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Comedy Actor Takes on Musical Persona for Tiny Desk Concert, Announces New Album

Kevin Hart is better known as a comedian but he also has a bit of underlying musical prowess.

There are points when he goes by the alias Chocolate Droppa. Under the name, Hart is signed to Motown Records and has released a full mixtape.

The record, titled โ€œKevin Hart: What Now (The Mixtape Presents Chocolate Droppa),โ€ is based on the comedianโ€™s stand up special of the same name. It features other artists including 2 Chainz, Big Sean, Trey Songz and others.

Hartโ€™s Droppa joined NPRโ€™s famed Tiny Desk Concert series in order to perform four brand new songs with The Band of Brothas playing live instruments alongside the music. 


Let The Big Dog Eat

The concert begins with Hart starting up the song โ€œATL Rap.โ€ However, he only gets a few verses out before stopping his backing track. 

He tells the crowd theyโ€™re not ready before letting them know why heโ€™s clad in all Black clothing.

โ€œAt the end of the day, Iโ€™m dressed in all Black because itโ€™s a funeral. It ainโ€™t mine, itโ€™s theirs,โ€ he says to a laughing crowd. โ€œAt the end of the day, itโ€™s headshots. If the target fits, wear it.โ€ 

Other songs performed in the set include โ€œWest Coast,โ€ โ€œLove Song,โ€ and โ€œDonโ€™t [expletive] With Dem.โ€

โ€œAt the end of the day, I got a story. Iโ€™m trying to tell that story,โ€ Hart tells the crowd. โ€œIโ€™ve been gone for a minute. Every time I see people, every time I run up on somebody, the first thing they say is โ€˜Droppa, where you been? When you gonna give us more?โ€™ The question is now I guess. You ask, you shall receive.โ€

Hartโ€™s Droppa character has not released anything since 2016. 

โ€œI hear a lot of people talking. I hear a lot of rappers walking. But theyโ€™re not barking. I bark,โ€ Hart says, pacing. โ€œIโ€™m a big dog. And I want to eat out the big bowl. Right now, I see these rappers eating out the big bowl. But you know what a big dog does? A big dog takes that bowl.โ€

โ€œIโ€™mma take that bowl and Iโ€™mma eat out that bowl. You gone watch me eat out that [expletive] bowl.โ€ Hart proceeds to loudly mime eating. โ€œThatโ€™s what big dogs do.โ€


New Album Coming Soon

Hart also announced a new album is on the way. Although, itโ€™s unclear if that was a joke or not.

The character of Chocolate Droppa also made an appearance on โ€œSaturday Night Live.โ€ 

While heโ€™s not given much of a background, Droppa is said to be from Bismark, North Dakota. Heโ€™s also rapped with or battled many other musicians including Nick Jonas, who went by Vanilla Wafer for the occasion.ย 

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