Bas: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

[@nprmusic]

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[@jocharef]

Le guitare 🎸 il tient le timing

[@Mastersteef123]

it was never about love, it was gangster people died and got shot on the dilly, I'm glad we came to a point like this where this is even a question or topic

[@Masego]

This sounds incredible. Designer song hits different live.

[@manqobanhlapo4578]

ARE WE GOING TO PRETEND THAT WE DONT SEE THIS? SHOUT OUT MASEGO. MET YOU IN SOUTH AFRICA @ FLYING FISH! BLESS. DONT FORGET TO COME BACK .

[@racksattack-ml7sz]

Come back to Miami man. We need you here.

[@alphaecoplus8838]

Shoutout to you Masego. Being as successful as you are and still took time to write sumn down in the comment section. If every artist were like you...

[@FemmeThugJ]

tribe man, tribe hit home, mainly with the keyboard player’s improvisations, so nostalgic

[@spiwo1]

Masego see you in December!!! Yebo!!!

[@DmanUNT2014]

Fiends. Milk. Bas is building up an impressive discography for real. Then we have Mereba on here too? What a time to be alive.

[@creathechiboi]

What a time.

[@milesquaye69]

I fw you already for 2k but you fw tiny desk too? Real youtuber‼️‼️

[@OvahZealous]

Dman with the fiends? Thats wassup

[@thedirtybird_11]

DmanUnt2014 Whole lotta red top milk

[@zacha6066]

Oh fuck that is mereba. Lady is super dope

[@cassl3459]

0:05 - Barack Obama Special 1:57 - Purge 6:20 - Designer 10:14 - Tribe

[@FuzzyKazoo]

💞🫂

[@Naspheratu]

@cassl3459 you forgot the mario song

[@yohan9822]

Mereba definitely needs to do her own NPR set.

[@kgotsomoagi9413]

She WILL!

[@ginorodriguez7568]

Fr tho

[@garycarbonneau6702]

Cole needs to sign her already

[@sumayzebecreating]

Agreed!!

[@twinblade6]

And she NEEDS to do Sandstorm.

[@tonteawanen6249]

BAS!!! Tiny desk took me by surprise with this one.

[@Senor-Equis]

Tonte Awanen they’re always surprising me with who they bring on. but i never complain :D

[@ashowaboutme1407]

Yo yo yo this one is a modern classic. BAS, THE BAND, AND SINGERS WERE SO VIBING!!!

[@princedavido]

4:20.

[@Cavibux]

After 3yrs, still listening to this on a weekly basis. Good music, for real.

[@beinerthchitivamachado9892]

I've been FIENDING for a New Bas Album since 2018, Milky Way still in rotation!!!

[@philnkosi8315]

@@beinerthchitivamachado9892 Fiends 🤘🤘🤘

[@maxromero2305]

2023 yeah

[@R24REAL]

Yeahhh Bas killin it.. Next up SMINO?

[@orange1326]

R24REAL Smino trashed his because they took forever to release it. It’s been damn near a year and they’re just now trying to release it like he didn’t have another album come out so he wants to redo it

[@R24REAL]

@@orange1326 i know man.. they should release 2

[@masonnez4413]

This is it

[@neca12PT]

@@orange1326 im fucking mad, i would love to see a tiny desk concert with songs from blkswn

[@joshuamadlanga3374]

Shxt we mos def need smi on dis

[@December_baby04]

Mereba’s voice sounds like when you wear white linen on a hot summer day and you get a good breeze that blows through and refreshes your whole soul. Don’t sleep on sis!

[@lyubomirbonev2539]

she would kill her set so much man, fr fr. i wonder when she is going to be there tho, her level of artistry hits different as a whole

[@December_baby04]

Lyubomir Bonev agreed omg

[@neshanesh257]

Indigo Reign yes to the visionary!

[@Peighter]

Her set is up now🔥🔥

[@Marco-U]

Bas be doing the most in dreamville, too high to riot and milky way are both fire

[@arthurerby2466]

Makhosini Siyabonga Nzima I love too high to riot one of my favorite albums but I’ll never forget how hard cole went on the last verse of night job

[@michaelmolokwu2292]

Makhosini Siyabonga Nzima not to forget his new work spilled milk 🥛

[@jeremylawson6648]

a support this entirely.

[@tinicoleofficial]

Yes! Do forget about Last Winter🔥💯

[@EasyJay1000]

I met Bas when he was at Flex in Vienna. When I say Bas is a cool guy, I mean it. He took pics with EVERYONE who wanted to, stopped and had quick talks with people.. He even offered his bottle of Henny haha.. I told Bas he should do a tiny desk and here he is! I'm ready for that new shit!!!

[@a.a.8515]

Oida wie konnt ich das nur verpassen :(

[@tcnolan1]

Bas is super underrated. Went to his venue in Miami, vibes were so amazing. Would love to see him again live.

