http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:03:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/07/e-40-f-juicy-j-and-2-chainz-they-point-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/07/e-40-f-juicy-j-and-2-chainz-they-point-mp3/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:00:39 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=173960 E-40, Juicy J and 2 Chainz get flossy over the Bangladesh-produced, “They Point.” 40′s The Block Brochure is out March 27th. Download: E-40 f. Juicy J and 2 Chainz, “They Point”]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/07/e-40-f-juicy-j-and-2-chainz-they-point-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/25/e-40-f-yg-iamsu-and-problem-function-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/25/e-40-f-yg-iamsu-and-problem-function-mp3/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:00:22 +0000 David Drake http://www.thefader.com/?p=170759 Speak with enough young, aspiring musicians, and you’ll hear a lot of talk about “making it” and getting rich. Some treat careers in music as means to an end, an obstacle course with a defined … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/25/e-40-f-yg-iamsu-and-problem-function-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/24/video-too-short-f-e-40-money-on-the-floor/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/24/video-too-short-f-e-40-money-on-the-floor/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:08:43 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=170325 The Bay Area’s original dons, Too Short and E-40, drop a clip for their collab, “Money on the Floor.” Too Short’s (nineteenth!?) album, No TrespASSing is due out February 28th.]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/24/video-too-short-f-e-40-money-on-the-floor/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/20/los-rakas-f-e-40-pimpin-smokin-dro-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/20/los-rakas-f-e-40-pimpin-smokin-dro-mp3/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:45:28 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=169724 Los Rakas and Northern California legend E-40 build a Bay Area bridge linking the new-and-global and the old school classic with “Pimpin Smokin Dro.” Los Rakas are known for their drive to bring reggaeton back … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/20/los-rakas-f-e-40-pimpin-smokin-dro-mp3/feed/ 20 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/01/video-laroo-and-turf-talk-f-e-40-money-2-blow/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/01/video-laroo-and-turf-talk-f-e-40-money-2-blow/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:12:56 +0000 David Drake http://www.thefader.com/?p=159088 Early next year, the new Laroo and Turf Talk joint project Block Ops is dropping on Sick-Wid-It Records, and this is the lead single. Not much to say except that the beat is next-level bonkers … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/01/video-laroo-and-turf-talk-f-e-40-money-2-blow/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/15/video-e-40-f-b-legit-stressmatic-rear-view-mirror/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/15/video-e-40-f-b-legit-stressmatic-rear-view-mirror/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:00:06 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=132436 The unofficial sequel to In A Major Way‘s “H.I. Double L” and one of the most slappingest slaps from E-40′s recent slap-heavy Revenue Retrieving series gets the video treatment. The clip finally provides some necessary … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/15/video-e-40-f-b-legit-stressmatic-rear-view-mirror/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/09/too-short-f-e-40-raphael-saadiq-sugar-daddy/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/09/too-short-f-e-40-raphael-saadiq-sugar-daddy/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:00:59 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=131467 Three Fake Bay Area legends do the the things that Bay Area legends do, telling a cautionary tale about accidental tricking on top of smoothed out neo-funk with a Meters spine. Raphael‘s hook is silky … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/09/too-short-f-e-40-raphael-saadiq-sugar-daddy/feed/ 14 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/28/b-legits-the-resume-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/28/b-legits-the-resume-mixtape/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:01:15 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=129198 In what’s probably the least expected but most welcome mixtape release of the day, DJs Rell and Tazmania serve up this for-no-reason retrospective look at E-40’s big cousin B-Legit The Savage. While B-Legit is often … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/28/b-legits-the-resume-mixtape/feed/ 10 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/15/video-e-40-f-rod-and-mic-conn-i-love-my-momma/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/15/video-e-40-f-rod-and-mic-conn-i-love-my-momma/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:00:35 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=105913 Here’s E-40‘s entry in the genre-spanning canon of hip hop momma dedications. Someday when everybody’s dead and rap is barely a memory an enterprising space anthropologist will dig up all the matriarch tribute tracks