Stevens was born in Vallejo, California. [2] [1] He grew up with his siblings raised by a divorced mother who worked three jobs, and he became interested in hip hop after hearing "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang.[3] [4] Beginning in fourth grade, Stevens played the snare and bass drum. [3]He graduated from Hogan High School in Vallejo in 1985. [5] [6] Stevens played baseball in high ...

2019年11月6日 · In an on-field interview with KNBR after the 49ers obliterated the Packers 37-8 on MNF, E-40 shed light on his inspiration to write the 49ers Anthem. “So that’s a hashtag on Instagram and it ...

2022年11月10日 · In these years, he heard “The Sugarhill Gang” song, “Rapper’s Delight,” and that was all it took. The depths of lyricism you could fit in just one verse! You can tell a whole story in just a few bars. ... E-40 would be featured on tracks such as “Santana DVX” by the Lonely Island, BrokeNCYDE’s “Booty Call,” “Kush Is My ...

E-40's ties to the South became most clear in 2006, after the expiration of his contract with Jive, when he partnered with Lil Jon and his BME Recordings label for My Ghetto Report Card, released in association with Warner Bros. The album -- featuring production from Lil Jon as well as Bay Area beatmakers Droop-E, Rick Rock, Studio Ton, and ...

2023年12月6日 · Long before E-40 became a regional hero in Northern California, he would walk into Vallejo’s Salvation Army and Goodwill outposts with a handful of dimes, hunting for old records to sample.

2023年8月19日 · In the 90s, E-40 was Hillside Posse in the 707 (Vallejo, Ca). Hillside beefed it with the Crestside (aka the triple C's) which is where Mac Dre and the Romper Room Crew came from. Tags Gangs and ...

I’m a platinum selling recording artist and actor from Vallejo California. Earl Stevens is also known by his stage name of E-40, a rap veteran entrepreneur that is mostly known for his unorthodox rap style & catchy slang words. In the early days of his career he made his name by selling tapes out the trunk of his car and now he is living his ...

E-40’s ties to the South became most clear in 2006, after the expiration of his contract with Jive, when he partnered with Lil Jon and his BME Recordings label for My Ghetto Report Card, released in association with Warner Bros. The album — featuring production from Lil Jon as well as Bay Area beatmakers Droop-E, Rick Rock, Studio Ton, and ...

E-40 has been a staple of Bay Area rap since the early 90's. The highly influential artist was among the first rappers on the west coast to sign to a major label, in this case - Jive - along with ...

Earl Stevens (born November 15, 1967), better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California. He is also part of the rap group The Click and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. His solo debut album, Federal, was released in November, 1992, after The Click's debut album Down and Dirty came out in May, 1992. E-40's 1995 solo album In a Major Way opened him up to a ...