E-40

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Synonymous with Bay Area rap, E-40 built a devoted regional following prior to gaining national exposure with flamboyant rhymes peppered by slang inventive and extensive enough to warrant a lexicon. Throughout his career, E-40's entrepreneurial spirit has cultivated a flourishing scene in communities such as Oakland and his native Vallejo. Among the first Bay Area rappers to sign to a major label, E-40 went platinum with his first release for <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Jive%22">Jive</a>, 1995's In a Major Way. Through the 2000s, he added to his major-label discography with albums that regularly debuted within the Top Ten of the R&B/hip-hop chart, highlighted by 1996's Tha Hall of Game, 1998's The Element of Surprise, and 2006's My Ghetto Report Card, all three of which went gold. Each release proved highly influential, not only on the West Coast but also in the South. The breadth of the tracks on which he is featured, including <a href="spotify:artist:7sfl4Xt5KmfyDs2T3SVSMK">Lil Jon</a>'s platinum "Snap Yo Fingers" (2006) and <a href="spotify:artist:0c173mlxpT3dSFRgMO8XPh">Big Sean</a>'s multi-platinum "I Don't Fuck with You" (2014), is another representation of the esteem in which he is held. Concurrently, the Bay Area rap scene, invigorated by the hyphy sound it cultivated, grew in popularity. It had no bigger champion than E-40, who continued to crank out multiple full-length projects on an annual basis, including 2010's Revenue Retrievin', 2012's The Block Brochure, and 2016's six-volume The D-Boy Diary. The Gift of Gab arrived in 2018, followed by 2019's Practice Makes Paper, which hit number 32 on Billboard's Top Hip-Hop/R&B Albums chart. Along with collaborations with <a href="spotify:artist:137W8MRPWKqSmrBGDBFSop">Wiz Khalifa</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5bgfj5zUoWpyeVatGDjn6H">K Camp</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:7AjokpCIqf0gHMZJlodw2k">Suga Free</a>, he formed the supergroup <a href="spotify:artist:3DELNHPLdJgXkDHOTt3ok8">Mount Westmore</a> with <a href="spotify:artist:4sb7rZNN93BSS6Gqgepo4v">Too $hort</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3Mcii5XWf6E0lrY3Uky4cA">Ice Cube</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:7hJcb9fa4alzcOq3EaNPoG">Snoop Dogg</a> in 2022, then issued the solo album Rule of Thumb in 2023.

Born Earl Stevens on November 15, 1967, in Vallejo, California, E-40 made his rap debut in 1990 on Let's Side, an EP by <a href="spotify:artist:3s1xcekYgnSkBm8QK1uBYD">the Click</a>. The EP was co-produced by Mike Mosley and Al Eaton. In 1993, E-40 made his solo album debut, Federal, a nine-track LP/14-track CD produced by Studio Ton and released by <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Sick+wid%27+It+%22">Sick wid' It </a>in association with <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22SMG%22">SMG</a> (<a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Solar+Music+Group%22">Solar Music Group</a>), a regional distributor. In 1994, on the strength of the regionally popular, independently released single "Captain Save a Hoe" (aka "Captain Save 'Em Thoe") from the six-track Mail Man EP, E-40 signed a recording contract with <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Jive+Records%22">Jive Records</a>, the home of Bay Area pioneer <a href="spotify:artist:4sb7rZNN93BSS6Gqgepo4v">Too $hort</a> since 1987. <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Jive%22">Jive</a> re-released "Captain Save a Hoe" on 12" and also re-released the Mail Man EP, adding two bonus tracks; all the songs on the EP, including "Captain Save a Hoe," were produced by Studio Ton, except one of the bonus tracks, "Ballin' Out of Control," which was produced by Mike Mosley and <a href="spotify:artist:2efi9WV3Xk78woTKNL7UW6">Sam Bostic</a>. 

