Alanté Serene | April 1, 2025
Chocolate Droppa walked into the office with a laser focus and a clear mission. He didn’t ask for much during soundcheck, just a preview of beats from The Band of Brothas and a shot of espresso. He was about to do something that had never been done at Tiny Desk before — freestyle an entire set “off the dome.”
It’s been over nine years since Droppa dropped his debut mixtape, which featured heavy hitters like Migos, Big Sean, Nick Jonas and more. “Every time I see people,” the rapper shares during his set, “the first thing they say is ‘Droppa where you been? When you gonna give us more?’ ” Well, the answer is now. Those who aren’t hip may recognize the emcee as his alter-ego, Kevin Hart, who’s become a household name in comedy and acting. But this unscripted set proves that Chocolate Droppa’s rap game is equally entertaining. There’s really no need to compare him to any other performer you’ve seen, because as Droppa puts it himself, he’s “not them.”
SET LIST
“ATL RAP”
“West Coast”
“Love Song”
“Don’t F*** with Dem”
MUSICIANS
Chocolate Droppa: vocals
Slim Wav: keys
Sharod Virtuoso: guitar
EJ MoBetta: bass
Jordan Hemby: drums
TINY DESK TEAM
Producers: Alanté Serene, Bobby Carter
Director/Editor: Kara Frame
Audio Technical Director: Josh Newell
Videographers: Kara Frame, Maia Stern, Joshua Bryant
Audio Engineers: Neil Tevault, Andie Huether
Production Assistants: Ashley Pointer, Dora Levite
Photographer: Zayrha Rodriguez
Tiny Desk Series Editor: Lars Gotrich
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
I remember when Chocolate Droppa First Dropped his Platinum hit back in 1996 , My mother always played that song in the Car . To see how he's still making music is very inspirational.
Fred Durst is back!
the desk is no more tiny
Real Rap Raw! Get it Droppa!!
That beat at 2:40 was nasty!!!
So relaxing and entertaining
Africa watching. Crystal clear in Nairobi, Kenya.
We need more of droppa
I remember when Chocolate Droppa First Dropped his Platinum hit back in 1996 , My mother always played that song in the Car . To see how he's still making music is very inspirational.
ese es mi papi
For a moment i thought it was kevin hart
He meant to say first Tiny Desk with a Tiny man.
Blessed be the name of God
I was very bored and unattained please put Katt Williams next❤
10 minutes of foolishness!!!!
Whatever's going on, I like it
I miss you droppa
The band is amazing droppa is is a joke as usual
This is his worst comedy skit
E.
Never knew I needed this. LOL
all jokes aside – I get it
2:25 Dat FIRST Song Doe!! Da BEAT Was TOOOOOO Hart!!! ❤BandBruthas FYE!!! 2:17
They need to stop putting Kevin hart in every movie Im sick of seein play the same character and same jokes for the past 20 years
They could never make me hate Kevin!!!!!!!!!!!
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