Open Mike Eagle: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

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[@DonC23]

he was a fantastic competetor on Rapper Warrior Ninja

[@laroy1647]

loved Rapper warrior ninja laugh every time

[@jouquinfox9453]

open mike eagle is one of the most underrated rappers of all time. glad hes doing a comedy central show tho.

[@Gore171459]

Jouquin Fox he's getting more and more of the recognition that he deserves

[@jouquinfox9453]

Taimir Gore totally agree!

[@jordanfox3782]

i saw this comment and i was like when the fuck did i write this.... ohh

[@barkwhoop8052]

I honestly think open mike is gonna be one of those obscure cult artists who continue to gain popularity and exposure long past the end of their careers

[@Brandon152795]

Yeah it was really dope he got to be on a song with MF Doom. That's one of his biggest idols I know he appreciated that

[@heatbasketball361]

Open Mike Eagle has such a great voice. his ability to convey emotion through his voice really made his last album as great as it is.

[@jaidsalgado]

I wish his vocals on his albums sounded like they do here though lol it sounds better, more charismatic, and smooth as heckkk

[@Danny-ii6ub]

This guy is easily one of the most underrated and most talented artists of our generation

[@jessicasteiner2720]

Mr man on the keys, horns and more oh my!

[@oakleaman]

One of my students put me on to Open Mike Eagle earlier this year. Education really does go both ways.

[@peanutbutterjellyfish2665]

I would never see unique artists like this fellow here. Thank you NPR.

[@bulletfastspeed]

Check out his album Dark Comedy! Great place to start, and its great.

[@ryanporterhouse]

if you want a funnier album, dark comedy or hella personal film festival is the place the start (personally i think HPFF sounds better), but I do think his. new album Brick Body Kids Still Daydream is his best (though a bit more serious). Just check them all out :)

[@kesotone]

Open Mike Eagle is True Talent. Always love watching him vibe with the tribe!

[@NotAGrabbaghoul]

*The King of Art Rap, Open Mike Eagle* 👏🏿

[@Kbbrianne]

I have been WAITING for a Mike Eagle Tiny Desk - thank you so much for this gift!!!

[@garytucker3563]

Yes, finally bro is getting his recognition. He and Thundercat!!!

[@ImARocker75]

i would've died if he performed legendary iron hood

[@ryanporterhouse]

Mohammed Adam my fav track of 2017

[@ntandosimelane8043]

My everyday morning song!

[@ryanwhitfield100]

Saw that whole album live in Kalamazoo Michigan. Samus was there too. They both killed it.

[@Snardvark25]

Shout to aes rock.. seriously. Found this magnificent man through his song syrup.

[@Mindhorn100]

Heard this guy on Harmontown a while back, glad to see he’s still knocking it out the park.

[@jomo3255]

nice

[@hectorandjack1]

god i love tiny desk and i love open mike eagle

[@Dirtsteelforge]

By far one of the best rappers around today

[@benschmie.8975]

I'm in love with Mike's music. His lyricism is great on so many levels and his singing is lovely. Even though he doesn't have like a perfect singing voice live, the softer album versions have something very comforting about them. It's like your dad is singing you to sleep. :)))

[@SlunkyBoi]

Get Milo next!!!

[@0penthis]

Bobbino YES FUCKING PLEASE!!!

[@Poodingbrain]

i concur

[@naoarranjeinenhumnomemelhor]

oh hell yeah

[@Proverbialscience]

Bobbino IM SAYINNNNNNG

[@lylen2]

On the same lineage Busdriver would be nice.

[@coolkatmehrfth]

“Tragic is the story of the cookie faced king” Absolutely legendary

[@MrCubeDK]

Always come back to this one

[@themalle132]

I keep coming back to this video, absolutely amazing performance by one of the best rappers of this generation

[@Adamdidit]

I'm incredibly happy to have discovered this dude today. What a freaking talent.

[@krishnansen1301]

I really didn't think i'd fine someone as obscure or unique as Mike. Thank you very muc NPR.

[@Truthandlove4]

That music in the background!! The whole vibe of the scene and music and vocals 🙌🏾🙏🏾💫😌

[@notcosteffective9920]

Production. Not background music

[@mobaby1979]

I like what they're doing. It seems pretty honest and thoughtful. Might be a bit of an acquired taste, but I like what I hear. As fans of art we should be looking for honesty in the craft - these guys have that for sure.

[@jaidsalgado]

mobaby1979 the first song is really special, listen to it a couple more times and I think you might really like it :) but I agree with you

[@JoshBari]

holy this brings me back to the knocksteady days! Open Mike Eagle is so good

[@Somesortofpanda]

I'd kill for a Nocando, or Alpha MC tiny desk.