In 1995 alone, <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Jive%22">Jive</a> released four E-40 albums: a reissue of <a href="spotify:artist:3s1xcekYgnSkBm8QK1uBYD">the Click</a>'s [RoviLink="MW"]Down and Dir

ty[/RoviLink]; Game Related, a newly recorded album by <a href="spotify:artist:3s1xcekYgnSkBm8QK1uBYD">the Click</a>; a reconfigured version of Federal; and In a Major Way, a newly recorded album produced by Studio Ton, Mike Mosley/<a href="spotify:artist:2efi9WV3Xk78woTKNL7UW6">Sam Bostic</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:6bLheAXHjmBHPfpHm1iO1G">Funk Daddy</a>. Of these numerous releases, In a Major Way proved E-40's breakthrough. Featuring a collaboration with fellow Bay Area hardcore rappers <a href="spotify:artist:1ZwdS5xdxEREPySFridCfh">2Pac</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:18jS3V7OkXYfDu3CEK6a0T">Mac Mall</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:4TqmaFJYM8SvuhrunxpmT3">Spice 1</a>, "Dusted 'n' Disgusted," in addition to several songs that would also become fan favorites, the album sold over one million copies and took the rapper's career to a new level of respectability.

Beginning with Tha Hall of Game (1996), E-40 released six additional solo albums on <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Jive%22">Jive</a> -- The Element of Surprise (1998), Charlie Hustle: The Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire (1999), Loyalty and Betrayal (2000), Grit & Grind (2002), Breakin News (2003) -- plus one further album by <a href="spotify:artist:3s1xcekYgnSkBm8QK1uBYD">the Click</a>, Money & Muscle (2001). Over the course of these albums, E-40 maintained his regional following and picked up additional fans nationally. Besides "Captain Save a Hoe," two of his <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Jive%22">Jive</a> singles charted on the Billboard Hot 100 ("1-Luv," 1995; "Things'll Never Change," 1996). During the late '90s, E-40 was also featured on Southern rap albums such as <a href="spotify:artist:6B16XZWuJ9VERn7pXxCIda">8ball</a>'s Lost, <a href="spotify:artist:7zICaxnDB9ZprDSiFpvbbW">Master P</a>'s MP da Last Don, and <a href="spotify:artist:19KwjzvIL92r29IINtlPNP">Scarface</a>'s My Homies in 1998 alone.

E-40's ties to the South became most clear in 2006, after the expiration of his contract with <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Jive%22">Jive</a>, when he partnered with <a href="spotify:artist:7sfl4Xt5KmfyDs2T3SVSMK">Lil Jon</a> and his <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22BME+Recordings%22">BME Recordings</a> label for My Ghetto Report Card, released in association with <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Warner+Bros.%22">Warner Bros.</a> The album -- featuring production from <a href="spotify:artist:7sfl4Xt5KmfyDs2T3SVSMK">Lil Jon</a> as well as Bay Area beatmakers Droop-E, <a href="spotify:artist:7hPPjATqnrrougPWT3VvJn">Rick Rock</a>, Studio Ton, and <a href="spotify:artist:35vghfijSgjpXlOMDjpLWc">Bosko</a> -- was E-40's most successful in years, and it marked his return to the Billboard Hot 100 with a pair of impressively charting singles: "Tell Me When to Go," featuring <a href="spotify:artist:1sPpJhevOYz54gNgeh2LaV">Keak da Sneak</a> (number 35), and "U and Dat," featuring <a href="spotify:artist:3aQeKQSyrW4qWr35idm0cy">T-Pain</a> (number 13). That year, he also appeared on <a href="spotify:artist:7sfl4Xt5KmfyDs2T3SVSMK">Lil Jon</a>'s platinum hit "Snap Yo Fingers." His 2008 effort The Ball Street Journal featured the <a href="spotify:artist:7sfl4Xt5KmfyDs2T3SVSMK">Lil Jon</a> production "Break Ya Ankles" as its lead single, followed by the <a href="spotify:artist:0z4gvV4rjIZ9wHck67ucSV">Akon</a> feature "Wake It Up." 

