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Longtime music journalist Jancee Dunn was shocked when her 67-year-old mom announced she wanted to get inked. The unlikely event inspired her new book of essays, Why is My Mother Getting a Tattoo?

Watch the New York rap icon perform "Paid In Full" and "Know The Ledge," as well as a new song for Marvel's Luke Cage, at the Tiny Desk.

Brooklyn-bred hip-hop duo Smif-N-Wessun – consisting of partners in rhyme, Steele and Tek – illuminated the Tiny Desk with their signature, 80-proof poetry: straight, no chaser.

The Houston-based rapper's mindful words are like a life hack for anyone seeking guidance, with pleas to look past inherent hardships and evil and to stay focused on life's ultimate prizes.

The Colombian superestrella brought his mesmerizing vocals and a few proud tears to the Tiny Desk.

Mark Kurlansky's book Ready for a Brand New Beat is a history of the song "Dancing in the Street." It was the soundtrack for the summer of 1964, when race riots and war protests spread across the United States.

The two musical legends brought plenty of joy to the Tiny Desk, with an unexpected collaboration that works surprisingly well.

One of the world's biggest stars performs a few of the world's biggest songs at the Tiny Desk.

As a kid, the former Alabama Shakes singer/guitarist was told repeatedly she didn't look like a lead singer. "It made me sing ... louder and perform just as hard as I could," Howard says.

Charles Young was only the third Black man to graduate from West Point. He grew up in Ripley, and taught at Wilberforce University.