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| people from vallejo, california | |
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E-40 (born '''Earl Stevens''' on , Richmond , San Francisco & San Jose on the Hip Hop cultural map. He has released records with considerable regularity through his independent record label, Sick Wid It Records . E-40 and The Click was also apart of the crips gang at one time although he is wearing red in this photo. Federal was was his most inspiring alblum for local bay kids as well as Northern Nevadans. While his fame may not approach that of Celebrity artists 50 Cent , Nelly , or Jay-Z , he remains one of the most respected performers in the field. His unique, high speed lyrical delivery has attracted nearly the entire A-list of West Coast hip hop stars to collaborate with him. Perhaps most notably, rap legends like Ice Cube , Tupac Shakur and Too have appeared numerous times on his records. E-40's career began as a member of The Click . He appeared on their first locally released album '' Down And Dirty ''. E-40 followed that album with his local solo debut, '' Federal ''. He then gained statewide recognition with his early EP, '' The Mail Man '' (which featured the underground hit '' Captain-Save-a-Ho ''), E-40 has released over ten CDs, including those with The Click . He has also appeared on numerous film Soundtrack s and guest appearances on other rap albums. His distinctive voice made him stand out and coupled with his creative vocabulary he remains a powerful presence in rap music. After completing a deal with Jive Records he signed with Lil Jon 's BME Recordings and Warner Bros. Records His new single " Tell Me When To Go ", featuring Keak Da Sneak , is not just a Bay Area hit but has become nationally popular. He appeared on MTV 's Direct Effect and BET 's 106 And Park . Additionally, publicity for E-40 and the greater Hyphy Movement was achieved through the recent MTV feature "My Block: The Bay". His new album " My Ghetto Report Card " debuted at #1 on the Billboard Rap Album chart for the first time in his career on March 14th, 2006 through Sick Wid It/BME/Warner Bros. Records. It is produced by Lil Jon , Rick Rock , and Droop-E . April has brought his new hit single " U And Dat " which features new up and commer T-Pain . CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HIP HOP LEXICON E-40 is also considered to be one of the foremost originators of Hip Hop Slang . Some of his more famous contributions to the hip-hop lexicon include Script, Skritch/Scratch/Skrizertch or Skrilla ( Money ) ( often misheard as "scrip", a word used for paper money since its Western introduction) and Yola-bola-dola (a corruption of Yayo , another word for cocaine), as well helping popularize the concept of adding " -izzle " or "-eezy" to the end of words, popularized by other mainstream rappers such as Snoop Dogg , though the technique itself was invented by The Gap Band and Frankie Smith , as typified in their song Double Dutch Bus , years earlier. Another term coined by E-40 is " Poppin Ya Collar ." Although the Upturned Collar predates E-40, the way E-40 uses the term has nothing to do with whether or not one wears their collar upturned. When used by E-40, and many other hip hop artists including Three 6 Mafia , the term refers to the act of pulling one's collar, or the clothing where one's collar would be (as when wearing a t-shirt), with the thumb and fingertips. One then releases the clothing in varying degrees of flamboyance. Used in this sense, "poppin' ya collar" is more about the attitude and message of confidence portrayed than any fashion choice. E-40 immortalized the term, and the attitude that goes with it, in his song "Pop Ya Collar" from his album "Loyalty and Betrayal." While many of his expressions are only used by himself, many more have been adopted by more famous rappers. DISCOGRAPHY
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