Two years later, E-40 returned with the Revenue Retrievin' project, a double album split into two separate releases. The Day Shift version featured the more street-oriented cuts, while the Night Shift version was filled with club tracks. The project turned into a quadrilogy in 2011 with the simultaneous release of his 13th (the varied Revenue Retrievin': Overtime Shift) and 14th (the very dark Revenue Retrievin': Graveyard Shift) albums. A year later, he returned with another batch of releases, this time divided into three single discs titled The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil, Pts. 1, 2, and 3. The year 2014 saw the launch of a four-part album as Sharp on All 4 Corners: Corner 1 and Corner 2 landed. Sharp on All 4 Corners: Corner 3 and Corner 4 were scheduled for 2015 but were preceded the following year by "books" one and two of The D-Boy Diary. Meanwhile, E-40's status as a venerable Bay Area fixture was sustained with appearances on hits by <a href="spotify:artist:0c173mlxpT3dSFRgMO8XPh">Big Sean</a> (the multi-platinum "I Don't Fuck with You"), <a href="spotify:artist:7c0XG5cIJTrrAgEC3ULPiq">Ty Dolla $ign</a> ("Saved"), and <a href="spotify:artist:6Ha4aES39QiVjR0L2lwuwq">Yo Gotti</a> ("Law"). 

In 2018, E-40 collaborated with <a href="spotify:artist:6nltEpEZtqZD1v4YJLlaZI">B-Legit</a> for Connected and Respected, contributed to the soundtrack for the Oakland-set Blindspotting, and released the full-length album The Gift of Gab. Practice Makes Paper, promoted with "Chase the Money" -- featuring <a href="spotify:artist:0VRj0yCOv2FXJNP47XQnx5">Quavo</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:757aE44tKEUQEqRuT6GnEB">Roddy Ricch</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5dHt1vcEm9qb8fCyLcB3HL">A$AP Ferg</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:5IcR3N7QB1j6KBL8eImZ8m">ScHoolboy Q</a> -- arrived the next year. He returned in May 2020 with the EP The Curb Commentator Channel 1, featuring appearances by <a href="spotify:artist:137W8MRPWKqSmrBGDBFSop">Wiz Khalifa</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7AjokpCIqf0gHMZJlodw2k">Suga Free</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5bgfj5zUoWpyeVatGDjn6H">K Camp</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:6nltEpEZtqZD1v4YJLlaZI">B-Legit</a>. Terms & Conditions, a collaboration with <a href="spotify:artist:4sb7rZNN93BSS6Gqgepo4v">Too $hort</a>, arrived that December and was followed in March 2021 by the single "I Stand on That," featuring <a href="spotify:artist:4OBJLual30L7gRl5UkeRcT">T.I.</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:6C1ohJrd5VydigQtaGy5Wa">Joyner Lucas</a>. In 2022, he debuted his supergroup <a href="spotify:artist:3DELNHPLdJgXkDHOTt3ok8">Mount Westmore</a>, comprising <a href="spotify:artist:4sb7rZNN93BSS6Gqgepo4v">Too $hort</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3Mcii5XWf6E0lrY3Uky4cA">Ice Cube</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:7hJcb9fa4alzcOq3EaNPoG">Snoop Dogg</a>. He also issued the singles "It's Hard Not To" (with <a href="spotify:artist:2JSwnwAT1BupAQkhqcRCUw">Sada Baby</a>) and "In the Air Where It's Fair" (with <a href="spotify:artist:10R4IEMALwGnHJVPEoumW5">Cousin Fik</a>). Returning to solo work in late 2023, E-40 delivered another full-length, Rule of Thumb. ~ Jason Birchmeier & Andy Kellman, Rovi

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E-40 - Practice Makes Paper

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Joyner, 40, and T.I.? What a time to be alive.

Joyner, 40, and T.I.?

What a time to be alive.

Finally. Music with some fucking WORDS. This slaps.

this shit go hard!! Joyner Lucas dun took off HAM ON THIS RIGHT HERE! a u t h e n t I c v i e w s dun took his career off 2 the next level fr fr no cap

this shit go hard!! 
Joyner Lucas dun took off HAM ON THIS RIGHT HERE!   a u t h e n t I c v i e w s   dun took his career off 2 the next level fr fr no cap

40 is such a fuckin lyrical beast, &quot;out here in the pacific ocean west coastin.&quot; &quot; we deep like a herd of them wildabeast.&quot;

40 is such a fuckin lyrical beast, "out here in the pacific ocean west coastin." " we deep like a herd of them wildabeast."

