E-40 & Too $hort drop "History" double album on November 6

E-40 and Too $hort will be releasing their long awaited collabo album "History" (formerly titled The History Channel) on November 6. The album will be divided into two seperate discs, as we know it from recent E-40 releases. One album got the subtitle "Mob Music" and is gonna contain songs with a more 90's and old-school oriented sound, while the other is called "Function Music", which is said to be more modern such as E-40's "Function" single.

Here's the cover artwork:

E-40 strikes with a great line-up for his new videos

Vallejo native and bay area legend E-40 has been known for a work-a-holic not only since he dropped a three-disc album called "The Block Brochure: Welcome To The Soil" earlier this year. Combined with the four-disc set of "Revenue Retrievin" from 2010 and 2011 he has released 140 songs within the last three years and shot numerous videos also. While you can surely argue about the necessity of dropping so much music in that short time, I can assure you that his two new videos will be pleasing the quality rap fan. Therefore he has been reaching out to some of the sickest artists in the scene.

Today, E-40 presented his new single "Catch A Fade" on facebook, featuring his son Droop-E and the westcoast's new ambassador Kendrick Lamar. Watch it below.



Just last week he sent another banger through youtube, the gritty horror-visual of "Zombie" featuring Sacramento's finest Brother Lynch Hung and the fastest tongue in hip-hop Tech N9ne. You can find it below.



E-40 also announced that he's gonna "shoot videos for 93% of the songs on all 3 BLOCK BROCHURE albums". Again, you can discuss whether that is really needed, but as long as he keeps dropping heat like this, most of you should be fine.

And don't forget, the duo album "The History Channel" with long time partner Too $hort is said to be dropping later this year.

Snoop, E-40 and Wiz invading cd stores near you!

Yessir, just a little reminder. Today is the release date of three (well four) new records of some of the hottest rappers to hold the mic right now.
Be sure to support the artists and buy

E-40 - Revenue Retrievin: Overtime Shift

Featuring production from Droop-E and the appearences of Devin The Dude, B-Legit, Guce, Bosko and many more.

E-40 - Revenue Retrievin: Graveyard Shift

Featuring production from Droop-E and appearences of B-Legit, Bun B, Slim Thug, T-Pain, Turf Talk and many more.

Snoop Dogg - Doggumentary

Featuring production from Fredwreck, Battlecat, The Gorillaz, Kanye West, David Banner and more, plus appearences of Too $hort, E-40, T-Pain, R. Kelly, Bootsy Collins, John Legend, Wiz Khalifa and many more.

Wiz Khalifa - Rolling Papers

Including the #1 hit single "Black and Yellow" and the appearences of Too $hort, Chevy Woods and Curren$y.


Damn, I wish I was in the U.S. to get my hands on these records for a fair amount of cash. You can expect a review on these records soon on Love For The West.

Check these videos if you're still not sure that these belong in your cd collection:

E-40 - My Lil Grimey Nigga (Video) - Overtime Shift & Graveyard Shift tracklist

Holy shit, this came outta nowhere! E-40 is back with his new single AND video "My Lil Grimey Nigga" to gear up his two (!) upcoming solo albums "Revenue Retrievin: Overtime Shift" and "Revenue Retrievin: Graveyard Shift".

As to that, he chose the same formula as for his last year's video smasher "Weed Man", since Federation's band member Stressmatic is featured on the hook once again. E-40 proves that he keeps it real with this one, so please support tha godfather of the bay and buy the double record on March 29th. Check the video AND the tracklist for both albums below.



Tracklist:

Revenue Retrievin': Overtime Shift
1. Mr. Flamboyant 2K11
2. Drugs (feat. B-Legit)
3. Hillside
4. Gunz
5. Slow It Down (feat. J. Stalin & Decadez)
6. Me & My Bitch
7. Beastin
8. My Money Straight (feat. Guce & Black C (of RBL Posse))
9. I Love My Momma (feat. R.O.D. & Mic Conn)
10. I Am Your (feat. Droop-E & Laroo T.H.H.)
11. In The Morning (feat. Beeda Weeda & Work Dirty (of DB'z))
12. Punkin' Em Out
13. Born In The Struggle (feat. Dr. Cornell West & Mike Marshall)
14. Fuck Em'
15. Rear View Mirror (feat. B-Legit & Stressmatic)
16. Lookin' Back (feat. Devin The Dude)
17. Stay Gone
18. Movin' Organized Business (M.O.B.)
19. Tired Of Sellin Yola
20. Click About It (feat. The Click, Harm (of Da Rich), & Bosko)

