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Bobby Carter talks to Kierna Mayo, a pioneer of hip-hop journalism, about the @sza concert that almost happened and the oft-overlooked promise of Black ingenuity.

@kiernamayo: I bring up @thesource because in hindsight that kind of specific cultural resonance is rare; we were doing something very tactile, very analog, that had true impact and influence. A lasting reverberation. I’m wondering: Is that how you see what you’re doing today? Does Tiny Desk sit in the kind of cultural space where, long after it’s gone, we will remember?

@djcuzzinb Yeah, one thousand percent. It’s something that I think about every day. I have to keep it in mind for all the decisions that we make at this point, because the audience has told us what this platform means to them. And they’ve learned over the past seven, eight years that there are people who are making decisions about how we do what we do, how we curate. They understand that there are people helping to make this thing happen. And they rely on this. They trust us. Tiny Desk is one of the main engines that will sell a record right now. There isn’t an artist or a label I can think of who doesn’t want their artists on our platform.

Tap the link in our bio to read the full interview on our website.

📸: @shina.peng

Bobby Carter talks to Kierna Mayo, a pioneer of hip-hop journalism, about the @sza concert that almost happened and the oft-overlooked promise of Black ingenuity.

@kiernamayo: I bring up @thesource because in hindsight that kind of specific cultural resonance is rare; we were doing something very tactile, very analog, that had true impact and influence. A lasting reverberation. I’m wondering: Is that how you see what you’re doing today? Does Tiny Desk sit in the kind of cultural space where, long after it’s gone, we will remember?

@djcuzzinb Yeah, one thousand percent. It’s something that I think about every day. I have to keep it in mind for all the decisions that we make at this point, because the audience has told us what this platform means to them. And they’ve learned over the past seven, eight years that there are people who are making decisions about how we do what we do, how we curate. They understand that there are people helping to make this thing happen. And they rely on this. They trust us. Tiny Desk is one of the main engines that will sell a record right now. There isn’t an artist or a label I can think of who doesn’t want their artists on our platform.

Tap the link in our bio to read the full interview on our website.

📸: @shina.peng

Bobby Carter talks to Kierna Mayo, a pioneer of hip-hop journalism, about the @sza concert that almost happened and the oft-overlooked promise of Black ingenuity.

@kiernamayo: I bring up @thesource because in hindsight that kind of specific cultural resonance is rare; we were doing something very tactile, very analog, that had true impact and influence. A lasting reverberation. I’m wondering: Is that how you see what you’re doing today? Does Tiny Desk sit in the kind of cultural space where, long after it’s gone, we will remember?

@djcuzzinb Yeah, one thousand percent. It’s something that I think about every day. I have to keep it in mind for all the decisions that we make at this point, because the audience has told us what this platform means to them. And they’ve learned over the past seven, eight years that there are people who are making decisions about how we do what we do, how we curate. They understand that there are people helping to make this thing happen. And they rely on this. They trust us. Tiny Desk is one of the main engines that will sell a record right now. There isn’t an artist or a label I can think of who doesn’t want their artists on our platform.

Tap the link in our bio to read the full interview on our website.

📸: @shina.peng

Bobby Carter talks to Kierna Mayo, a pioneer of hip-hop journalism, about the @sza concert that almost happened and the oft-overlooked promise of Black ingenuity.

@kiernamayo: I bring up @thesource because in hindsight that kind of specific cultural resonance is rare; we were doing something very tactile, very analog, that had true impact and influence. A lasting reverberation. I’m wondering: Is that how you see what you’re doing today? Does Tiny Desk sit in the kind of cultural space where, long after it’s gone, we will remember?

@djcuzzinb Yeah, one thousand percent. It’s something that I think about every day. I have to keep it in mind for all the decisions that we make at this point, because the audience has told us what this platform means to them. And they’ve learned over the past seven, eight years that there are people who are making decisions about how we do what we do, how we curate. They understand that there are people helping to make this thing happen. And they rely on this. They trust us. Tiny Desk is one of the main engines that will sell a record right now. There isn’t an artist or a label I can think of who doesn’t want their artists on our platform.