[@thevilleswag23]

Damn this was beautiful! BBKSD was so great

[@thegeorgiacreekwalker491]

thanks for turning me on to more great music, npr tiny desk concert's are the best, I've got three favorite channels on KZbin, npr tiny desk concert, amoeba what's in my bag and the av club channel, watching these three channel's has turned me on to so much great music I may not have heard if it wasn't for you guy's, I'm just a lonely country boy without many friends and without access to many music stores, we have a Wal Mart nearby lol but that's about it, music is what keeps me going, I'm saving up for a bass guitar and I'm constantly writing lyrics and am hoping to start a band soon, I'm 41 year's old and ever since I was a little boy it's been my dream to start a band but severe depression and drug addiction kind of ruined my dreams but I'm not giving up on my dreams yet, actually music and movies is what keeps me going, art in general is what keeps me going, the one thing I really want to do before I die is make a really good movie with a really good soundtrack, I've been writing a screenplay for year's, when I finally get that bass guitar and start putting music to my lyrics I know my dreams are really gonna start to come to life, I know it's kind of ass backwards to write lyrics first but as of now I don't know how to play a instrument but I'm hoping to change that soon, I don't have much encouragement in my life, most people have written me off for a worthless joke but I'm gonna show them all I'm not, we all have a story to tell, that's the beautiful thing about art, especially music and cinema, art is the expression of the soul and when you share it with the world it can be such a beautiful thing, maybe one day when I bring my dreams to life you'll invite me to npr so I can share my story with the world, thanks for creating this channel my friends, thanks for inspiring me💜

[@mihcael]

you got this bro

[@thegeorgiacreekwalker491]

thank you Mike Caplan👊

[@ashjcamp]

aww im so proud of him, love this dude. i bet he was happy to be doing a performance for the same radio as his idols

[@Tsudkyk]

Mike eagle is a genuine person, and that’s why I appreciate him so much.

[@vincentmarcucci238]

His style reminds me a lot of Noname. I love it

[@spenserjenkins580]

chicago representing

[@jaidsalgado]

Spenser Jenkins I was also literally about to say they're both from Chicago and that that's why they sound so alike lol

[@Snardvark25]

jaidsalgado hellfyre.. DRIVER. OH SHIT

[@nicolasnicolas5238]

You are right, it never crossed my mind even though I am a super Noname fan

[@jarryj1995]

Mike always kills it when given just enough space to pull his listeners in.

[@Brokowski1]

For real, I love his singing voice.

[@tylerbezkostny9493]

I enjoy pretty much everything this man does.

[@pablochinito]

awesome all around. I went in with musical biases and they were promptly shattered by this band's adeptness at mastering new music technology and performer's honesty and great voice. Thanks for sharing your souls.

[@pablochinito]

also, everytime the frontman said "superpowers" I was waiting for the keyboard player to turn into Ironman. But when I saw him go mad genius on the filters on his MPC live, I realized I had just seen his superpowers. Got to respect that technique.

[@trinkettrance9361]

What a magnetic genius backed by such a tasteful crew of musicians.

[@djtaitai]

Waking up in the morning to a new Tiny Desk is swell. :)

[@cennybkillinum]

Love the "shouts to aes rock" line. This was dope, definitely gonna check more of his stuff out

[@ryanporterhouse]

Tom Bishop Aes has a feature on his album Hella Personal Film Festival

[@acidhalfman7902]

Project Blowed - Swim Team - Thirsty Fish

[@isras6702]

Nice clean sound. Upbeat. Anybody else feel like getting up & getting their eagle on? 😁

[@funzy1999]

I wish this was longer

[@raleydelk3541]

Art. Thanks for getting them in there NPR

[@toblurrz]

unexpected but very much appreciated!!

[@ivesphillips]

Was blessed to see this artist live a couple days ago at First Avenue! Hope the tattoo's healed up, Mike!

[@Sam-lr9oi]

NPR seems like a soup crowd for sure. In a good way, soup is dope.

[@drgonsh]

Unless it's from "Big Mouth."

[@maxwellmorris9189]

@@drgonsh amen

[@EyonDreams]

"Just need some help with the financing" ... I never heard of this guy. I really like the last song

[@TheCyanSqueegee]

I know this comment is old but in the studio version he also says "Ain't got nobody to pitch it to" which I think really complements the theme of the song and adds to the punchline well

[@jamestree6697]

it's about time!!

[@arynnritter4293]

[Edit: Feel at home] is the song that introduced me to Open Mike. This live version is hella cool.

[@jbill7808]

I like the instrumentation!

[@jaidsalgado]

Porter Billingsley it's awesome

[@kharyrobertson3579]

1 minute in and i realized i had been asleep for years having not heard this music

[@kharyrobertson3579]

Dude playing the trumpet while sampling is my hero

[@jaidsalgado]

Khary Robertson yeah man same I didn't listen to him until last year

[@SoDamnFrostie]

just bought tickets for him in Bristol cant wait

[@Tsudkyk]

Open Mike Eagle is an artist, rap just happens to be his outlet.

[@jeremydiesel7805]

Mike album was really good like one of the best rap albums of last year it would've been on higher on my list if it wasn't for Kendrick, Cyhi and Vince Staples. Open Mike still had a really good project and I will check his next body of work because Brick Body Kids Still Daydream was really dope and the concept with him speaking from the perspective of the building he grew up in was excellent and the last track about his auntie building collapsing was very intense easily the best track on the album.

