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Other uses|E40 (disambiguation)!E40Infobox musical artist|name = E-40|image = E-40.jpg|size = 150 px|caption = E-40 in September 2007.|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Earl Stevens|alias = 40 Water, The Ambassador of the Bay|Born = Birth date and age|1967|11|15 Vallejo, California , United States|USA |Death =|instrument =|genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop |associated_acts = The Click , D-Shot , B-Legit , Suga T , Lil Jon , Too Short , 2Pac , Snoop Dogg , Spice-1 , 50 Cent ,|occupation = Rapping|rapper , entrepreneur , and investor |years_active = 1987–present|label = Sick Wid It Records|Sick Wid It , Jive Records|Jive , BME Recordings|BME , Warner Bros. |website = http://www.facebook.com/e40 www.facebook.com/e40 Earl Stevens (born November 15, 1967),cite web|title=California Birth Index, 1905–1995|url= http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/calbirths? c=search& first=earl& last=stevens& spelling=Exact& 4_year=1967& 4_month=11& 4_day=15& 5=& 7=& SubmitSearch.x=63& SubmitSearch.y=8& SubmitSearch=Submit|publisher=Family Tree Legends Records Collection (Online Database) better known by his stage name E-40 , is an American Rapping|rapper , entrepreneur , and investor from Vallejo, California . He is a member of the rap group The Click , and the founder of Sick Wid It Records . He has released over ten albums, appeared on numerous movie soundtracks, and has also done guest appearances on a host of other rap albums. Initially an Underground music|underground artist, his 1995 solo album In a Major Way opened him up to a wider audience. Beginning in 1998, he began collaborating with more Mainstream#In_music|mainstream rappers outside of the San Francisco Bay Area|Bay Area . He rose to even higher mainstream popularity in 2006 with his single Tell Me When to Go which was produced by Lil Jon .
Music career
1990–1999
E-40 made his rap debut in 1990, with the Extended play|EP ''Let's Side as a member of The Click . The EP was co-produced by Mike Mosley and Al Eaton and was released on Sick Wid It Records , an independent label founded by E-40. In 1992 they released second album, Down and Dirty (album)|Down and Dirty , and im 1993 E-40 made his solo album debut. Federal'', a nine-track LP/14-track CD produced by Studio Ton and released by Sick Wid' It Records in association with SMG (Solar Music Group), a regional distributor. After a talent show at Grambling State University , the emcee and his cousin B-Legit decided to attempt a career in rap. Together, and with his sister Suga-T , they released their mainstream radio hit Captain Save A Hoe . They moved back to Vallejo, California|Vallejo and teamed up with D-Shot, E-40's brother, to form the group MVP or Most Valuable Players. E-40's gospel singing uncle (Saint Charles) helped them put out the record. http://www.thefader.com/blog/articles/2005/10/10/left-side The FADER - Left Side Suga-T was then added to the group to form The Click . http://www.westcoast2k.net/interviews/blegit.htm West Coast 2k interview with B-Legit
Synonymous with Bay Area rap, E-40 garnered a regional following, and eventually a national one, with his flamboyant raps, while his entrepreneurial spirit, embodied by his homegrown record label, Sick Wid' It Records, did much to cultivate a flourishing rap scene to the east of San Francisco Bay, in communities such as Oakland and his native Vallejo. Along with Too Short , Spice 1 , and Ant Banks , E-40 was among the first West Coast rappers to sign a major-label deal, penning a deal with Jive Records in 1994, after years of releasing music independently. Thus, six additional solo albums were to follow, beginning with In a Major Way in 1995 as well as remastered versions of E-40's independent Sick Wid It recordings from previous years. In a Major Way was regionally well-received, with guest spots by such rappers as Tupac Shakur and Mac Mall , as well as his son Droop-E . Although having a large following within West Coast of the United States|West Coast , E-40 did not have a large mainstream audience, so only two of his songs released under Jive Records, 1-Luv and ''Things'll Never Change , charted on the Billboard Hot 100 .Allmusic|class=artist|id=p38525|pure_url=yes E-40 Billboard Singles on AllMusic He had been working nearly exclusively with rappers from the Bay Area until 1997, when he released the double disc compilation Southwest Riders featuring exclusively rap acts from the Bay Area and the south. His collaboration with southern rappers continued in 1998, when he was given guest appearances on albums by Southern hip hop|Southern rappers, including Lost (Eightball album)|Lost by 8Ball & MJG|Eightball , and MP Da Last Don by Master P .