Tap the link in our bio to read the full interview on our website.

📸: @shina.peng

Bobby Carter talks to Kierna Mayo, a pioneer of hip-hop journalism, about the @sza concert that almost happened and the oft-overlooked promise of Black ingenuity.

@kiernamayo: I bring up @thesource because in hindsight that kind of specific cultural resonance is rare; we were doing something very tactile, very analog, that had true impact and influence. A lasting reverberation. I’m wondering: Is that how you see what you’re doing today? Does Tiny Desk sit in the kind of cultural space where, long after it’s gone, we will remember?

@djcuzzinb Yeah, one thousand percent. It’s something that I think about every day. I have to keep it in mind for all the decisions that we make at this point, because the audience has told us what this platform means to them. And they’ve learned over the past seven, eight years that there are people who are making decisions about how we do what we do, how we curate. They understand that there are people helping to make this thing happen. And they rely on this. They trust us. Tiny Desk is one of the main engines that will sell a record right now. There isn’t an artist or a label I can think of who doesn’t want their artists on our platform.

Tap the link in our bio to read the full interview on our website.

📸: @shina.peng

Bobby Carter talks to Kierna Mayo, a pioneer of hip-hop journalism, about the @sza concert that almost happened and the oft-overlooked promise of Black ingenuity.

@kiernamayo: I bring up @thesource because in hindsight that kind of specific cultural resonance is rare; we were doing something very tactile, very analog, that had true impact and influence. A lasting reverberation. I’m wondering: Is that how you see what you’re doing today? Does Tiny Desk sit in the kind of cultural space where, long after it’s gone, we will remember?

@djcuzzinb Yeah, one thousand percent. It’s something that I think about every day. I have to keep it in mind for all the decisions that we make at this point, because the audience has told us what this platform means to them. And they’ve learned over the past seven, eight years that there are people who are making decisions about how we do what we do, how we curate. They understand that there are people helping to make this thing happen. And they rely on this. They trust us. Tiny Desk is one of the main engines that will sell a record right now. There isn’t an artist or a label I can think of who doesn’t want their artists on our platform.

Tap the link in our bio to read the full interview on our website.

📸: @shina.peng

Bobby Carter talks to Kierna Mayo, a pioneer of hip-hop journalism, about the @sza concert that almost happened and the oft-overlooked promise of Black ingenuity.

@kiernamayo: I bring up @thesource because in hindsight that kind of specific cultural resonance is rare; we were doing something very tactile, very analog, that had true impact and influence. A lasting reverberation. I’m wondering: Is that how you see what you’re doing today? Does Tiny Desk sit in the kind of cultural space where, long after it’s gone, we will remember?

@djcuzzinb Yeah, one thousand percent. It’s something that I think about every day. I have to keep it in mind for all the decisions that we make at this point, because the audience has told us what this platform means to them. And they’ve learned over the past seven, eight years that there are people who are making decisions about how we do what we do, how we curate. They understand that there are people helping to make this thing happen. And they rely on this. They trust us. Tiny Desk is one of the main engines that will sell a record right now. There isn’t an artist or a label I can think of who doesn’t want their artists on our platform.

Tap the link in our bio to read the full interview on our website.

📸: @shina.peng

Bobby Carter talks to Kierna Mayo, a pioneer of hip-hop journalism, about the @sza concert that almost happened and the oft-overlooked promise of Black ingenuity.

@kiernamayo: I bring up @thesource because in hindsight that kind of specific cultural resonance is rare; we were doing something very tactile, very analog, that had true impact and influence. A lasting reverberation. I’m wondering: Is that how you see what you’re doing today? Does Tiny Desk sit in the kind of cultural space where, long after it’s gone, we will remember?

