Earl Stevens (born November 15, 1967) best known by his Stage name E-40, is a Bay Area rapper, part of the Bay Area rap group “The Click” and founder of Bay Area hip-hop record label Sick Wid It Records. After the release of The Click’s first album Down and Dirty, E-40′s local solo debut was released.
E-40 worked almost exclusively with Bay Area rappers until 1997, when he and cousin B-Legit released Southwest Riders, a compilation featuring prominent Bay Area and Southern artists. The album’s aim was to bridge the gap between the two regions given their distinct similar sounding rap music. E-40 jumped into the limelight in 1995 with his single “Sprinkle Me” from his album In A Major Way. Often heralded as his best album, In A Major Way went gold in 1996. Since it’s release in 1995, E-40 has released seven more albums with My Ghetto Report Card being his biggest release since In A Major Way. From 2004 to 2008, he hosted a weekly radio program on San Francisco hip-hop station KMEL titled E-Feezy Radio, showcasing Bay Area hip hop music.
Solo Discography:
1993: Federal
1994: The Mail Man
1995: In A Major Way
1996: The Hall Of Game
1998: The Element Of Surprise
1999: Charlie Hustle: The Blueprint of a Self Made Millionaire
2000: Loyalty And Betrayal
2002: Grit & Grind
2003: Breakin News
2006: My Ghetto Report Card
2008: Ball Street Journal
2010: Revenue Retrievin’: Day Shift
2010: Revenue Retrievin’: Night Shift
Interviews:
4/12/10 Text interview with MOG
4/12/10 Text interview with Allhiphop
11/21/08 Text interview with SFWeekly
10/21/08 Video interview with DJ Whoo Kid
4/27/06 Text interview with popmatters.com
4/5/06 Text interview with Byron Crawford
3/15/06 Text interview with Hiphopdx
3/1/06 Text interview with Thabiz.com
2/10/06 Text interview with MP3.com
Links:
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/e40
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/e40music?ref=nf
Twitter: http://twitter.com/TheReale40
