{"id":934081,"date":"2026-10-19T19:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T19:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/934081\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T19:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T19:18:09","slug":"cardi-b-performs-hits-medley-for-npr-tiny-desk-concert-debut-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/934081\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardi B Performs Hits Medley for NPR Tiny Desk Concert Debut: Video"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tCardi B\u2019s<\/a> Tiny Desk Concert has been one of the most anticipated in recent memory, and she delivered on the hype with an energetic set on Monday (Oct. 19). <\/p>\n

\n\tThe Bronx native brought her arena hits to the intimate setting of the NPR offices in Washington, D.C., for a boisterous run through her decorated catalog.<\/p>\n

\n\tRocking a suit jacket and latex pants, Cardi was flanked by a complete live band, and the dress code was all black because they were dressed to kill their performance.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Grammy-winning rapper fittingly introduced her set with \u201cHello\u201d from Am I the Drama? and moved into another standout from her sophomore album, \u201cErrTime.\u201d \u201cLet me get some water. You know I be smoking cigarettes,\u201d Cardi quipped during a brief intermission.<\/p>\n

\n\tCardi B slowed down the pace for \u201cMan of Your Word\u201d as she ruminated on the deceit and cheating from a previous relationship.\u201dYou never loved me, f\u2013k n\u2014a,\u201d she spewed.<\/p>\n

\n\tInvasion of Privacy\u2018s \u201cBe Careful\u201d followed, and by that point, Cardi was sick of being in her feelings and the emotions tied to the last couple of tracks. \u201cChange the vibes,\u201d she ordered.<\/p>\n

\n\tIt was time for the hits, as the room immediately felt lighter as Billboard Hot 100 <\/a>No. 1 hit \u201cUp\u201d led into her 2026 single \u201cAH HA,\u201d and then Cardi\u2019s 2017 breakout anthem, \u201cBodak Yellow.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe rapper can bring comedic relief to any room, and she joked about being hungry and not having any Maryland crab cakes or celery sticks in her rider. Even in the latex pants, Cardi could still move her hips as she swayed into her Tiny Desk closer and Diamond-certified Hot 100 No. 1 hit \u201cI Like It\u201d to finish things off.<\/p>\n

\n\tIt\u2019s been a busy October for Cardi B, who turned 34 years old on Oct. 11. She surprised the Bardi Gang with a single on Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, which arrived earlier this month and is titled \u201cDon\u2019t Chart.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tThe \u201cWAP\u201d rapper will also be the first artist to ever accept the Global Woman of the Year<\/a> award at Billboard Canada Women In Music 2026 on Nov. 24. <\/p>\n

\n\tWatch Cardi B\u2019s Tiny Desk Concert below. <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cardi B\u2019s Tiny Desk Concert has been one of the most anticipated in recent memory, and she delivered…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":934082,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[64,63,134,9056,136,9057],"class_list":["post-934081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-genre-hiphop","tag-music","tag-music-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/934081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=934081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/934081\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/934082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=934081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=934081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=934081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}