@djcuzzinb Yeah, one thousand percent. It’s something that I think about every day. I have to keep it in mind for all the decisions that we make at this point, because the audience has told us what this platform means to them. And they’ve learned over the past seven, eight years that there are people who are making decisions about how we do what we do, how we curate. They understand that there are people helping to make this thing happen. And they rely on this. They trust us. Tiny Desk is one of the main engines that will sell a record right now. There isn’t an artist or a label I can think of who doesn’t want their artists on our platform.

Tap the link in our bio to read the full interview on our website.

📸: @shina.peng

Bobby Carter talks to Kierna Mayo, a pioneer of hip-hop journalism, about the @sza concert that almost happened and the oft-overlooked promise of Black ingenuity.

@kiernamayo: I bring up @thesource because in hindsight that kind of specific cultural resonance is rare; we were doing something very tactile, very analog, that had true impact and influence. A lasting reverberation. I’m wondering: Is that how you see what you’re doing today? Does Tiny Desk sit in the kind of cultural space where, long after it’s gone, we will remember?

@djcuzzinb Yeah, one thousand percent. It’s something that I think about every day. I have to keep it in mind for all the decisions that we make at this point, because the audience has told us what this platform means to them. And they’ve learned over the past seven, eight years that there are people who are making decisions about how we do what we do, how we curate. They understand that there are people helping to make this thing happen. And they rely on this. They trust us. Tiny Desk is one of the main engines that will sell a record right now. There isn’t an artist or a label I can think of who doesn’t want their artists on our platform.

Tap the link in our bio to read the full interview on our website.

📸: @shina.peng

Bobby Carter talks to Kierna Mayo, a pioneer of hip-hop journalism, about the @sza concert that almost happened and the oft-overlooked promise of Black ingenuity.

@kiernamayo: I bring up @thesource because in hindsight that kind of specific cultural resonance is rare; we were doing something very tactile, very analog, that had true impact and influence. A lasting reverberation. I’m wondering: Is that how you see what you’re doing today? Does Tiny Desk sit in the kind of cultural space where, long after it’s gone, we will remember?

@djcuzzinb Yeah, one thousand percent. It’s something that I think about every day. I have to keep it in mind for all the decisions that we make at this point, because the audience has told us what this platform means to them. And they’ve learned over the past seven, eight years that there are people who are making decisions about how we do what we do, how we curate. They understand that there are people helping to make this thing happen. And they rely on this. They trust us. Tiny Desk is one of the main engines that will sell a record right now. There isn’t an artist or a label I can think of who doesn’t want their artists on our platform.

Tap the link in our bio to read the full interview on our website.

📸: @shina.peng

💙 🇬🇷 Visited Athens Greece: Europe’s oldest capital city. Full of passionate, laid bacc and friendly ppl. Amazing food (restaurants and coffee shops EVERYWHERE!) and soft water. Thank u to @radiodayseurope for having me! I needed it.

💙 🇬🇷 Visited Athens Greece: Europe’s oldest capital city. Full of passionate, laid bacc and friendly ppl. Amazing food (restaurants and coffee shops EVERYWHERE!) and soft water. Thank u to @radiodayseurope for having me! I needed it.

💙 🇬🇷 Visited Athens Greece: Europe’s oldest capital city. Full of passionate, laid bacc and friendly ppl. Amazing food (restaurants and coffee shops EVERYWHERE!) and soft water. Thank u to @radiodayseurope for having me! I needed it.

💙 🇬🇷 Visited Athens Greece: Europe’s oldest capital city. Full of passionate, laid bacc and friendly ppl. Amazing food (restaurants and coffee shops EVERYWHERE!) and soft water. Thank u to @radiodayseurope for having me! I needed it.

💙 🇬🇷 Visited Athens Greece: Europe’s oldest capital city. Full of passionate, laid bacc and friendly ppl. Amazing food (restaurants and coffee shops EVERYWHERE!) and soft water. Thank u to @radiodayseurope for having me! I needed it.

