{"id":377815,"date":"2026-10-20T11:36:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/377815\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T11:36:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:36:44","slug":"cardi-b-went-to-work-at-nprs-tiny-desk-in-vintage-mugler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/377815\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardi B Went To Work At NPR\u2019s Tiny Desk In Vintage Mugler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"406\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/17924937678157-e1792493834970.jpg\" alt=\"Off-White - 10x10 Imaginary Palace - Milan Fashion Week - Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2027\" class=\"wp-image-4605610\"  \/>Source: Daniele Venturelli \/ Getty<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hellobeautiful.com\/4586442\/cardi-b-lil-kim\/\" id=\"4586442\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cardi B<\/a> slipped into a sharp black blazer, swept her hair into a sleek updo and showed up ready to work. Work the microphone, that is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For her first-ever NPR <a href=\"https:\/\/hellobeautiful.com\/4605569\/cardi-b-makes-her-npr-tiny-desk-debut\/\" id=\"4605569\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tiny Desk Concert<\/a>, the Bronx rapper did not disappoint. Backed by a live band and her background singers, Cardi ran through eight songs on Oct. 19 in front of one of the biggest crowds <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/10\/19\/g-s1-146863\/cardi-b-tiny-desk-concert\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NPR\u2019s team<\/a> says it has ever seen. Her set moved from \u201cHello\u201d and \u201cUp\u201d to fan favorites \u201cBodak Yellow\u201d and \u201cI Like It.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within hours, video of the performance went viral, and fans haven\u2019t stopped cheering her on. With crisp lyrics and clean live arrangements, the intimate setting put Cardi\u2019s skills as a lyricist front and center. It also showed how much she has grown, and for many, it shut down haters. Yes, Cardi!<\/p>\n<p>Cardi\u2019s \u2018NPR\u2019 Tiny Desk Fit Was Also Fire \u2013 And A Whole Fashion Moment<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In true Cardi fashion, her fit matched her lyrics: also fire. The Bronx rapper rocked a vintage black Mugler blazer pulled straight from the runway archives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Supermodel <a href=\"https:\/\/hellobeautiful.com\/4562900\/how-valentino-garavani-black-women-style\/\" id=\"4562900\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Naomi Campbell<\/a> first worked the piece on the runway around 1990, and more than three decades later, Cardi brought it to life at the Tiny Desk. Silver star embellishments, wide lapels and a buckled, cinched waist gave the blazer its fierceness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Styled by Kollin Carter, Cardi paired the jacket with glossy black body-hugging Venus Prototypex pants and kept her accessories simple. The femcee pulled her black hair into a polished bun, letting bangs and longer pieces frame her face.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sis was not playing with this look, and neither was her crew. Her background singers\/rappers gave us life too, serving their own versions of Cardi\u2019s all-black suit moment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celebrities and fans flooded Cardi\u2019s comments with love. Kelly Rowland kept it short and sweet: \u201cI. LOVE. THIS!!\u201d Kelly also shared the concert in her stories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fellow Bronx native Remy Ma gave Cardi her flowers: \u201cI love the breath control the way you have grown with this music sh*t needs to be documented. I\u2019m happy so happy for you.\u201d Keeping the Bronx pride going, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez added, \u201cYou make the Bronx proud today and always.\u201d Porsha Williams brought the group chat energy: \u201cWhew THE BEST !! Let\u2019s gooo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch Cardi B\u2019s full Tiny Desk concert below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Source: Daniele Venturelli \/ Getty Cardi B slipped into a sharp black blazer, swept her hair into a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":377816,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,846,96052,2538,9,24,370,63,2407,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-377815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-cardi-b","tag-most-recent","tag-music","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-newsletter","tag-nyc","tag-style","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=377815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/377816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=377815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=377815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=377815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}