Revenue Retrievin': Graveyard Shift
1. Barbarian
2. Serious (feat. T-Pain)
3. Graveyard Shift (feat. Cousin Fik & Choose Up Cheese)
4. My Lil Grimey Nigga
5. Yankin' (feat. Hot (of DB'z) & Laroo T.H.H.)
6. Concrete
7. Club On Lock (feat. Matt Blaque & Laroo T.H.H.)
8. Fried (feat. Tech N9ne & Marty James)
9. Back & Forth (feat. Turf Talk, Cousin Fik, & Stresmatic)
10. Bad Bitch (feat. Stressmatic & Droop-E)
11. Takin 'Em Back
12. My Shit Bang
13. The Streets Don't Love Nobody (feat. Turf Talk & DB Tha General)
14. 43 (feat. B-Legit)
15. That Candy Paint (feat. Bun B & Slim Thug)
16. E Forty
17. Trapped (feat. Mike Marshall)
18. Spooky (feat. Bosko)
19. Don't Try This At Home (feat. Philthy Rich & Stevie Joe)
20. Tuff Times (feat. Bosko & Netta B)

These two albums guarantee to bang in your trunk and to hit you up with some real lyrics. Beats will be produced by Droop-E, Rick Rock, Daywalk and more. Once again: Go get these records on March, 29.

E-40: "Revenue Retrievin" video collection

Big video drop today!

For his last two albums, E-40 dropped a bunch of videos for his fans to enjoy. To gear up up towards his upcoming to albums and to remember you how great the last ones were, I made a collection of all his videos from the two "Revenue Retrievin" records. So get your glasses right, uuugh!

"Bitch" feat. Too $hort / "Over The Stove"


"Undastandz Me"


"The Weed Man" feat. Stresmatic (of Federation)


"Lightweight Jammin'" feat. Clyde Carson & Husalah


"Dem Boyz" feat. Y.V.


"Outta Control" feat. Dem HoodStarz & Mistah F.A.B.


"It's Gotta Get Better" feat. Mike Marshall & Suga-T


"Nice Guys"


"Can't Stop The Boss" feat. Snoop Dogg, Too $hort & Jazze Pha


"He's A Gangsta" feat. Jacka & Kaveo


"Spend The Night" feat. Droop-E, The DB'z, Laroo & B-Slimm


"The Server"


That's the full package so far! Shouts out to E-40 for puttin so much work in it.

Droop-E news: BLVCK DIAMOND LIFE; working with Snoop / 50

Bay-Area producer Droop-E dropped his latest mixtape "BLVCK DIAMOND LIFE" for free (click here to download) a few weeks ago.

This 8 track EP consists of sampling classic tracks by the British r&b band Sade. In a recent interview with XXL, Droop-E stated why he loves Sade's music, his plans on BLVCK DIAMOND LIFE 2 and working with Snoop Dogg & 50 Cent for their upcoming albums. He also revealed that he will be again the executive producer for his father E-40's highly anticipated new double LP "Revenue Retrievin: Overtime Shift" and "Revenue Retrievin: Graveyard Shift", coming early next year. Read the full interview here.

Stay tuned for updates on Droop-E right here on Love For The West!

Si-Chill

E-40 is a workaholic with two new albums

Just got this from dude's facebook account:

E-40 plans on releasing two new parts of his successful "Revenue Retrievin" albums on February 8th, 2011! The new ones will be entitled "Overtime Shift" and "Graveyard Shift" (as you can see on the artwork above) as a follow-up to this year's "Day Shift" and "Night Shift".

I'm not sure if I like the idea of putting it out as another two "Revenue Retrievin" albums, I think he could be more creative with that - but as long as the music is slapping in the manner of Day & Night Shift I'm 100% down with it!
Support real artists and stay tuned for more information soon!

Si-Chill

Review: E-40 - Revenue Retrievin

Released on March 30th 2010, "Revenue Retrievin" is the second double disc of Bay Area legend E-40 after his 1998 effort "The Element Of Surprise". This one though, was released as two seperate discs: "The Day Shift" and "The Night Shift"

Since the parted company with Warner Bros. after his last album "The Ball Street Journal" he stated that he recorded over 60 tracks with his son Droop-E alone. Other producers on this LP include Rick Rock, Jazze Pha and Daywalk. It was obvious for him to give his fans a large amount of that now that he's back at the independent route and please them with nothing else but modern day mob music.