and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/15/video-e-40-f-rod-and-mic-conn-i-love-my-momma/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/03/this-week-in-the-fader-april-3-2011-edition/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/03/this-week-in-the-fader-april-3-2011-edition/#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2011 13:14:13 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=103125 ** #relevant #radical #goddes Venus Iceberg X, Ghe20 G0th1k and Diplo went in real hard on each other on twitter. Review their whole discourse on race, appropriation, hardstyle, inspiration, Hot Topic, the Smashing Pumpkins and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/03/this-week-in-the-fader-april-3-2011-edition/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/30/video-snoop-dogg-f-young-jeezy-and-e-40-my-fun-house/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/30/video-snoop-dogg-f-young-jeezy-and-e-40-my-fun-house/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:30:13 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=102450 It’s not often these days (or really ever) that Snoop gets aggro, but apparently all it takes is a wildly intense Rick Rock beat, and a rejuvenated Jeezy to get him going. E-40 also shows … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/30/video-snoop-dogg-f-young-jeezy-and-e-40-my-fun-house/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/29/interview-e-40-doesnt-really-need-glasses/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/29/interview-e-40-doesnt-really-need-glasses/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:00:41 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=102270 E-40′s been Mr. Flamboyant, super-blappin the English language since the beginning of hip hop. Still, he made time in the last twelve months to record FOUR albums for the shelves, two of which (Overtime Shift … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/29/interview-e-40-doesnt-really-need-glasses/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/22/e-40-f-bun-b-and-slim-thug-that-candy-paint-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/22/e-40-f-bun-b-and-slim-thug-that-candy-paint-mp3/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:30:04 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=101018 On “My Little Grimey Nigga,” another song from his new double-album addition to his ongoing concept series on all-hours-of-the-day-hard-work, E-40 comfort-preaches over a creeping, minimal beat. He’s slapping hard against the beat here too, but … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/22/e-40-f-bun-b-and-slim-thug-that-candy-paint-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/04/video-e-40-f-an-eerie-cowbell-and-also-stressmatic/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/04/video-e-40-f-an-eerie-cowbell-and-also-stressmatic/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:00:06 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=96837 E-40 could rap over someone slapping a piece of paper against a cardboard box and it would sound great, but “My Little Grimey Nigga” is so much more than that, even if it is just … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/04/video-e-40-f-an-eerie-cowbell-and-also-stressmatic/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/21/video-yg-f-50-cent-and-snoop-dogg-%e2%80%9ctoot-it-and-boot-it-remix%e2%80%9d/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/21/video-yg-f-50-cent-and-snoop-dogg-%e2%80%9ctoot-it-and-boot-it-remix%e2%80%9d/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:10:16 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=84400 It is seriously mindblowing that Snoop Dogg can somehow maintain his image as a living, breathing icon/cartoon character/perpetual chiller that moms are totally cool with while simultaneously smoking weed in a club that might be … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/21/video-yg-f-50-cent-and-snoop-dogg-%e2%80%9ctoot-it-and-boot-it-remix%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/18/interview-droop-e/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/18/interview-droop-e/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:30:51 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=78009 FADER’s Droop-E fandom is well documented. Dude is born for stardom, in a way: though a fresh faced 22 years old, Droop-E’s been producing certified slammers for nearly a decade and rapping even longer. His … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/18/interview-droop-e/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/24/droop-e-blvck-diamond-life-mixtape-aka-the-sade-one/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/24/droop-e-blvck-diamond-life-mixtape-aka-the-sade-one/#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:30:29 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=71204 The smart thing about this all-too-brief mixtape, besides the fact that Droop-E is mining limitless awesome sample material, is that it perfectly capitalizes (can we say that if dude is giving it away for free?) … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/24/droop-e-blvck-diamond-life-mixtape-aka-the-sade-one/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/09/video-droop-e-f-e-40-im-loaded/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/09/video-droop-e-f-e-40-im-loaded/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:45:19 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=68788 Leave it to E-40‘s brilliant seed Droop-E to wrangle a Sade sample into a track that sounds typically Bay Area in the most 1990s, feelgood