Joyner Lucas was 5 years old when 40 dropped his 1st album. Real Hip Hop is alive and kickin&#39;.

Joyner Lucas was 5 years old when 40 dropped his 1st album. Real Hip Hop is alive and kickin'.

These grown folks showing these kids how to rap.  🔥

That&#39;s one of the best TI raps of all time. So clean

That's one of the best TI raps of all time. So clean

&quot;I pray to the lord that you can afford what it gone cost you to move forward in life&quot;

"I pray to the lord that you can afford what it gone cost you to move forward in life"

E-40 be rappin like he’s just havin a chill conversation with you just shooting the shit 🤣

This is fire. All 3 verses complimented each other, all 3 sets complimented each other, and all 3 MCs represent a different era of hip-hop

Heard this song before, nope.   Was on the radio when I got to work, yup.   Change the station, nope.   Same song playing when I left work, yup. Mad that it was on, nope. Come to youtube to hear it again, yup.

Heard this song before, nope.  
Was on the radio when I got to work, yup.  
Change the station, nope.  
Same song playing when I left work, yup.
Mad that it was on, nope.
Come to youtube to hear it again, yup.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zbw3KzgHBU&amp;t=130">2:10</a> Star wars? nope Yoda? yup People will be analyzing these lyrics decades into the future

2:10
Star wars? nope 
Yoda? yup 
People will be analyzing these lyrics decades into the future

You ain&#39;t wearing a mask: nope You run when they cough: yup

You ain't wearing a mask: nope
You run when they cough: yup

My friend: You high? Me: Nope. My friend: Are you lying? Me: Yup.

My friend: You high?
Me: Nope.
My friend: Are you lying?
Me: Yup.

Was it love at first sight? nope Did she ride you like a bike? yep

Was it love at first sight? nope
Did she ride you like a bike? yep

His flow is so fresh. No wonder he’s been making hits since the 90’s.

Not too many rappers from the early 90&#39;s still doing it big like E-40! This dude is a living legend he made songs with the legend Tupac all the way to the new school rappers like Lil Boosie. Dude been in the rap game for a long time! I wish Eightball and MJG was still doing it like this.

Not too many rappers from the early 90's still doing it big like E-40! This dude is a living legend he made songs with the legend Tupac all the way to the new school rappers like Lil Boosie. Dude been in the rap game for a long time! I wish Eightball and MJG was still doing it like this.

Listening in car (nope) On the toilet 🚽 (yep)

Listening in car (nope)

On the toilet 🚽 (yep)

The Curb Commentator Channel 2 Music Videos

Slang Guide

E-40 PLAYLIST

PRACTICE MAKES PAPER

Chase The Money

Goon With Da Spoon

Stream the whole new album The Gift of Gab on Spotify: http://bit.ly/thegiftofgab

The Gift of Gab (Full Album)

E-40 & B-Legit Respected & Connected

D-Boy Diary 1 & 2

Best E-40 Heaters Playlist

Choices (Yup) Remixes

Block Brochure 4, 5 & 6 OUT NOW!! Buy The Block Brochure 4,5 & 6 On iTunes & Amazon Now! http://smarturl.it/E40Block456DLXiTunes

Block Brochure 4, 5 & 6

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E-40 "RED CUP" Feat. T-Pain, Kid Ink & B.O.B.

Add this song to your Spotify playlist: https://spoti.fi/2MW9rmL
Directed by @JaeSynth
Produced by Traxamillion

E-40 "I STAND ON THAT" FT. JOYNER LUCAS & T.I. (MUSIC VIDEO)

Buy this song on iTunes: https://itun.es/us/thZX3

2 New Albums "Sharp On All 4 Corners 1 & 2" Out Dec 9th

E-40 - Choices (Yup) (Out Now!)

