© 2026 WEKU
Lexington's Choice for NPR
Support WEKU!
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
The 1850 campaign is replacing lost federal funds one supporter at a time. Thanks to our listeners and supporters, we are now just 269 away from reaching this goal of 1850 new supporters donating at least $10 a month. Click here to join the campaign!

As hip-hop turns 50, Tiny Desk rolls out the hits

NPR | By Bobby Carter,
Noah Caldwell, Patrick Jarenwattananon, Juana Summers
Published August 2, 2023 at 5:07 PM EDT
Juvenile performs at NPR's Tiny Desk in Washington, D.C., on June 14, 2023.
Catie Dull
/
NPR
Juvenile performs at NPR's Tiny Desk in Washington, D.C., on June 14, 2023.

For the 50th anniversary of hip-hop in August, NPR Music is pulling together all of its hip-hop Tiny Desk concerts. All Things Considered host Juana Summers talks to Tiny Desk producer Bobby Carter about the sleeper hits and the all-time favorites, plus some behind-the-scenes gossip. Listen to the conversation at the audio link, dive into the list.

Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

Bobby Carter
Bobby Carter is a leader on the Tiny Desk Concerts team for NPR Music. He's brought an ever growing roster of big names and emerging artists through NPR's HQ to squeeze behind the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen and record standout performances, including Usher, Mac Miller, Noname, Anderson.Paak and H.E.R.
See stories by Bobby Carter
Noah Caldwell
[Copyright 2024 NPR]
See stories by Noah Caldwell
Patrick Jarenwattananon
[Copyright 2024 NPR]
See stories by Patrick Jarenwattananon
Juana Summers
Juana Summers is a political correspondent for NPR covering race, justice and politics. She has covered politics since 2010 for publications including Politico, CNN and The Associated Press. She got her start in public radio at KBIA in Columbia, Mo., and also previously covered Congress for NPR.
See stories by Juana Summers
Support nonprofit, fact-based public service journalism
WEKU depends on support from those who view and listen to our content. There's no paywall here. Please support WEKU with your donation.
Contribute now
Related Content