A number of years in the past my dad talked about an up-and-coming artist by the identify of LaRussell. “No, significantly,” he mentioned. “This dude is completely different! You gotta verify him out.” So I gave him a hear and I’ve been a fan ever since.
Vallejo, Calif. native LaRussell has infiltrated the hip-hop business in a means so many artists solely dream of doing. Decided to remain “majorly impartial,” the rapper constructed his personal musical infrastructure proper in his Bay Space house. LaRussell’s fashionable “Yard Residency” live shows are fairly actually held in his yard, and the artist and his homies carry his yard vibes to the Tiny Desk for what looks like a celebration along with your most enjoyable pals.
LaRussell makes positive to please each day one followers and new listeners with a jam-packed setlist that melds a few of his finest tracks collectively. He smiles and dances his means by means of a high-energy efficiency that solidifies his spot as some of the memorable Tiny Desk Concert events I’ve attended so far.
SET LIST
- “Glory”/“Do That Lil Dance You Be Doing”
- “GIVE ME A BEAT!”
- “Caught Up in My Head”
- “Hood Cry”/“Good”
- “10s, 20s, 50s, 100s”/“Check Ya Nuts”/“As soon as Upon a Time”/“WHAT WE DOIN!?”
- “Once I Come Residence”/“GT Coupe”
MUSICIANS
- LaRussell: vocals
- Hokage Simon: piano, keys
- ClayDough: keys
- MadeByHarry: guitar
- Michael Prince: violin
- Tione: saxophone
- Jimmy Toor: flute
- Shante: vocals
- Malachi: vocals
- Tietta: vocals
- Splash: vocals
TINY DESK TEAM
- Producer: Alanté Serene
- Director/Editor: Joshua Bryant
- Audio Technical Director: Josh Newell
- Host/Collection Producer: Bobby Carter
- Videographers: Joshua Bryant, Kara Body, Estefania Mitre, Michael Zamora
- Audio Engineer: Tiffany Viera Castro
- Manufacturing Assistant: Ashley Pointer
- Tiny Desk Workforce: Hazel Chills, Maia Stern
- Government Producer: Suraya Mohamed
- Collection Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
- VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