2000–2010
In 2003, E-40 began hosting E-Feezy Radio , a weekly program San Francisco hip-hop radio station KMEL that showcased Bay Area hip hop.cite web|last=Hogg|first=Ross|title=E-40: Tell Me When to Blow|url= http://www.xlr8r.com/features/2006/04/e-40-tell-me-when-blow|work=XLR8R|date=2006-03-28|accessdate=2008-07-25 KMEL regularly broadcast the program until 2008. After completing a deal with Jive Records he signed with Lil Jon 's BME Recordings and Warner Bros. Records . His single Tell Me When To Go , featuring Oakland rapper Keak Da Sneak , became popular throughout the United States, and E-40 appeared on MTV 's Sucker Free|Direct Effect and BET 's 106 & Park . Publicity for E-40 was achieved through the MTV special My Block: The Bay .cite web | last = Reid | first = Shaheem | authorlink = MTV News| coauthors = Sway Calloway|Calloway, Sway ; Patel, Joseph| title = My Block: The Bay | publisher = MTV | date = 2006-03-05 | url = http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/my_block/oakland/news_feature_030506/index.jhtml | accessdate = 2007-09-14 He later released U And Dat in April 2006, featuring T-Pain and Kandi Burruss|Kandi Girl and produced by Lil Jon . His album My Ghetto Report Card debuted at #1 on the Top R& B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 14, 2006.cite web | last = Hasty | first = Katie | title = 'High School' Returns To The Top Of The Class | work = Billboard (magazine)|Billboard | date = 2006-03-22 | url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp? vnu_content_id=1002234222 | accessdate = 2007-09-14 Released through Sick Wid It/BME/Warner Bros. Records, the album was produced by Lil Jon , Rick Rock , and E-40's son, Droop-E .cite web | last = Jeffries | first = David | title = "My Ghetto Report Card" - Overview | publisher = Allmusic | month = March | year = 2006 | url = Allmusic|class=album|id=r821800|pure_url=yes | accessdate = 2007-09-14 He was also featured on DJ Shadow 's new album The Outsider (DJ Shadow album)|The Outsider , on a track called ''Dat's My Part''. In 2006, he also appeared on Tech N9ne 's Everready: The Religion CD on a track titled Jellysickle . In that same year, he contributed a verse to the official remix of '' It's Okay (One Blood) by fellow West coast rapper The Game (rapper)|The Game along with 24 other prominent MCs. In 2008, E-40's new album The Ball Street Journal came out, with Wake it Up featuring Akon as the lead single. Got Rich Twice featuring Turf Talk followed.
In 2009, 40 was featured on the track Santana DVX on the album Incredibad from the comedy group The Lonely Island . E-40 is listed in the credits as one of the writers. In the song, E-40 assumes the identity of Carlos Santana and raps about his personalized brand of sparkling white wine.
E-40 was featured on BrokeNCYDE 's album '' I'm Not A Fan, But The Kids Like It! on the song Booty Call .
E-40 was also featured on the song Kush Is My Cologne (along with Bun B & Devin The Dude ) on Gucci Mane 's 2009 album The State vs. Radric Davis .
On March 30, 2010, E-40 released two albums called '' Revenue Retrievin': Day Shift and Revenue Retrievin': Night Shift ''.cite web|url= http://www.idiomag.com/peek/108310/shift|title=E-40 Keeps Things 'In The Family' By Partnering With Son Droop-E For New Albums|accessdate=2010-03-26|date=|publisher= idiomag On March 29, 2011, E-40 released two albums called '' Revenue Retrievin': Overtime Shift and Revenue Retrievin': Graveyard Shift .