New video from E-40 featuring Young Jeezy, Problem, Chris Brown, French Montana & Red Cafe

The The Block Brochure: Welcome To The Soil 1, 2 & 3 OUT NOW! http://bit.ly/x3Rncu

Download The Hit Single "Function" - http://bit.ly/yCaw5z

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Music Video: E-40 "Function (Coast to Coast Remix)"

Buy The Block Brochure 4,5 & 6 On iTunes & Amazon Now! http://smarturl.it/E40Block456DLXiTunes

E-40 Feat. T.I. & Chris Brown "Episode"

E-40 "My Shit Bang"

Check out E-40's latest music video featuring Too Short "Bitch" Premiered on WorldStarHipHop.com. Also make sure to watch the second part of the music video "Over The Stove" off of E-40's new cd's Revenue Retrievin'

E-40 Feat. Too Short "Bitch Feat" / "Over The Stove" Official Music Video

New Album D-Boy Diary 1 & 2 - http://smarturl.it/E40_TheDBoyDiary

E-40 "SAVAGE" Feat. Jazzy Pha & B-Legit

Buy The Block Brochure 4,5 & 6 On iTunes, Amazon and In Stores Now! 

Download Link: http://smarturl.it/E40Block456DLXiTunes

Nick Cannon as Mr Nickels

E-40 feat Juicy J & Ty Dolla $ign "Chitty Bang"

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Pre-Order the new E-40 and B-Legit album Connected & Respected - http://smarturl.it/E40BL

E-40 & B-Legit "Boy" Feat. P-LO (New Music Video)

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E-40 "MOB" OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

E-40 "Slappin" feat. Nef The Pharoah & D.R.A.M

Prod. By Droop-E

Order History: Function Music & Mob Music Albums Now On iTunes! - http://bit.ly/itunesE40

Order History: Function Music Now On Amazon! - http://amzn.to/QjRhHi

Order History: Mob Music Now On Amazon! - http://amzn.to/ST6H1S

E-40 & Too Short "Say I" Feat. Wiz Khalifa, Stressmatic

E-40 "Snap Yo Fingers" Feat. Lil Jon

Sharp on all 4 corners out now 
http://flyt.it/E40Sharponall4corners 

http://flyt.it/Choices

E-40 "Choices" (YUP) Official Music Video

New album "Rule of Thumb: Rule" 1 out now! - https://lnk.to/E-40_RuleofThumb_Rule1

Directed by Jae Synth

E-40 - Succaz (feat. Trae The Truth) [Official Music Video]

New album "Rule of Thumb: Rule" 1 out now! - https://lnk.to/E-40_RuleofThumb_Rule1

Directed by Jae Synth

Produced by Rick Rock

E-40 - "The Game" (feat. Stresmatic) [Music Video]

New album Rule of Thumb: Rule 1 out now! - https://lnk.to/E-40_RuleofThumb_Rule1

Directed by  @jaesynth

E-40 - "GPS" (feat. Larry June & Clyde Carson) [Official Music Video]

New E-40 music video out now! #rap #hiphop #music #newmusic

E-40 "Bands" Music Video

E-40 drops another hit with his Good With the Spoon Soulfood Ice Cream - Buy the Ice Cream here: https://bit.ly/3UVIYmi

E-40 Drops Soulfood Ice Cream (Available Walmart)

Available on all streaming platforms: https://lnk.to/E-40_InTheAirWhereItsFair

E-40 "In the Air Where It's Fair" Feat. Cousin Fik (Music Video)

New Single Available Now: https://spoti.fi/3gp9T8e
Follow E-40 on Instagram @E40

E-40 "It's Hard Not To" Feat. Sada Baby (MUSIC VIDEO)

Listen to the full album and follow E-40 on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PSUS4R

Directed by Jae Synth

E-40

Rule of Thumb: Rule 1

Ain't Gone Do It / Terms and Conditions

Practice Makes Paper

The Gift Of Gab

Connected And Respected

The D-Boy Diary: Book 2

The D-Boy Diary: Book 1

The D-Boy Diary (Deluxe Edition)

Poverty And Prosperity

Bosses in the Booth & Ghetto Famous (Deluxe Edition)

Tuned Up (feat. yoitsCrash)

West Side (Remix)

High-End (feat. Philthy Rich, Gucci Mane & BG)

Life of the Party

Underrated (Remix) [feat. MoneySign Suede]

The Bay (feat. Turf Talk)

Top Hat (Tycoon) (feat. Dem Jointz)

Front Row 40

Bands

Pop My Sh*t (feat. E-40, Larry June, & Dreebo)