Rapper E-40 brought the Bay Area to NPR's "Tiny Desk."

The Ambassador of the Bay performed 11 songs spanning his 27 albums. The songs included "U and Dat," "Choices (Yup)," "Sprinkle Me," "1-Luv" and the hit "Tell Me When to Go."

He performed with a live band, which consisted of: Kev Choice on keys, guitarist Martin Luther, saxophonist Howard Wile, bassist Marcus Phillips and drummer Dame Drummer. Bosko Kante, DJ KMP and Silk-E The People's Champ aka Sherri Stack-A-Grip served on background vocals.

"Our biggest hurdle to clear was packing in three decades of music at the Tiny Desk, but 40 Fonzarelli and his band clocked weeks of rehearsal to make sure this office was rockin'," the outlet's site explained.

E-40, whose real name is Earl Stevens, hails from Vallejo, California, located wi

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