[@kabelomapatane]

6:20 that tom misch sample sounds so amazing...... s/o to all the good music lovers. Representing South Africa

[@robertchapman4852]

what Tom Misch song is the sample from???

[@kabelomapatane]

@@robertchapman4852 Come back in beat tape 2

[@copeep13]

This unplugged version of Tribe is so smooth & sweet. Tiny Desk killed it again

[@ogamasennin9883]

This version of Designer is such a pleasing gift to this troubled world.

[@MasterSkoden]

This ages like fine wine, I’ll tell ya! Appreciate Bas & NPR for letting a real one come up to show worth, timeless.

[@justzaya]

"Barack Obama Special" has always been one of my faves on Milky Way, but this performance gave me a new appreciation for Purge 🧡🧡🧡

[@Elena-lj3xe]

Tiny desks make me so happy, pure joy

[@w97.]

Ron Gilmore is unreal on the keys🤯 We appreciate you

[@potatoforatomato]

@WordLsBond the fact that he’s produced a handful of some of the best tracks throughout this stretch of dreamvilles timeline, and still gets overshadowed, blows my mind

[@justinleu6809]

It’s sad how real musicians don’t got recognition, look at Terrace Martin

[@jahfariheron4796]

He’s ridiculous on keys bro

[@rjensen2586]

I honestly was blown away even at the rendition of Mario Cart and now I want to hear the rest of it.

[@tiisetsomoeng7405]

Enjoying fresh #bars from Sir Bas...Listening all the way from South Africa @ 11:19 morning.

[@melissadenby2357]

I'm in Virginia, USA, and it still fees as far from New York city as South Africa! Thank goodness for the internet!

[@david58786]

🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@i_declare_bankruptcy686]

🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🔥🔥🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@aidanr1514]

🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@bxktty]

🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@lasselarsen9169]

Waking up to a fresh tiny desk with none other than BAS? Am i dreaming?

[@desperadorain2659]

No you are dreamvilling!!

[@almightypush9767]

Big Krit, Bas, and Mac Miller are definitely my favorite tiny desks. I’ve been waiting for this. I wish intimate shows like this were still around.

[@bvd8861]

You must not have seen the Anderson .Paak episode...

[@erickdiaz2230]

The Anderson Paak and this one are my favorites for sure

[@erickdiaz2230]

Also the The Roots performance, one you cant just ignore

[@davidellis567]

faith H Anderson Paak has the best tiny desk

[@kalebspain3000]

This set is only 4 tracks too. Incredible. I want more lol.

[@kellachhaelan]

I really appreciate that the names of all the musicians are put in the description now regardless of if there was a point where they were introduced in the video or not.

[@TanRicky321]

Bas is definitely in my Top 3 for Dreamville artists 🔥🙌🏾.

[@EDDYSPADE]

It's sad that people don't see that Dreamville is bigger than just J.Cole

[@herb5078]

and some people say Cole is the only one with talent in dreamville.... crazy man

[@MyPimpinAfro14]

@@herb5078 who is saying that lol

[@andrebr1148]

@@MyPimpinAfro14 For real. I don't know who tf said either of those things

[@dontealmighty9517]

I’m sure they're aware now. J Cole made sure of that this year.

[@neildevon2922]

Yeah who said that ???

[@curfewswayze]

Can we plllllllllzzzz have Ari Lennox next omg. Such great work Bas!!!!! Dreamville!!!!! Updated Oct 2nd: they came thru for us yall! Thanks NPR!!!

[@treyfromtheland3385]

RayVen J yo she would absolutely kill it on here. 💯🔥

[@mamoore06]

Give em’ a week!✊🏾

[@bluerobot3806]

Plssss

[@mauricemotaung5568]

She came through... Did you see it

[@mak00ileven]

Bas is so slept on. Loving these live renditions. real Musicians

[@Silkthesmooveguy]

I've been following Bas since ROD 1 and Last Winter. His growth is amazing!

[@avasd59]

Dreamville up in this b 🙌🏾 Seeing Bas up here really made my day. Great band too! And Mereba I see you

[@bm-ot1zb]

the drummer was so impressed throughout the whole thing, you can tell

[@olerazzle]

Why doesn't this have way more views. Seriously one of the best tiny desks

[@unclejuju12]

Bas wearing those sunglasses so we can finally see the tiny desk crowd

[@Afamefuna]

Sounds exactly like on the records .. Sign of a great artist

[@EarlobeJuice]

I love this rendition of Tribe. Thanks Bas & crew.

[@Vuer89]

Purge heals my soul Everytime I hear it

[@nightcrawlerc9842]

2 years later and still great!! 🤘🏼👍🏼

[@judylove2626]

IF YALL DONT KNOW ABOUT MEREBA LISTEN TO HER SONG SANDSTORM FT. JID

[@December_baby04]

Absolutely beautiful. Gives you Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway vibes.

