Tyler, The Creator: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Watch Tyler, The Creator play "Boredom", "See You Again" and "Glitter"at the Tiny Desk. Follow NPR Music: Content advisory: The video above may contain language that is offensive to some. Dec. 11, 2017 | Sidney Madden -- Tyler, The Creator&Tiny Desk performance was a first for many reasons. It was the Los Angeles rapper&first time performing at our offices, but moreover, it was the Tiny Desk&first nighttime performance, a special request from Tyler and his team in order to professionally light the "stage" themselves. Members of Tyler&lighting crew came to the office a day before to set it up, eventually bathing him and his band in shades of fuchsia, orange and blue — one for each song — during the early evening show. Flower Boy, Tyler&latest album, is much like this Tiny Desk performance; a surprising departure from the expected. Four albums in, he has matured as a producer, rapper and human being. Often equated to hip-hop&class clown, the 26-year-old peels back his own mask of immaturity to reveal a young adult grappling with anxiety, fear and uncertainty of self. After he was done, Tyler did something of a modified mic-drop, throwing his tambourine in celebration of what he and his band had accomplished. Always one to stay casually connected with his fans, Tyler made time — nearly an hour after the performance was done —- to pose for photos, sign merch and crack jokes with (and on) everyone around him. Set List "Boredom" "See You Again" "Glitter" MUSICIANS Tyler...