In November 2010, E-40 and Too Short announced that they will release a collaborative album in Summer 2012 entitled The History Channel (album)|The History Channel . E-40 will also perform at the Gathering of the Juggalos . http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=5gKE67L97SA
2011–Present
E-40 made a cameo in the music video for Drake_(entertainer)|Drake's The Motto in December 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=0fAEN6vYEZ0
In 2012, E-40 will release three solo albums: The Block Brochure series 1, 2, and 3, as well as a collaboration album with Too Short . http://www.facebook.com/e40/posts/10150443142217050
Entrepreneurship & Investing
In addition to his career as a musician, E-40 is an entrepreneur and investor who has ventured into other business and investment opportunities. He has invested in Microsoft and Apple stock s. http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/e-40-suffers-from-falling-value-of-microsoft-stocks_1090882 Along with former NFL player Chester McGlockton , E-40 opened a Fatburger franchise in Pleasant Hill, California , which has now been shut down. E-40 recently authored the book, ''E-40's Book of Slang'' to be published by Warner Books. He is also a spokesperson for Landy Cognac, and he opened the now-defunct Ambassador's Lounge, a nightclub in Downtown San Jose, California|San Jose . http://www.odeo.com/audio/594729/view Podcast interview with E-40 On Nov 16th, 2007 it was announced that Stevens signed a franchise agreement with Wingstop Restaurants, Inc. and will open one in Southampton shopping center located in Benicia, California . "I was introduced to Wingstop in Dallas and as soon as I tasted the wings I was hooked. I love the food," said Stevens. "I chose to open in the Bay Area because this is the soil where I was born and raised, and I still live here to this day. People here are going to love these things." In late 2007, E-40 announced a new line of energy drinks called "40 Water."
Discography
Main|E-40 discography ;Studio albums
Federal (album)|Federal (1993)
In a Major Way (1995)
Tha Hall of Game (1996)
The Element of Surprise (1998)
Charlie Hustle: The Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire (1999)
Loyalty and Betrayal (E-40 album)|Loyalty & Betrayal (2000)
Grit & Grind (2002)
'' Breakin' News (2003)
My Ghetto Report Card (2006)
The Ball Street Journal (2008)
'' Revenue Retrievin': Day Shift (2010)
'' Revenue Retrievin': Night Shift (2010)
'' Revenue Retrievin': Overtime Shift (2011)
'' Revenue Retrievin': Graveyard Shift (2011)
The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1 (March 27, 2012)https://twitter.com/#!/E40/media/slideshow? url=http%3A%2F%2Fyfrog.com%2Fgyzkegfj http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17899/title.e-40-to-release-three-albums-in-2012
The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2 (March 27, 2012)
The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 3 (March 27, 2012)
;Collaboration albums
The History Channel (album)|The History Channel (with Too Short ) http://twitter.com/#!/E40/status/110407844431540224 (2012)
;Extended plays
Mr. Flamboyant (1991)
The Mail Man (1994)
;Guest Appearances
" The Chicken Hill Project" (2012) http://mim.io/09f451
Filmography
Film
The Breaks (1999)
3 Strikes (film)|3 Strikes (2000)
Obstacles (2000)
Malibooty (2003)
Hair Show (2004)
Survival of the Illest (2004)
Dead Heist (2007)
Television
Appearances as self
Soul Train (1995)
Soul Train (2004)
'' Blowin' Up (2006)
106 & Park (2006)
'' Punk'd (2006)
'' Wild 'n Out (2006)
Yo Momma (2006)
BET Hip Hop Awards (2007)
Def Jam: Icon (2007)
'' From G's to Gents (Season 2) (2009)
Played by Fame (Season 1) (2009)
Appearances as a fictional character
The Jamie Foxx Show (2001)
References
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External links
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Twitter|E40|E-40
http://www.justrhymes.com/e40 E-40's Official justRHYMES.com profile
http://synthesisradio.net/2007/02/23/e-40-february-2007/ Synthesis.net Live footage of E-40 at Warner Brother 2007 Inaugural Ball in the Roosevelt Hollywood,Ca
http://submergemag.com/featured/revenue-retrieval/894/ Interview with Submerge Magazine "Revenue Retrieval" August, 2009
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