[@judylove2626]

@@December_baby04 thank you for listening to it :)

[@thepresidentialsuite849]

Or her COLORS performance of Stay Tru

[@chom3575]

that track is just so good

[@dtrainpop]

pure vibes🌌

[@mukelanizulu6950]

He's been my favourite rapper for 4 years straight now , never once has he dropped something not amazing 💗😭🔥

[@JD-ip4fs]

When I go to heaven I want this version of Tribe to be playing.. thank you NPR

[@costademeloaragao]

One of the best NPR TinyDesk Concerts. This dude's album is out of this world.

[@arynnritter4293]

This sounded incredible. The band was awesome and Bas seems like a chill dude, he killed it. Kudos.

[@seaneboss8913]

Mereba 👀. She must be signed to Dreamville on the low

[@brickmcmuffin4585]

Sean Eboss definitely part of the family 👌🏻

[@Mikal_Hedges]

Sean Eboss On God ✊

[@December_baby04]

I swear

[@neat1757]

I am obsessed with Revenge of the Dreamers part 3 right now. Can't listen to anything else and Bas definitely makes his mark on it!

[@DrugratzEnt]

shes part of spillage village w earthgang and jid so she definitely hang around da dreamville fam .

[@peterdawes9711]

Good start to the day! Blessings n respect Bas! Nuff love from JAMAICA 🇯🇲

[@syckindahead]

Never heard of Bas before...this was dope...Purge's melody got me. Thanks NPR TD!

[@goatedbysaturn]

considering how good his last project was (Milky Way) I’m really looking forward to Spilled Milk

[@davidtorres-nw8bo]

Daniela Lopez never understood what’s up with him and milk/Dairy

[@FromtheeyesofShaun]

Yesss I still listen to it !

[@x-vii7]

@@santiagoc8101 yessirrrrr

[@senecamanu6515]

I always like npr version of any song they should be the original

[@Bringbeautyzulu]

ITS FINALLY UP!!!! I’ve been waiting for what feels like 84 years!!

[@ghostlyp4llor]

been waiting for this 🙌🏻 Bas on another level🥛🌊 #Dreamville 🔥

[@KINGSAFEMUSIC]

Stop lying, no one expected this

[@jordancarpenter1439]

Olivetson Safeway he actually posted a picture of him performing at tiny desk on his IG a couple months ago...soo he was waiting for this.

[@pseudomalandro]

Man, I listen to 'Tribe' every time I'm driving, keep up the good work

[@lyell2695]

Bas is my favourite outta dreamville man. Bassy

[@houstonidolor]

NPR we need EarthGang on this immediately!!

[@alessandroborrelli626]

This is fire wow... Bas been around a minute, finally getting the recognition he deserves.

[@grayjinghutongz8393]

Oh no you di'in't! Lizzo and Bas in the same week?!! Get out of my mind!!!

[@ebonyn9161]

Grayjing Hutongz I SWEEEEAR

[@FromtheeyesofShaun]

Exactly 😍🥰😍

[@dc2guy2]

At least I'm safe inside my mind 🧽

[@Nerd-gasm]

Bas one of my favourite artists of all time

[@fatalerok]

Yes!!!! Yes yes yes!! If you ain't up on Bas, now is the time to get acquainted.

[@jokobiev7886]

Here’s NPR showing me a new artist I’ve never heard before and make me feel like I already love them

[@JLBCredit]

Saw Bas live last night and I urge you all to go when he hits your city. Super nice dude as well as being a great live act. Lute also went off on his warm up set. Dreamville please send Ari to Auckland next!

[@kyraj.3280]

Tribe just always puts me in a good mood. Anywhere I hear this song, it makes me want to just groove with my eyes closed, hair out, and w/ a huge grin on my face. Not caring about who’s around or who’s watching. Beautiful set Bas!

[@dfrnt_hues]

That Tom Misch flip on "Designer" is FIIIYYYAAAAA!!!! 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@nic539]

“That’s how you feel” pure happiness, love from Kenya

[@yonasandualem4765]

Who is still listening to this gem in 2024 ?

[@sks9785]

BAS I LOVE YOU SO MUCH so proud you made it to tiny desk - I hope this gets you the recognition you deserve, keep making music your albums have carried me through some hard times 🙏

[@its_t6281]

The groove on that second song is straight fire

[@timgehrsitz3267]

I've been listening to Tribe all summer, so glad to have this Tiny Desk version

[@ej8014]

This album sounds really good from front to back. There’s so much replay value, too bad lots of people slept on it last year due to so many great releases. Mereba’s vocals are so smooth!

[@Brian-ke8gb]

This is still on my top 5 NPR Performances. Love Bas!