That's what this album is: A bass'd out, upgraded version of what "40 Water" always has done. His lyrics are way improved compared to his last 2-3 records and his flow is partially back at its weird "flamboastin" style. Many people claimed this to be "just another Hyphy record" but it's far more than that. The Hyphy topics are not important on this CD and although the music is filled with rattling basses, heavy synthesizers and freaky, sometimes psychedelic melodies, it feels more like the "old" E-40 is back.

He starts off with "Back In Business" and proves that he hasn't lost anything.
"In order to do some right you gotta do some wrong / Got hella shit goin on / The dusty, the dirty, the smirk / I ain't paranoid I am prepared I ain't nervous / When you cookin birdies in the kitchen / Can't be slippin like a transmission gotta be on your peezin toes / It's hard to make a honest livin when your kids ain't got no clothes"
The beat is somehow like the definition of a subwoofer and comes dangerous with the sample. Droop-E did a major job on this one.

I can't go into every track, that would take several hours, but what I have to say is that 40 even brought the guest appearences back to their best - maybe besides Snoop Dogg and Clyde Carson. Mistah F.A.B. is still able to show his unique and hilarious style on "Outta Control":
"40 the ambassador and Fabby is the prince / I shake your hands but hold up pimpin' please no finger prints / Bossy, flossy, groovyer than groovy / A walkin reality show a box office movie"
and Dem HoodStarz prove why they were considered a dynamic duo before Scoot Dog went to jail last year on the same track.

Ya Boy goes hard on "Wet" even though he still claims himself a rockstar but you can't deny lines like "Say we ain't the dopest, nigga whatchu smokin? / Gotta be da sherm, if it ain't money then it's not in my concern / Money to blow, matter fact money to burn / See her money is mine but my money ain't hers" and he handles a hell of a hook on the psycho-like gangsta track "Knock 'Em Down Music". That is the track where even Turf Talk can shine with his weird-as-never flow and insane sounding voice as he raps:
"He was a friend of mine, then he changed up / He used to be a Crip, now we flamed up / They say I'm loco, crazy, a lunatic / Serve these monkeys with the whole banana clique" (I should post the whole verse but I go with this only). Cousin Fik has two nice appearences on both track as well.

San Quinn may have a strange voice but his lines on the minimalistic-electric "Power Up" are sharper than ever: "Energy of the Hennessey / I spit H1N1, you'll never be as sick as me / ... / If I had a piss test it'd put me in the penetentiary".
Keak Da Sneak is stupid on this track but yet again in a positive way.

E-40's cousin B-Legit "makes love to the block and kisses the corner" on "I Get Down" which sounds crumbling and droning, just typical for a nice Droop-E production.
Too $hort has a funny as always verse on "Bitch" which contains the obvious sample but sounds just as relevant as you need. "You see the shadows, you hear the sounds, but you don't do nothing you just turn back around like a bitch / feelings hurt ready to cry, you can't believe everything she said was a lie"
Even though I just quoted a lot of lines (and I still haven't mentioned 40's best efforts) there are way more lyrical experiences worth checking for and this is just an example of how entertaining this album is. Musically you'll find a lot of which you think it might sound similar in the first place, but you'll recognize it's anything but a monotonous record. E-40's delivery helps much to avoid such an impression. I'm going to list a few of his funniest lines below:

"I'm a boss, but I drink like Hasselhoff" (Power Up)
"I'm feeling like I'm 'posed to be and sober is my enemy, Bailey's and Landy - that's the remedy / Money and power that's a friend of me / Chain lickin like a Mini-Me / Campaignin like a Kennedy / They ain't got no idea where this finna be" (Wet)
"Sometimes I wonder was I planned, maybe / Or was I a accident mayne, a oops-baby" (Streets Keep Callin Me -> awsome hook by Krizz Kaliko)
"I got a million dollar mouthpiece, she got a million dollar vagina / I throw a bitch in the sky and break her 'fore she hits the ground / They call me send-a-bun, send a snow bunny just like a tax" (Attention)
He takes a little shot on the new generation as well:
"I take it back to the 80's when I was servin your momma, the reason why you're crack babies / Which I don't really like to brag about, I had style before they brought 'swagger' out" (Dem Boyz)

This album is not only heavy bass 'bay slap' music, you can also find more instrumental kind of songs. A very appropriate example would be "Let Go And Let God" which is a family collaboration between soul singer Lenny Williams (E-40's father), 40 himself and his son Droop-E on the boards.

This double album is a really great entertainment and the music doesn't sound rushed even though you get so much of it (2:42h of music - no (!) skits, not even an intro or outro). Plus the music is very proper recorded and mixed, it requires a good stereo to unfold its true value. Support the ambassador of the Bay, buy "Revenue Retrievin".