It’s the first day of April and he’s ready to act a damn fool.
In a moment that will go down in history right next to Beyoncé’s Coachella set and that time Fergie sang the national anthem like a drunk aunt at karaoke night, Chocolate Droppa has officially entered the Tiny Desk chat.
That’s right — stand-up comedian and actor Kevin Hart’s rap alter-ego has touched the sacred stage of book stacks and succulent plants with bars so intense that they caused Tiny Desk interns to file emotional damage reports.
“Y’all not ready, man,” Droppa growled within moments of his entrance, fresh in all black. “At the end of the day, I’m dressed like this because it’s a funeral. It ain’t mine — it’s theirs. You know who I’m talking to.”
The set began with Droppa briefly launching into what we think was a song — it was giving “spoken word meets protein shake commercial” — before he abruptly cut the beat and laid out his mission statement like a rapper turned motivational speaker at a Ted Talk in the trap.
“At the end of the day, it’s headshots,” he declared, finger guns blazing. “If the target fits, wear it.” Honestly, Shakespeare could never.
And that’s how you do April Fool’s. Hats off to NPR.
See the full performance up top via NPR. The four-song set sees Droppa backed by Slim Wav on keys, Sharod Virtuoso on guitar, EJ MoBetta on bass, and Jordan Hemby on drums.
The surprise Droppa appearance comes amid a particularly memorable run of NPR Tiny Desk Concert performances. Among them are recent sets from Third Eye Blind, Megan Moroney, Cordae, and more.
