| Slang Editorial: E-40’s The Curb Commentator | July 31, 2020 |
Evan Nabavian sprinkles a little insight on the Bay Area legend's newest EP.
| The Essential E-40: 2010-2016 (A POW Mix) | January 21, 2019 |
Evan Nabavian explores a somewhat overlooked period in the storied career of E-Feezy Fonzarelli by creating a POW exclusive mix.
| An Interview with B-Legit & E-40 | April 24, 2018 |
Jesse Taylor speaks with E-40 and B-Legit about their history of collaboration, growing up in Vallejo, and teaching young rappers about the industry.
| Ghost Ride the Wine: E-40 is our Greatest Sommelier | April 26, 2016 |
Will Hagle drinks E-40's booze so you don't have to.
| The Corrections: E-40’s “Breakin’ News” | November 2, 2015 |
Jake Slesinski revists E-40's 2003 record, 'Breakin' News.'
| The Choice is Yours: E-40 “Choices (Yup)” | November 13, 2014 |
Kyle Ellison waves his finger in the air for slang prostitution It might have been Kanye playing coach in the video for ‘I Don’t Fuck With You’, but if Big Sean knows what’s good for him he’ll take his advice from the guy in the commentary box. E-40 has stayed fresh throughout three decades, outlived […]
| When Nite Jewel Met Sick Wid It | January 22, 2013 |
When Nite Jewel met Sick Wid It: the collaboration that everyone had been waiting for: By everyone, I meant me. Ramona Gonzalez mentioned her collaboration with the son of 40 Fonzarelli to me roughly a year ago. If I hadn’t previously spoken extensively with her about the history of Bay Area rap, I might have […]
| The 50 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2012 (#50-26) | December 17, 2012 |
Like we always do about this time. Passion of the Weiss Top Hip Hop Songs — 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 Novelty Bonus – “Hot Cheetos & Takis” Yes, “Hot Cheetos & Takis” is a real song by children about two different spicy snacks that aren’t available in all markets. And yes, it is […]
| Slap Happy: How DJ Fresh, Freddie Gibbs, E-40, & Cousin Fik Function | December 11, 2012 |
Evan Nabavian slapped a cop once a la Zsa Zsa Gabor. If Petrarch were born 600 years later and had DJ Fresh beats, he would be E-40 on “Pussy Got Slap”, leading the charge on a posse cut where the central conceit is that the pussy has– well, yeah. For those less conversant with Bay […]
| The Agelessness of E-40 & Too Short | November 6, 2012 |
Alchemist and Oh No once lectured me against the inhalation of Romulan, but I won’t hold it against E-40. Once you have invented more verbs than Vladimir Nabokov, you get the greenlight to burn half-bunk strains of bud. What’s amazing about Fonzarelli and Todd Shaw is that these two continue to show no signs of […]
