Devour Music

Suraya Mohamed | March 11, 2025

Rapper and singer .idk.'s acronym stands for Ignorantly Delivering Knowledge, a stage name he's used since he released his first mixtapes back in 2014.

Since then, he's produced a multitude of albums and singles, including his newest album, ""BRAVADO + INTiMO."" Popular songs from that project are included in this infectious set. He also performs "SUPERNOVA (i)", which includes an interpolation of Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly."

With a wide range of talents and influences, the rapper's music reflects a broad range of his life experiences. "A lot of people don't know I started making music in prison," IDK told the audience." "… whatever song was in my head, if I knew it, I would sing it, and that would be, like, entertainment for a lot of the other inmates and stuff," he continued. "So really, I started off singing and I got into this rap thing because that was where my heart was."

Songs:

• "24"
• "TiFFANY (B)"
• "DENiM (B)"
• "STiLL i (i)(DENiM DEMO)"
• "SUPERNOVA (i)"
• "SEE YOU AGAiN (B.i.)"
• "Mr. Police"

Musicians:

• .idk.: vocals
• Andrew Torgelson: saxophone, flute
• Blue Rondo: keys, piano
• Chris Hon: bass
• Joey Antico: drums
• Keith "Sauce" Robinson: percussion
• Henry Manning: vibraphone
• Cecily Bumbray: background vocals
• Tashera Robinson: background vocals

Tiny Desk Team:

• Producer: Suraya Mohamed
• Director/Editor: Joshua Bryant
• Audio Technical Director: Josephine Nyounai
• Host/Series Producer: Bobby Carter
• Videographers: Joshua Bryant, Maia Stern, Kara Frame, Mitra I Arthur
• Audio Engineer: Valentina Rodriguez Sanchez
• Production Assistant: Ashley Pointer
• Photographer: Alanté Serene
• Tiny Desk Team: Lars Gotrich, Josh Newell
• Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
• VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins

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