Roddy Ricch: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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This was slated to be Roddy Ricch's summer. He was having the breakout moment that I've seen from so many other Compton emcees before him. The young man born Rodrick Moore Jr. snagged his first Grammy. He had multiple hit songs on the radio, including the biggest song in the world in "The Box," which spent 11 weeks at the top of Billboard's Hot 100 and will probably go down as the last pre-COVID club anthem. His live show refuted any doubts of his true musicianship and he was primed to touch every festival stage this season. No one could have anticipated in December how prophetic his debut album title — Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial — would be.

Roddy was originally booked to play the Tiny Desk in June, but once the cancellation of festival season was fully realized, he and his team began mapping out something special for our home series. He flexes his range from the beginning, playing a keyboard atop a desk at famed auto garage West Coast Customs in California. Backed by the juggernaut musical collective 1500 or Nothin', this set exhibits the many dimensions of Please Excuse Me..., from "Bacc Seat" (featuring an appearance from Ty Dolla $ign) to the stunning rework of "War Baby." Many factors have contributed to the dissolution of a 'normal' summer in 2020, but Roddy Ricch is determined to prove that it's still his time to shine.

SET LIST

• "Perfect Time"
• "Bacc Seat" (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
• "High Fashion"
• "War Baby"

MUSICIANS

Roddy Ricch: vocals, keys; Lamar Edwards: keys; Charles "Uncle Chucc" Hamilton: guitar; Christopher "Brody" Brown: bass; Larrance Dopson: percussion; Nick Smith: drums, Ty Dolla $ign: vocals, guitar; Shaunise R. Harris: vocals; Garren Edwards: vocals; Tayler L. Green: vocals

CREDITS

Video By: Chris Montante, Aplus, Aplusfilmz; Audio By: Chris Dennis; Producer: Bobby Carter; Audio Mastering Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Video Producer: Maia Stern; Executive Producer: Lauren Onkey; Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann

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