Fat Joe: Tiny Desk Concert

Bobby Carter | November 5, 2026
When Fat Joe walked into NPR headquarters, he intended to shake the table (or desk, in this case). He wanted to “touch the third rail,” meaning it would be anything but your typical Tiny Desk concert, and the audience would be treated to a new level of spontaneity. The way this show is treacherous and unpredictable, yet lands on incredibly solid footing, directly reflects how Joey Crack’s career has survived and thrived for over 30 years.

In the five years since his Tiny Desk (home) concert, Joe Cartagena has continued to reinvent himself, leaning into his polarizing takes and storytelling as an internet personality, writing a book and, more recently, co-hosting the popular Joe and Jada podcast with another Tiny Desk alum, Jadakiss. Fat Joe’s music has remained the driving force, with consistent album output and hit records.

For his Tiny Desk, the Bronx emcee flexes the benefits of loyalty and longevity, inviting a laundry list of guest appearances from Remy Ma, Stove God Cooks, Stevie Mackey, Dre (from the production duo Cool & Dre) and Jadakiss, in support of career-spanning set list and songs from his latest album, Organized Rhyme.

SET LIST
“Cocababy (feat. Remy Ma)”
“(Ha Ha) Slow Down”
“I Shot Ya”
“New York (feat. Jadakiss)”
“The Aroma (feat. Jadakiss, Stove God Cooks & Remy Ma)”
“Feelin a Way (with Stevie Mackey)”
“I Won’t Tell (with Stevie Mackey)”
“Lean Back (feat. Remy Ma)”
“All the Way Up (feat. Remy Ma)”

MUSICIANS
Fat Joe: vocals
Jadakiss: vocals
Remy Ma: vocals
Stove God Cooks: vocals
Stevie Mackey: vocals
Zo Harris: keys, music director
Ricky “Strings” Ramos: guitar
Keithan Foster: bass
Antwan “Amadeaus” Thompson: drums
Ted Smooth: DJ
Dre: background vocals

TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bobby Carter
Director/Editor: Joshua Bryant
Audio Engineer/Mix: Josephine Nyounai
Videographers: Joshua Bryant, Maia Stern, Kara Frame
Audio Engineer: Neil Tevault
Production Assistant: Ashley Pointer
Tiny Desk Team: Josh Newell, Felix Contreras
Photographer: Elizabeth Gillis
Series Editor: Lars Gotrich
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Executive Director: Sonali Mehta
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson, Robin Hilton

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NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concerts is a popular video series featuring live, intimate music performances by diverse artists, from major stars to up-and-coming musicians, recorded in the small workspace of Bob Boilen’s NPR office in Washington, D.C.brought to you by SloppBoxx.Com.

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