💙 🇬🇷 Visited Athens Greece: Europe’s oldest capital city. Full of passionate, laid bacc and friendly ppl. Amazing food (restaurants and coffee shops EVERYWHERE!) and soft water. Thank u to @radiodayseurope for having me! I needed it.

💙 🇬🇷 Visited Athens Greece: Europe’s oldest capital city. Full of passionate, laid bacc and friendly ppl. Amazing food (restaurants and coffee shops EVERYWHERE!) and soft water. Thank u to @radiodayseurope for having me! I needed it.

💙 🇬🇷 Visited Athens Greece: Europe’s oldest capital city. Full of passionate, laid bacc and friendly ppl. Amazing food (restaurants and coffee shops EVERYWHERE!) and soft water. Thank u to @radiodayseurope for having me! I needed it.

💙 🇬🇷 Visited Athens Greece: Europe’s oldest capital city. Full of passionate, laid bacc and friendly ppl. Amazing food (restaurants and coffee shops EVERYWHERE!) and soft water. Thank u to @radiodayseurope for having me! I needed it.

💙 🇬🇷 Visited Athens Greece: Europe’s oldest capital city. Full of passionate, laid bacc and friendly ppl. Amazing food (restaurants and coffee shops EVERYWHERE!) and soft water. Thank u to @radiodayseurope for having me! I needed it.

💙 🇬🇷 Visited Athens Greece: Europe’s oldest capital city. Full of passionate, laid bacc and friendly ppl. Amazing food (restaurants and coffee shops EVERYWHERE!) and soft water. Thank u to @radiodayseurope for having me! I needed it.

💙 🇬🇷 Visited Athens Greece: Europe’s oldest capital city. Full of passionate, laid bacc and friendly ppl. Amazing food (restaurants and coffee shops EVERYWHERE!) and soft water. Thank u to @radiodayseurope for having me! I needed it.

💙 🇬🇷 Visited Athens Greece: Europe’s oldest capital city. Full of passionate, laid bacc and friendly ppl. Amazing food (restaurants and coffee shops EVERYWHERE!) and soft water. Thank u to @radiodayseurope for having me! I needed it.

💙 🇬🇷 Visited Athens Greece: Europe’s oldest capital city. Full of passionate, laid bacc and friendly ppl. Amazing food (restaurants and coffee shops EVERYWHERE!) and soft water. Thank u to @radiodayseurope for having me! I needed it.

💙 🇬🇷 Visited Athens Greece: Europe’s oldest capital city. Full of passionate, laid bacc and friendly ppl. Amazing food (restaurants and coffee shops EVERYWHERE!) and soft water. Thank u to @radiodayseurope for having me! I needed it.

💙 🇬🇷 Visited Athens Greece: Europe’s oldest capital city. Full of passionate, laid bacc and friendly ppl. Amazing food (restaurants and coffee shops EVERYWHERE!) and soft water. Thank u to @radiodayseurope for having me! I needed it.

💙 🇬🇷 Visited Athens Greece: Europe’s oldest capital city. Full of passionate, laid bacc and friendly ppl. Amazing food (restaurants and coffee shops EVERYWHERE!) and soft water. Thank u to @radiodayseurope for having me! I needed it.

💙 🇬🇷 Visited Athens Greece: Europe’s oldest capital city. Full of passionate, laid bacc and friendly ppl. Amazing food (restaurants and coffee shops EVERYWHERE!) and soft water. Thank u to @radiodayseurope for having me! I needed it.

💙 🇬🇷 Visited Athens Greece: Europe’s oldest capital city. Full of passionate, laid bacc and friendly ppl. Amazing food (restaurants and coffee shops EVERYWHERE!) and soft water. Thank u to @radiodayseurope for having me! I needed it.