[@ashrafrufi4640]

9:20 "Dont get me sued my boi... Nintendo coming for us" Lmao this guy😂😂

[@saschasingh7195]

The guitarist Nathan Foley now doing magic with SMINO! Love that NATE MAGIC!

[@flintsky7624]

Dont wanna lie, TRIBE was so melodious. Wow ,that was so phenomenal.

[@luxxnn]

Bas is sooo underrated, great guy and great music

[@amberhart-johnson2556]

NPR never fails to deliver. I love BAS !!

[@MSK-n]

so glad i listened to this years ago, i can't imagine my life without mereba's music

[@nemie23_]

GOOD SHIT NPR, man you guys are lowkey getting some pretty big names recently. Thank you so much for this!!!!! you guys rock

[@nkazimulofskhosana4189]

High-key

[@PrioritizeandPhilosophize]

Just smiled through this whole thing, Bas has such wonderful music

[@GoodxJ]

shoutout to Peggy getting the mail for Bas! lol that was classic

[@WEEMZ1746]

Bas is the realest for shouting out his band over and over- they craaaaank

[@Kish-oyan]

I never clicked on something so fast in my life. Feel like playing Mac's concert next

[@Chirry1080]

Deserves way more views. Such an underrated artist!!

[@tnami09]

Their musicianship is phenomenal

[@nkazimulofskhosana4189]

Deadass saw this guy live.. Still one of the greatest nights of my life

[@fighm]

Wish he done Clouds..

[@jdgvii]

Hard to go back to listening to normal music after running through like 5 of these Tiny desk performances. Music just hits different with the instruments live

[@mlaws8407]

Great npr from Bas , underrated in dreamville imo and underrated as a Genral rapper , I also wish he could’ve done the too high to Riot song , the title track . Great rapper , great vid

[@Phillyeaglez99]

Bas having to leave early from the ROTD3 recording for the Tiny Desk recording is def worth. My man stay killing it

[@Peter32tjrksor]

waiting for Cole now. Also kendrick edit: also knxwledge.

[@zainsohail01]

Cole and Kendrick are most definitely not gonna do one

[@jeremiahlopez6708]

@@zainsohail01 Cole is a possibility. Kendrick however...

[@zainsohail01]

@@jeremiahlopez6708 yea I cant even picture Kendrick doing one

[@maximusrusso8758]

Zain S Kendrick worked with Thundercat, Robert glasper and bilal who have all done tiny desk concerts. He also probably has way more experience with live bands and orchestras than J Cole. Why do you would say he wouldn’t do a tiny desk?

[@MrJasper251]

Maximus russo cole always performs with band

[@kristinap5784]

This is loooonnnnggggggg overdue - I’m so so so proud of you, Bas

[@lanacology]

Bas with a live band is on a whole new level

[@richburmond6761]

Been with Bassie for years, all the way from the first release and it is only getting greater

[@Ilaysax]

The whole band is amazing here. what a great concert.

[@basssy1386]

Bas is the coolest person I've ever seen

[@abrahamlizardo86]

Absolute fire. Bas is a problem. Cole's a genius for putting him on the squad.

[@IzzyRomero]

One of the best tiny desk performances. Love Bas and the Fiends!

[@omarscarborough]

One of the dopest MC's on Dreamville

[@PhillyGirlLivefromthe215]

Two of fav’s: Bas and Mereba 💯✊🏾 Hope Mereba gets her own Tiny Desk concert ASAP!

[@koketsok7391]

She performed a song on colours a week's back

[@Stormlt]

Your wish has been granted

[@jge9985]

Bas is an amazing artist, in my opinion he has no weak songs and actually he’s one of my favorite rappers he was my most streamed artists on Spotify on 2019

[@Martin-wb8bc]

Shoutout for bas keeping jazz alive best thing I've seen in a while!

[@xxEchoEcho007xx]

That Mario joint Ron was playing was so pleasant, oh man.

[@nancyrios1329]

Jid, Bas, Mereba, Cozz, Sir, ..ect. Dreamville has a surplus of upcoming & underated talent that I definitely look forward to hearing more from. Cole did an amazing job building this label. Big ups to the man. ☝️👏

[@garyboy127]

It’s finally out! I feel this could’ve been way longer and finished it with Clouds Never Get Old.

[@ConfidentBlackMan1]

Bruh im so sad it was just milkyway songs could done so much more

[@avonbarksdale91]

Dominique Gary can’t do that without the hics

[@avonbarksdale91]

ConfidentBlackMan1 perfect opportunity to get people on his previous album.

[@garyboy127]

avonbarksdale91 very true! At least we have some new Bas dropping tonight though!

[@ebonyn9161]

YALL REALLY DOING YALL THING WITH THESE ARTIST I LOVE THIS MAAAAN