Blackalicious sense of the word, yet still seems like he … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/09/video-droop-e-f-e-40-im-loaded/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/02/video-e-40-f-bjork-laroo-the-dbz-droop-e-b-slimm-spend-the-night/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/02/video-e-40-f-bjork-laroo-the-dbz-droop-e-b-slimm-spend-the-night/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:15:19 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=53844 Okay, so there’s no Björk cameo in “Spend the Night,” but you may recall that E-40‘s son Droop-E sampled a bunch of her vocals and she most graciously cleared them. It’s truly unfortunate they didn’t … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/02/video-e-40-f-bjork-laroo-the-dbz-droop-e-b-slimm-spend-the-night/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/13/video-e-40-snoop-dogg-too-short-and-jazzy-pha-cant-stop-the-boss/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/13/video-e-40-snoop-dogg-too-short-and-jazzy-pha-cant-stop-the-boss/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:21:12 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=40132 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/13/video-e-40-snoop-dogg-too-short-and-jazzy-pha-cant-stop-the-boss/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/23/video-e-40-f-kaveo-and-the-jacka-hes-a-gangsta/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/23/video-e-40-f-kaveo-and-the-jacka-hes-a-gangsta/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:19:38 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=37791 Lest one forget, E-40‘s repertoire is not all weed steez and hyphy house parties: on “He’s a Gangsta,” Earl Stevens is going hard on the street stories, the bar raised by the menacing presences of … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/23/video-e-40-f-kaveo-and-the-jacka-hes-a-gangsta/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/16/droop-e-continues-to-make-good-decisions/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/16/droop-e-continues-to-make-good-decisions/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:00:02 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=37024 As if being E-40′s son wasn’t cool enough as it is, Droop-E consistently comes up with concepts for his own records that feel like they’re being dragged directly from our brains (Getting weird and sampling … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/16/droop-e-continues-to-make-good-decisions/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/14/droop-e-i-am-mp3-and-southern-hospitality-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/14/droop-e-i-am-mp3-and-southern-hospitality-mixtape/#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:30:08 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=33234 If you don’t know who Droop-E is you might find it hyperbolic that his new Southern Hospitality mixtape is entitled “The Bay Genius”—and it’s only volume one of the exegesis. In fact, it’s about as … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/14/droop-e-i-am-mp3-and-southern-hospitality-mixtape/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/12/video-e-40-f-clyde-carson-and-husalah-light-weight-jammin/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/12/video-e-40-f-clyde-carson-and-husalah-light-weight-jammin/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 16:45:05 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=29183 We never expected to say this in 2010, but watching all these E-40 videos is almost more fun than just listening to his new records. For “Light Weight Jammin’,” 40 raps in front of a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/12/video-e-40-f-clyde-carson-and-husalah-light-weight-jammin/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/29/video-e-40-undastandz-me/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/29/video-e-40-undastandz-me/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:50:20 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=27710 Looks like E-40 is making videos for like all 45 million songs on his new double album. Normally we’d be overwhelmed, but Earl is just wandering around rapping about flying Southwest and throwing self-aware lines … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/29/video-e-40-undastandz-me/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/06/video-e-40-nice-guys/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/06/video-e-40-nice-guys/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:15:07 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=24773 “Nice Guys” didn’t initially seem like an obvious choice for video treatment (when can we get a “This a Boy” video?), but then again we’re still digesting E-40′s new, massive double album and some tracks … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/06/video-e-40-nice-guys/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/31/e-40-droop-e-and-bjork-collaborate-and-it-is-awesome/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/31/e-40-droop-e-and-bjork-collaborate-and-it-is-awesome/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:56:07 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=24122 Björk and the rap industry have crossed paths more than once in the past. Whether it’s working with RZA or taking production from Timbaland—she’s made it pretty clear that she’s open to new shit. Buried … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/31/e-40-droop-e-and-bjork-collaborate-and-it-is-awesome/feed/ 51 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/25/e-40-f-gucci-mane-whip-it-up-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/25/e-40-f-gucci-mane-whip-it-up-mp3/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:10:35 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=23735 E40, the original server, meets Gucci, current king of trap slang. Wonder what they’d think of their UK whipping competition. Looking forward to hearing all of 40′s (double!) album, dropping next week. Download: E40 f. