Juvenile cuts up at NPR Tiny Desk Concert: 'Give them what they want'

Saleen Martin, USA TODAY
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WARNING: This Tiny Desk Concert is taking over for the '99 and 2000.

Juvenile made his long-awaited Tiny Desk Concert appearance Friday and he brought Mannie Fresh with him.

The New Orleans rapper performed some of his biggest hits, including "Project Chick" and "Slow Motion," which topped the Billboard Hot 100 charts for two weeks in 2004.

When it was time to break out his 2006 single "Rodeo," a Washington D.C. sisterly duo called The Amours took care of the vocals.

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Juvenile closed the performance with none other than his 1998 song "Back That Thang Up." Yes, that one – the one that gets even the shyest partygoers out on the dance floor.

As the rapper geared up to perform the song, Mannie Fresh called it "the greatest love song" ever written.

He rapped as a violin, a cello, a trumpet and other instruments hyped him and the crowd up. Once the song ended, Juvenile heard someone in the building request an encore.

The New Orleans rapper couldn't help but oblige.

"You really want it again?" he asked as the crowd cheered. "We've got to give them what they want, dog … Let’s go! Let's do it again!"

The rapper also announced Friday that a 25th anniversary edition of his 1998 album "400 Degreez" will be released on Nov. 3, 2023.

Watch Juvenile's Tiny Desk Concert:

You can also check out the performance at www.tinyurl.com/JuvenileTD.

Juvenile Tiny Desk Concert set list

  • "Intro” (feat. Mannie Fresh)

  • "400 Degreez” (feat. Mannie Fresh)

  • "Bling Bling” (feat. Mannie Fresh)

  • "Ha"

  • "Set It Off"

  • "Slow Motion"

  • "Rodeo” (feat. The Amours)

  • "I Need A Hot Girl” (feat. Mannie Fresh)

  • "Project Chick” (feat. Mannie Fresh)

  • "Back That Thang Up” (feat. Mannie Fresh)

List of Tiny Desk Concerts for Black Music Month

Juvenile's performance is the last of NPR's Black Music Month concerts. Previous performers this month include:

  • Charlie Wilson

  • Babyface

  • Tank

  • Adam Blackstone

  • Ambré

  • Amaarae

  • Brandee Younger

  • Juvenile

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