My Ghetto Report Card - Album Review
Hyphy veteran works with fellow Bay Area scene-general Rick Rock and crunk's mainstream conduit, Lil Jon, to try to cross his sound over to a national audience.
View ArticleGuest Lists: Xiu Xiu - Feature
Xiu Xiu explain why bluegrass is the original goth music, how to con your grandmother into buying you a guitar, and where to buy that rare album when you're on the West Coast. [Interview: Tyler Grisham]
View Article"The Server" - Track
Unlike peer Bun B, whose recent run of solo tracks has been lyrically underwhelming, E-40 still spits with dense, rewind-worthy intensity, a legend whose style has aged impeccably. His problems of late...
View ArticleRevenue Retrievin': Overtime Shift / Graveyard Shift - Album Review
The Bay area street rap veteran is currently enjoying a renaissance, and these latest entries in the Revenue Retrievin' series keep his streak alive.
View ArticleThe Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1, 2, & 3 - Album Review
Not everything works on the Bay Area rapper's sprawling three-volume, 60-track offering, but not only are none of these songs bad, two-thirds of them range from good to mind-blowing.
View ArticleThe History Channel - Album Review
In rap, growing old is rarely considered an achievement. But on this double album, California legends Too $hort and E-40 are having none of it: They're not only boasting about their age, they're...
View ArticleThe Block Brochure: Welcome To the Soil, Pt. 4, 5, & 6 - Album Review
Making great rap music is a reason to live for Bay Area legend E-40, whose fierce new The Block Brochure: Welcome To the Soil installments act as a fountain of youth.
View Article5-10-15-20: E-40 - Feature
The West Coast hip-hop vet talks to Jayson Greene about the music of his life: finding comfort in Stevie Wonder as his parents' marriage fell apart, rocking to Pat Benatar as a teen, and his secret to...
View ArticleGirl Talk Brought Out Busta Rhymes, E-40, Juicy J During Coachella Set - News
During Girl Talk's Coachella set on Friday night, he brought out a few special guests, including Busta Rhymes, who did his "Look at Me Now" verse over Arcade Fire's "Wake Up" instrumental. Juicy J,...
View ArticleBig Sean Releases Four Songs, Including Kanye West and DJ Mustard-Produced "I...
Big Sean has shared four new songs on his Soundcloud. Listen to them below. One song, "I Don't Fuck With You", features E-40 and was produced by Kanye West and DJ Mustard. Another, "Paradise", was...
View ArticleAriel Pink Shares "Jell-O" Video and Collaboration With E-40 and Dâm-Funk - News
Ariel Pink has shared his video for "Jell-O", from last year's Pom Pom. It's a colorful, fast-twitching video featuring found footage from the meat industry and Pink and his friends making jello shots....
View ArticleTy Dolla $ign and E-40 Walk on Clouds in Their "Saved" Video - News
Ty Dolla $ign and E-40 are dressed all in white and walking around among the clouds in their "Saved" video. Does it mean they're deities? Maybe. Watch the Elliott Sellers-directed clip for the Free TC...
View ArticleTy Dolla $ign and E-40 Perform "Saved" on "Conan" - News
Photo via Ty Dolla $ign's TwitterTy Dolla $ign was the musical guest on tonight's episode of "Conan." He brought along E-40 and the two performed "Saved" from Ty's 2015 album Free TC. Watch it below.
View ArticleLists & Guides: The Top 100 Tracks of 2006 - Feature
Pitchfork gears up for the 2006 holiday publishing break by counting down our 100 favorite songs of the year.
View ArticleLists & Guides: Overlooked Records 2011 - Feature
A little over halfway through the year, some records that deserve another listen.
View ArticleListen to E-40 and Kamaiyah’s New Song “Petty” - News
E-40 and Kamaiyah have teamed up for a new song called “Petty.” It’s from E-40’s forthcoming double album The D-Boy Diary: Book 1 & 2, which is out this November. “Petty” is produced by J Hawk, the...
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E-40 Announces Double Album The D-Boy Diary Books 1 & 2 - News
E-40 has announced a new double album, The D-Boy Diary Books 1 & 2. It’s out November 18. The album features Gucci Mane, Lil B, G-Eazy, Nef The Pharaoh, Droop-E, Jay Rock, Kid Ink, B-Legit, Mistah...
View ArticleE-40’s “Choices (Yup)” Parodied in Used Car Commercial: Watch - News
E-40’s 2014 single “Choices (Yup)” has been parodied in a new commercial by DriveTime, a used car dealership network. In it, two DriveTime reps change up the lyrics of the song (“Rejection? Nope. Huge...
View Article6 Albums Out Today You Should Listen to Now: D∆WN, Thee Oh Sees, Justice,...
With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming...
View ArticleThe D-Boy Diary Books 1 & 2 - Album Review
After a relatively quiet 2015, the Bay Area legend returns to his firehose production methods, dropping another slab of new material. But there's an increasing sense that he's repeating himself.
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