After numerous reports of mistreatment to prisoners have been making headlines, Bay Area rapper E-40 has donated 1,000 gallons hand sanitizers to the San Quentin State Prison. The “My Sh*t Bang” rapper states that he wanted to help after hearing about the increasing number of cases in the Lompoc prison. As of right now, there […]
Angel investors and well-known rappers Chamillionaire and E-40, in partnership with Republic.co, have upped the ante for their latest startup contest, with $100K in investment funds and a guest judge in the form of Shark Tank’s Daymond John. As with previous contests, the investment will be awarded to the best woman or minority-founded startup company; […]
The Toronto Raptors are one win away from their first NBA championship. Not only is the entire country of Canada hyped right now, but Drake is also letting it be known, this series is over. After the Raptors took Game 4, Drake shared a video of himself in full hype-mode. The rapper was with his crew, […]
NBC Bay Area’s Emmy Award-winning series Bay Area Revelation returns with Culture of Hip Hop premiering Saturday, April 27 at 10 p.m. The one-hour documentary will explore how Hip-Hop has influenced the Bay Area and tells the story of the entrepreneurial artists who created their own sound and set their own rules. “The Bay Area […]
E-40 released his 28th solo studio album, The Gift of Gab, marking the first of three 2018 LPs in The Definition Series. Enjoying exceptional success in his 40-year career, the Bay Area rapper dropped the music video for his Caribbean-infused record featuring Konshens and Ty Dolls $ign titled, “One Night.” Setting the vibe for his night […]
Nick Cannon guarantees his new show about the Bay Area will be authentic because he has Oakland legends, E-40 and Too Short, on board as producers. He reveals to TMZ he’s psyched about his forthcoming drama series, The Yay Area, since it will be centered around Northern California’s drug culture, and its association with Silicon […]
As the old saying goes, “if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.” That’s exactly what Naya Rivera did when she was featured on this week’s episode of Lip Sync Battle and she chose her ex Big Sean’s “IDFWU” as the song to lip sync over. The song was a smash hit from Big Sean right […]
When N.W.A. made their mark on Hip-Hop in the 1980’s it opened the world not only to khakis and converse culture, but to new genre of rap music called “Gangsta Rap.” Gangsta Rap music infused Curtis Mayfield’s soul, James Brown’s spirit and the groove of others like the AWB and Funkadelics to create a vibe […]
If you want to catch a glimpse of E-40 these days just turn on any Golden State Warriors game and he is likely courtside, even in Houston as the Dubs fight in the Western Conference Finals. But don’t be misled into thinking that the West Coast legend isn’t working as he just announced his forthcoming […]
Curren$y fans were expecting the Back at Burnie’s album on March 16, which is a sequel to his 2011 album Weekend at Burnie’s. Curren$y announced the album in January, but the album seems to be have been pushed back for an unknown reason. As a consolation, the Jet Life rapper dropped some fresh “high tunes” […]
When your the defending world champions, that usually come with some kinda perks. When your the Golden State Warriors and you been in three straight finals, how much practice do you really need? The Golden State Warriors were scheduled to have practice today, but that was before the team, coaches included, went out in celebration […]
Just late last year in November, E-40 filed a lawsuit against author Erika Kane and her publishers Vodka & Milk Publishing for her book Captain Save a Hoe, which is the same title as his 1993 hit song, accusing the author of copyright infringement. The California rapper claims to own rights to the phrase “Captain […]
What a perfect way to end an incredible year. The California-based record label, Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE), hosted their 4th annual Christmas toy drive Thursday, Dec. 21, in Watts, California. The admission fee to the concert was a toy donation. Kendrick Lamar took the stage to perform hits from his double platinum album, DAMN, and was joined on […]
Rihanna and E-40 came through yesterday to hit the stage at the TDE’s anuual Toy Drive/Holiday concert. If the concert was not enough, both Kendrick Lamar and SZA released highly anticipated videos to hit singles, “Love” and “The Weekend” respectively. The Compton native cracked Billboards Top 20 with the release of the Zachari-assisted single. SZA’s platinum […]
Words by Jasmine Johnson Top Dawg Entertainment is having their fourth annual Holiday Concert and toy giveaway on December 22 in California. There will be performances by TDE’s own SZA and Kendrick Lamar, plus Rihanna and E-40. Anthony Tiffith, CEO of TDE, announced that the two recent artists are performing at this year’s holiday concert with other special […]
The slang doctor has brought his vernacular to television. Bay Area mainstay E-40 has landed a spot on an episode of TV series “The Mayor”, in which the rapper will play himself as a headlining artist slated for an event that is expected to save the well known Tito’s Ballroom. This isn’t E Feezy’s first […]
Texas native Quon has released the new visuals to his single”Hunnid Miles N Runnin.” Shot in his hometown of Amarillo, Texas, the budding emcee takes us through the cities noted hood spots with a dope soundtrack. Advertisement The single, which was produced by Amir Perry (who’s worked with the likes of Rick Ross […]
The Bay area OG Too $hort with his Hella Disrespectful attitude while saluting the Bay Area on his latest mixtape which shows us the legendary Oakland MC can still convey his unchanging attitude over the new bouncing beats of the Bay Area signature sound. Packed with 22 songs, the Bay Area mixtape features a flavorful mix of […]
Words by Megan Ambers Bay Area rapper E-40 is not playing with his money, as he launches a lawsuit against author and radio personality Erika Kane. According to TMZ, the rapper decided to sue Kane, who wrote the book Captain Save A Hoe under the moniker iikane, because she and her publishers stole the name from […]
With E-40’s rise as a Bay Area spitter in hip hop’s early days, it was bound that he crossed paths with another OG of West Coast rap, Tupac. The world finally got a taste of what the two sounded like together—collaborations appearing on 1995’s In a Major Way and 1996’s All Eyez on Me. And […]