Posts Tagged ‘E-40’

CunninLynguists Feat. E-40 & Evidence - “Running Wild”

“Running Wild” is the official first single from Strange Journey Volume Two, the second installment of this year’s double release from the trio known as CunninLynguists. With Kno on the boards, Natti and Deacon The Villain trade verses with Evidence and E-40 about chaos and violence in today’s...

October 12th, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

“Lollipops & Triple-Beams…”

Just caught this relatively old gem for the first time on MTV Jams. This beat is the bee’s knees. It’s also somehow pleasant and odd at the same time to see E-40, Goldie Loc and MC Eiht on MTV. It’s even better to see Daz and Kurupt pop out of an ice cream truck in the middle of Hollywood...

October 11th, 2009 | AUDIO, LOOSIES, MUSIC, VIDEO | Read More

Coming Clean…

Sorry Dallas. We missed you on “Ice Cream Paint Job.” Since being released in 2008, Dorrough Music’s local ode to whips hit mainstream before it ever made our blog. A rarity these days, especially considering how tight the bassline is. To make matters worse, we were even beaten to...

July 8th, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC, VIDEO | Read More

Time Iz Money…

Killing time before devouring some Father’s Day Backyard BBQ, I was trendspotting with Josh Spear when I caught eye of this extremely dope wall-inclusive clock. My first thought was

June 21st, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

Legendary…

How did this random act of remixing slip by us? This is a 13-year-old version of “Player’s Ball” by E-40, Too Short and K-Ci and JoJo, produced by none other than The Legendary Traxster. If you’re unfamiliar with the name, shame on you. The man was behind the boards

June 2nd, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

“Spacious Thoughts” - Review Of N.A.S.A.’s The Spirit Of Apollo

Unless you’re from the Left Coast or a card-carrying Hip-Hop nerd, you probably haven’t heard of the questionably named N.A.S.A, a collaborative effort between Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon. But if most Hip-Hop fans don’t recognize these two, their musical peers clearly respect their talents....

February 12th, 2009 | ALBUM REVIEWS, GENERAL | Read More

“We Some Superstars…”

While he keeps fans impatiently waiting for his Dr.Dre-inspired mixtape, Kush 2009, Ya Boy has been making some of the best songs of his career. Call it leeway. On this new heat rock, The Rockstar rounds up the troops for his own Cali conglomerate. Ya Boy Feat. E-40, Kurupt, & Glasses Malone -...

January 11th, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

“Ambassador” - Review Of E-40’s The Ball Street Journal

With over 20 years in the game you’d be hard pressed to find someone more qualified to rep California’s Bay Area as an ambassador to the rap game than E-40. Having navigated through both major and independent label routes, the slang scholar has a vast knowledge of the inner workings of the recording...

December 3rd, 2008 | ALBUM REVIEWS, GENERAL | Read More

E-40 - “Earl,” “Wake-Up” & “Got Rich Twice” Videos

I don’t expect the rest of the Rap world to hold E-40 in the same regard as I do. It’s a case I’ve taken to trial for years, with similar results each time; motherfuckers ain’t trying to hear it. People are comfortable handing him the crown of the Bay, but it ends there. It’s...

November 25th, 2008 | GENERAL, MUSIC, SMOKE BREAK, VIDEO | Read More

E-40 - “Poor Man’s Hydraulics” Video

The Ambassador of the Bay raps about the ‘draulics just about everybody used when we were sixteen & behind the steering wheel for the first time. The Ball Street Journal hits the streets on 11.25.08.

October 28th, 2008 | AUDIO, MUSIC, VIDEO | Read More

E-40 - “Got Rich Twice” Video

Featuring Bay hero Turf Talk.

September 20th, 2008 | MUSIC, VIDEO | Read More

Video Preview: E40 Feat. Akon “Wake It Up”

Video preview for “Wake It Up,” Forty Water’s new Akon-laced single. Off The Ball Street Journal, due three days before Halloween. Good promo push. E-Feezy wasn’t lying about growin’ out the mop either.

August 24th, 2008 | GENERAL, MUSIC, VIDEO | Read More

Breaking The Elements Of Surprise…

The double disc: double the record sales but often forgotten due to clutter and an indigestible amount of music. E-40’s contribution to 1998, The Element Of Surprise, is one of those infamous double discs that could have easily been broken down into a 14 song album and undoubtedly found itself...

August 4th, 2008 | ARTIST WEEKS, AUDIO, GENERAL, MUSIC | Read More