O. C NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

April 18, 2018, Abby O Neill As a member of Brooklyn rap collective Diggin In The Crates, Omar Credle, aka O. C., helped shape what was known as the golden age of 1990s rap. Marked by loops sourced from jazz recordings and lyrics rooted in oneupmanship, O. C s two 90s albums, and Jewelz established him as a rapper s rapper, an underground star. SET LIST New Day Day One Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers Time s Up Born 2 Live MUSICIANS Omar Credle (emcee), Robert Lord Finesse Hall (emcee), Maurice Mobetta Brown (trumpet), Chris Rob (keys, vocals), Marcus Machado (guitar), Parker McAllister (bass), Camau Klutch Bernstine (drums), Tay Bell (vocals)