E-40 "Tha Hall of Game" 2xLP Jive JDJ-41600-1 (US)

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A1Record Haters Backing Vocals – , Producer, Drum Programming, Keyboards, Mixed By –  4:38A2Rappers' Ball Arranged By [Vocals] – Engineer [Recording] – , Producer, Drum Programming, Keyboards, Mixed By, Engineer [Recording] – Rap [Featuring] – *Vocals [Additional Arranged By] – Vocals [Additional] –  4:44A3Growing Up Backing Vocals – Engineer [Mixing] – Rap [Featuring], Backing Vocals –  3:52B1I Wanna Thank You Engineer – Producer, Drum Programming, Keyboards – Rap [Featuring], Backing Vocals –  5:16B2The Story Backing Vocals – Co-producer, Guitar – Keyboards, Engineer [Recording] –  4:54C1Million Dollar Spot Backing Vocals – Co-producer, Mixed By, Bass – Engineer [Recording] – Keyboards, Engineer [Recording] – Rap [Featuring] – *, Scratches –  4:21C2My Drinking Club Backing Vocals – , Producer – Producer, Drum Programming, Keyboards, Mixed By – Rap [Featuring] – * 4:59C3Ring It Backing Vocals – Engineer [Recording] – Producer, Drum Programming, Keyboards, Mixed By – Rap [Featuring] – *,  4:47D1Things'll Never Change Backing Vocals – *Producer, Mixed By, Guitar –  5:06D2I Like What You Do To Me Engineer – Rap [Featuring] –  4:00D3It Is What It Is Backing Vocals – Engineer –  4:50
Earl Stevens (born November 15, 1967) better known by his  E-40, is an American , , and  from . He is a founding member of the rap group , and the founder of . He has released twenty studio albums to date, appeared on numerous movie soundtracks, and has also done guest appearances on a host of other rap albums. Initially an  artist, his 1995 solo album  opened him up to a wider audience. Beginning in 1998, he began collaborating with more  rappers outside of the . He rose to even higher mainstream popularity in 2006 with his single "" which was produced by . 1990–1999

E-40 made his rap debut in 1990, with the  Let's Side as a member of . The EP was co-produced by Mike Mosley and Al Eaton and was released on , an independent label founded by E-40. In 1992 they released second album, , and in 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 , the emcee and his cousin  decided to attempt a career in rap. Together, and with his sister , they released their 1993 mainstream radio hit Captain Save a Hoe. They moved back to  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. Suga-T was then added to the group to form . 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 , , and , 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 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  and , as well as his son . Although having a large following within , E-40 did not have a large mainstream audience, so only two of his songs released under Jive Records, "1-Luv" featuring Levitti and "Things'll Never Change" featuring , charted on the . He had been working nearly exclusively with rappers from the Bay Area until 1997, when he released the double disc compilation  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  rappers, including  by , and  by .

2000–2010

In 2003, E-40 began hosting E-Feezy Radio, a weekly program   radio station  that showcased Bay Area hip hop. KMEL regularly broadcast the program until 2008. After completing a deal with  he signed with 's  and . After the signing, he appeared on Lil Jon's single "", also featuring Sean P of , which became a hit reaching the top 10 of the . Afterwards, his single "", featuring  rapper , became popular throughout the United States, and E-40 appeared on's  and 's . Publicity for E-40 was achieved through the MTV special My Block: The Bay. He later released "" in April 2006, featuring  and  and produced by . His album  debuted at #1 on the  chart and #3 on the  on March 14, 2006. Released through Sick Wid It/BME/Warner Bros. Records, the album was produced by , , and E-40's son, . He was also featured on 's new album , on a track called Dat's My Part. In 2006, he also appeared on 's CD on a track titled Jellysickle. In that same year, he contributed a verse to the official remix of  by fellow West coast rapper  along with 24 other prominent MCs. In 2008, E-40's new album The Ball Street Journal came out, with "Wake it Up" featuring  as the lead single. "Got Rich Twice" featuring  followed. The album peaked at #42 on the Billboard 200.

In 2009, 40 was featured on the track "Santana DVX" on the album  from the comedy group . E-40 is listed in the credits as one of the writers. In the song, E-40 assumes the identity of  and raps about his personalized brand of sparkling white wine.

E-40 was featured on 's album  on the song Booty Call.

E-40 was also featured on the song "Kush Is My Cologne" (along with  & ) on 's 2009 album .

On March 30, 2010, E-40 released two albums called  and . Both include guest appearances from , , Gucci Mane,  more. They debuted at numbers 47 & 49 respectively on the 200. The first single from the Day Shift album is "" featuring . On March 29, 2011, E-40 released two albums called  and . They include guest spots from Lil Jon, , , Tech N9ne & more. They both entered on the 200 chart at #'s 42 & 40.

In November 2010, E-40 and  announced that they would release two collaborative album in Summer 2012 entitled  and . E-40 also performed at the .

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