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The 5 Best Southern Hip Hop Tiny Desk Concerts

Big Boi: Tiny Desk Concert

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Big Boi

The OutKast star performs "So Fresh, So Clean," "The Way You Move" and his solo single "All Night" with the help of singer Sleepy Brown and an eight-member backing band.

Megan Thee Stallion: Tiny Desk Concert

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Megan Thee Stallion

The budding superstar debuted a new song with Phony Ppl and performed hits from Fever and Tina Snow during the first night of NPR's Tiny Desk Fest.

Gucci Mane performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Oct. 14, 2016. (Claire Harbage/NPR)

Gucci Mane performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Oct. 14, 2016. (Claire Harbage/NPR) Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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Gucci Mane

The rapper has spent the year on an extended victory tour. Here are the spoils, recorded in a stripped-down set with a minimal backing track and longtime producer Zaytoven on keys.

Rapsody: Tiny Desk Concert

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Rapsody

In 2015, the young rapper had her big moment. This year, she's seizing it. Watch Rapsody perform three songs from Beauty And The Beast, recorded live at the NPR Music offices.

Big K.R.I.T.: Tiny Desk Concert

Big K.R.I.T. performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Feb. 8, 2018 (Jenna Sterner/NPR). Jenna Sterner/NPR hide caption

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Big K.R.I.T.

The Mississippi rapper paid homage to his grandmother and performed songs from his new album 4eva Is a Mighty Long Time.

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