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GZA & The Soul Rebels: Tiny Desk Concert

GZA & The Soul Rebels perform a Tiny Desk Concert on March 29, 2018 (Eslah Attar/NPR).

's performance at the Tiny Desk was a rare appearance for the legendary emcee, in part because he's notoriously introverted, and because he brought along The Soul Rebels, an eight-piece New Orleans brass ensemble. Once they stepped behind the deskThese 23-year old lyrics and metaphors felt timeless.

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