Agreed! Went to a 40 concert bout 3yrs ago. Saw ages ranging from teens to niggaz who looked 50+ rocking zoot suits all rocking out to his music. Shit was great!...I think the biggest take away I got from 40 was I remember being a child and seeing him on TV and shit. I remember "Sprinkle Me"back in the 90's...and its 2020 and he still making music and making hits. Hate him or love him...he and Short Dogg have stood the test of time far better than other guys who y'all flock to.
I don't know why as a a East coaster I appreciated the bay rappers so much
I think the source and Video Music Box showing love really helped that
I thought Dru Down Suga Free and dem were incredible
I still hit myself off with a spray or 2 of "sucka repellant" daily
Folks is my people but this is a major thread backfire LOL

My intro to E 40 was this scene from 3 Strikes. Shit fucked me up at first but once you decipher it, his flow becomes pretty clever. Me and my homie still use words from this scene.



Silk the shoker like you must not heard this track.. if dame grease made more beats for me ya would’ve respected me
The Trap
I fucks with 40 water...
I loved that Bay Area sound man. In the scheme of things it never really got its credit like LA/Compton/Long Beach did."Sprinkle me" was my shit...
I fucked with a lot of those bay area MC's back in the day "JT the bigga figga, Mac Mall, Dru down etc. but didn't really fuck with E-40...I knew a brotha back when I lived out West that was a HUGE E40 fan...I didn't get it initially, but was receptive to listening to him and started appreciating him more than I had.
His shit be hitting hard.76 million views...he still doing it even in 2015........that's over 30 years in the game right there.
I loved that Bay Area sound man. In the scheme of things it never really got its credit like LA/Compton/Long Beach did.
I don’t listen to de la soul. I don’t listen to slum village. I try not to listen to wack mothafuckas. I don’t claim Juveniles 400 Degrees is a classic. I think Talib Kwali just fucking sucks. We are all adults here. E 40 is fucking ass cheeks.Hip Hop is all things, stop the bullshit. We respect an artist for all that they are, in completion. So okay if he was a super emcee but was broke as fuck like say De La Soul ( who I love), folks would dump on that side of the argument. His economic development is extremely important to Black people and Black artists. E40 is not Rakim lyrically, but his songs, as a part of his total discography are legendary, decade after decade. You ain't gotta like a style, but if a artists makes a HIT, in ever decade since 1990, that means something, in my book.
For example, I am not the biggest Scarface fan, but aint no way in hell would I talk sideways, and try and say he is not a legend, just cause I am not from Houston. Just to be clear Scarface has a better discography than E40.....im not fucking insane
E40 has some of the most clever word gymnastics ever, the beats slap spanning different styles over time, and his ability to teach within the confines of hood shit, mixed with corporate shit is amazing.
Enough stanning for me.
BGOL gonna let this Mack 10 loving mofo slide?A lot of violations going on in this thread. Bamas talking shit about Mack 10 and E-40!? Violating. I still fucks wit 40 Water and Sik-Wit-It Records and have been since 1993.
FYI Drake sampled Rappin 4 Tay not Dru down. Frisco legend.i disagree
that is a damn LEGACY in the bay
worldwide respect noit JUST rap
from the panthers and the hippies to the pimps to hip hop to LGBT+ community to tech money?
to just STRAIGHT Hustlers OVERALL
but ESPECIALLY in hip hop
the Bay got a lock int the history of hip hop
Drake recently sampling Dru Down,
Too short name STILL rings bells
not to mention Sway, Hammer, Mac Dre, Suga T, 4 Tay, Suga Free, and that new young girl kamiyah?
FYI Drake sampled Rappin 4 Tay not Dru down. Frisco legend.
yeah I know I was responding quick
you KNOW i know fam
Music Class: Rappin 4 Tay - Players Club
* Yay!!!! This is some West Coast OG Pimp Sh*t!!! I really hated the East/West beef man cause many smaller/newer artists really suffered because of it. This song used to actually get crazy play on the East. I loved this record and video. The pimping culture the new slang and just the style. And...www.bgol.us
Fax machine!The entire industry stole his words . Facts
Silk the shoker like you must not heard this track.. if dame grease made more beats for me ya would’ve respected me

Damn E-40 is garbage
While true....the Bay never had anyone the caliber of Snoop or Dre or Kendrick.i disagree
that is a damn LEGACY in the bay
worldwide respect noit JUST rap
from the panthers and the hippies to the pimps to hip hop to LGBT+ community to tech money?
to just STRAIGHT Hustlers OVERALL
but ESPECIALLY in hip hop
the Bay got a lock int the history of hip hop
Drake recently sampling Dru Down,
Too short name STILL rings bells
not to mention Sway, Hammer, Mac Dre, Suga T, 4 Tay, Suga Free, and that new young girl kamiyah?
Niggas trippin hard. I don’t think many get more respect than 40
I never liked E-40.![]()
and I don't like a lot of the Bay Area artist
I think the biggest take away I got from 40 was I remember being a child and seeing him on TV and shit. I remember "Sprinkle Me"back in the 90's...and its 2020 and he still making music and making hits. Hate him or love him...he and Short Dogg have stood the test of time far better than other guys who y'all flock to.