💙 🇬🇷 Visited Athens Greece: Europe’s oldest capital city. Full of passionate, laid bacc and friendly ppl. Amazing food (restaurants and coffee shops EVERYWHERE!) and soft water. Thank u to @radiodayseurope for having me! I needed it.

WE BACC BABY! My episode of “what you got” is LIVE on the Nike #snkrs app!! 1st person to do it twice?!! We had to put a twist on that thang. Lemme know what yall think! Big up @k.lockk @heyitslando @lovepeoplerecords, Albert, Drew and the whole squad. LINK IN BIO!

#STL!!! I’m home! Tonight I’ll be on the decks for TEESE @thekey_stl! Beat me there and lemme see your best t shirt!

Catch me @shanklinhall this evening wit the good brothas @djpaeme and @djmoney. Pae said run some b-sides and forgotten gems so I got em!!

#tinydeskcontest • Drum roll please 🥁 The winner of the 2026 Tiny Desk Contest is Cure For Paranoia! Fronted by Dallas-based rapper and music teacher Cameron McCloud, @cureforparanoia finally takes the prize after 4 years of excellent entries. 👁️🏆⁠
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Their winning song “No Brainer” won over the judges with its witty lyricism and strong, creative vision.⁠
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🔗 Tap the link in our bio to watch the full entry.⁠ And sound off in the comments to congratulate @cureforparanoia⁠
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The 2026 Tiny Desk Contest is presented by @capitalone and supported by @rivianofficial⁠

Producer: @kara_frame • Kara Frame/NPR

@djcuzzinb from Tiny Desk chopped it up with @imaaniwalker and shared his top 3 picks for the Tiny Desk concerts with the most cultural impact + Canadians who he wants to see hit the desk👀🇨🇦

Who do you think should be on Tiny Desk next? @departurefest

🎥: Tiny Desk / Getty Images

OMG, we NEED BTS on ‘Tiny Desk’ again! 🙏💜

Bobby Carter is host and series producer of NPR’s mega popular ‘Tiny Desk,’ and when Lainey chatted with him, she just HAD to ask about BTS.

Now, BTS didn’t get to head into studio, but performed a ‘Tiny Desk (Home) Concert’ for their fans due to the pandemic, but Bobby is staying tight-lipped about the possibility of their return.

I guess we’ll have to stay tuned to see if BTS will be back to ‘Tiny Desk’ 👀 Head to NPR’s YouTube to watch incredible ‘Tiny Desk’ performances with your favourite stars! 🎶

#BobbyCarter #BTS #ARIRANG #TinyDesk #BTSARMY
@djcuzzinb @bts.bighitofficial

Sade to Tiny Desk? We need it.

After today’s @radiodaysnorthamerica panel, Bobby Carter (@djcuzzinb) named @sade as his dream @nprmusic Tiny Desk performer. And now we can’t stop thinking about it.

Only at #Departure2026, presented by TD.

#STL!! I’m HOME! Pull up on me tomorrow night at SCENE, next door to Sophie’s. I’m playin ANYTHING wit my brothers @djreminise10 and @the_realdj_jmo. Starts at 8!

@colgateuniversity has chosen me to serve as the 2026 Clifford Family Innovator in Residence. What a privilege. I’ll be there all this week chopping it up and sharing my experiences with the students and faculty, hoping to leave something valuable behind. I’ll be on the turntables Friday night as well! 😱 #professorcarter

TINY DESK IS NOMINATED FOR AN NAACP IMAGE AWARD!! Our 2025 #blackmusicmonth package was nominated for outstanding variety series. Voting closes on 2/13 at midnight so pls hit the link in my bio to vote!!! @naacpimageawards!!!

TINY DESK IS NOMINATED FOR AN NAACP IMAGE AWARD!! Our 2025 #blackmusicmonth package was nominated for outstanding variety series. Voting closes on 2/13 at midnight so pls hit the link in my bio to vote!!! @naacpimageawards!!!