Gold Link: Tiny Desk Concert

GoldLink is a man of the people. As a D. C. native, the skinny, stylish rapper acted as if his Tiny Desk performance was a family reunion and took the opportunity to invite everybody and their cousin in as his guests. To mark the moment, Link wore a crisp Tshirt reading I Told You So a nod to the haters, no doubt and jumped around his discography to perform cuts from each of his three projects: Bedtime Story from 2014 s The God Complex, Dark Skin Women from 2015 s And After That, We Didn t Talk and finally Some Girl and Pray Everyday (Survivor s Guilt) from 2017 s At What Cost. But instead of the usual Steve Lacy or Kaytranadaaided beats, Link delivered his verses accompanied by a smooth sixpiece band and two velvetvoiced singers. (Link s longtime producer Louie Lastic plays bass for the entire set. ) Thank y all for being here. It s mad overwhelming lowkey, Link admitted with a laugh at the audience that had flocked in his honor. As he loosened up, Link made time for bossa nova steps and