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/25/e-40-f-gucci-mane-whip-it-up-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/23/video-e-40-f-stressmatic-the-weed-man/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/23/video-e-40-f-stressmatic-the-weed-man/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:34:59 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=23617 I know the weed man/he’s my friend. Really? If only we had this song in college. Always got the vibe the weed man was the kind of dude you didn’t really want hanging in your … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/23/video-e-40-f-stressmatic-the-weed-man/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/19/video-e-40-the-server/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/19/video-e-40-the-server/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:30:04 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=21595 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/19/video-e-40-the-server/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/23/e-40-f-young-jeezy-b-legit-get-money/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/23/e-40-f-young-jeezy-b-legit-get-money/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:55:08 +0000 Felipe Delerme http://www.thefader.com/?p=15994 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/23/e-40-f-young-jeezy-b-legit-get-money/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/25/mstrkrft-featuring-e-40-click-click/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/25/mstrkrft-featuring-e-40-click-click/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:17:40 +0000 Derek Evers http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=17809 Fist Of God and their performances at Coachella and Ultra, we figured it was a good time to run an MP3 by everyone's favorite mustachioed Canadian dance duo. read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/02/25/mstrkrft-featuring-e-40-click-click/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2008/11/03/q-a-e-40/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/11/03/q-a-e-40/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:30:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/11/03/q-a-e-40/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2008/10/30/video-e-40-poor-man-s-hydraulics/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/10/30/video-e-40-poor-man-s-hydraulics/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:04:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/10/30/video-e-40-poor-man-s-hydraulics/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2008/10/17/atl-sk8tique-boutique-opening-with-e-40-and-cool-kids/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/10/17/atl-sk8tique-boutique-opening-with-e-40-and-cool-kids/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:30:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/10/17/atl-sk8tique-boutique-opening-with-e-40-and-cool-kids/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2008/09/26/freeload-e-40-gucci-mane-bun-b-the-recipe/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/09/26/freeload-e-40-gucci-mane-bun-b-the-recipe/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:18:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/09/26/freeload-e-40-gucci-mane-bun-b-the-recipe/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2008/09/22/video-e-40-f-turf-talk-got-rich-twice/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/09/22/video-e-40-f-turf-talk-got-rich-twice/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:44:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/09/22/video-e-40-f-turf-talk-got-rich-twice/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2008/03/27/freeload-e-40-f-lil-jon-turf-drop/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/03/27/freeload-e-40-f-lil-jon-turf-drop/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:15:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/03/27/freeload-e-40-f-lil-jon-turf-drop/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2007/11/12/audio-shawty-lo-f-young-jeezy-e-40-plies-gorilla-zoe-they-know-remix/ http://www.thefader.com/2007/11/12/audio-shawty-lo-f-young-jeezy-e-40-plies-gorilla-zoe-they-know-remix/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:52:00 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/2007/11/12/audio-shawty-lo-f-young-jeezy-e-40-plies-gorilla-zoe-they-know-remix/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2005/03/29/wicked-flashback/ http://www.thefader.com/2005/03/29/wicked-flashback/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2005 16:31:00 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/2005/03/29/wicked-flashback/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2005/03/28/fashiggadale/ http://www.thefader.com/2005/03/28/fashiggadale/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2005 17:53:00 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/2005/03/28/fashiggadale/feed/ 0