Beastie Boys t-shirt, the Detroit rapper performed 14 songs during a 25-minute set, including the world premiere of “On Up” — sampling the 1996 Jodeci hit “Get On Up” — dedicated to his son, Noah, who he had with partner and R&B singer Jhené Aiko.
Watch the performance below.
Big Sean Tiny Desk Concert Setlist
- “Memories”
- “Nothing Is Stopping You”
- “Blessings”
- “Play No Games”
- “Light”
- “My Last”
- “Marvin & Chardonnay”
- “All Me”
- “Beware”
- “I Know”
- “Bounce Back”
- “One Man Can Change The World”
- “On Up”
- “I Don’t F*** With You”
Big Sean spoke to WDET’s Tia Graham last September during DON Weekend on why it’s important for him to focus on Detroit’s communities.
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