[@katherinejacoby5915]

OME is one of my go-tos...at least 2 trax on almost all my playlists...facts😊❤😊

[@bplus2932]

music is not dead, VIBES central. Thank you NPR

[@betweenthebars256]

Love this! Daniel Caesar next?

[@danalarson9533]

I've been waiting for this one!!

[@frankbrenner4852]

This is so good. Big up to the whole damn band...Amen! This is the TRUTH.

[@acmilanable1]

Hip-hop with jazz elements sounds awesome) Well done, Mike!

[@Petepeatpeet]

GOAT. Not even just as a rapper but just as a person

[@Tatiefe]

OMG the guy from Tights and Fights Podcast! :D

[@Poolup69]

Exactly what I needed today.

[@bhew7409]

Yay I've been waiting since vice relesed this last week!

[@pamelabethea8877]

Mmmm....Mike Eagle is new to me. This is smooth lyrical-poetry. Real nice

[@b.l.o.o.d.m.o.s.e.s.]

EVERYBODY'S SECRETS INSPIRE ALL OF MY SCENES

[@samcherry4741]

I WRITE IN ALL OF MY FANTASIES AND I DIE IN ALL OF MY DREAMS

[@communistpropagandist4608]

Lets also appreciate those musicians keeping time with OME breaking every bar.

[@yd856]

This is amazing.

[@jairovilleda3428]

I remember the first time I saw him was on Hannibal buress show. He performed with thundercat. It was amazing!!

[@willem-dafemme]

So proud of him ❤

[@samuelashdown7994]

goddamn this is the first time i've heard these guys before, im very much digging these vibes

[@Whatsgoodrocko]

Serengeti, Milo And Jonwayne need to do a Tiny Desk. OME killed this

[@vivvvvian]

get milo on here

[@samijarbouh9348]

Thomas Crabtree that would be cool

[@nemo2327]

I consign this idea

[@MrCubeDK]

Get rap ferreira

[@AJandWrmyinitials]

@@MrCubeDK yes yes yes, dude is grand master level

[@digitalbear11]

He's Brilliant 👏🏽

[@kesotone]

Open Mike ... Grabbing words out the aether on the fly...

[@MorbidLyre]

Somehow his voice is even better live!

[@SomeDudeQC]

Me and my whole fam we Doug Stamper

[@jarryj1995]

Marc-André B You A Grown Man Do What I Told You To!!

[@udcaps]

i love this guy

[@fashionlurveable]

This is everything I have ever wanted

[@martinishak]

love this as much as I love his T-Shirt :)

[@samguy7654]

Open Mike Eagle still on that grind

[@yougotcrad1]

Wasn't sure what to expect out of a live set from Open Mike. Shits pretty tight

[@chasecanali6830]

such dope instruments

[@fisk8804]

Christmas came early boys

[@lenonel3286]

fisk or two weeks late

[@chrisryan3160]

duncan trussell killed it on the trumpet!

[@vivianabonura]

you need to get brockhampton to perform!!!

[@lucasbecker1982]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@fisk8804]

Lmao it would be too crowded

[@Bishcona]

Wowowow that would be too crazy haha but they are gonna be on tour in a couple of months they probably pass by Washington so keep your fingers crossed

[@ImARocker75]

the desk is umm...tiny

[@embentleyyy953]

They would be so good and literally climbing on the desk loool

[@elliottevans5583]

Mpc live and op-1. Sweet

[@zorth42]

I knew the day would come!

[@dclarkmusic]

Backing band killing it with the outfits.

[@hiatusfromtheworld]

Man, his writing is on point.

[@jaidsalgado]

Cat Chameleon yeah he has great song-writing abilities, I'm jealous asf 😞

[@BaronKimball]

Open Mike I dig your style and you make great music. Pick up Sticks is genius

[@BaronKimball]

They stole your hair style for Kill monger? I didn't buy it for that character... If I was MBJ Killmonger I would have gone late nineties Charles Barkley

[@subjectofthemoon]

Love open mike eagle

[@filiblaster]

How much more Open can we ask him to be?

[@lpeccini]

it would be amazing to see milo there too. real good

[@BaronKimball]

You are beautiful here too! Such a great performance!

[@Fryerstarter]

Love you Mike!!!!

[@finbarlyons4042]

Open mike is such a gentleman

[@fionna5342]

OME makes my heart soar

[@jomo3255]

amazing ❤

[@NovationTV]

👏 👏

[@dakotanipp8900]

Rex Orange County OR Daniel Caesar would be a dream come true

[@mirayniemapandi843]

concert

[@Hannahisnotanywhere]

Rex orange country would be dopw

[@tylerilovefeetcollins7284]

This aged well

[@fattonyrap]

my hero

[@BIGTASTEMUZIC]

mike eagle killed it though love their delivery

[@iwantmyfriescrispynotburnt3981]

Yay...he's going on the up and up... I've been a day 1 (=