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E-40 Kicks Off Black Music Month With Smooth Tiny Desk Concert Performance


E-40 made his NPR Tiny Desk concert debut on Monday (June 2) with a classic performance showcasing his Bay Area roots.

E-40 kicked off Black Music Month with a swaggering Tiny Desk concert debut on Monday (June 2), which saw 40 Water run through three decades worth of boastful bops in 25 minutes. The 57-year-old brought an eight-piece band with him to give his hyphy hits a renewed texture with a mix of bass, keys, backup vocalists, guitars and drums. He continued the show with new arrangements to “Snap Yo Fingers,” U and Dat” and “Choices (Yup),” which broke through on TikTok earlier this year to introduce him to a whole new demographic.

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