E-40 106 AND PARK FRI 9/12
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Follow-up to 2006’s Gold-certified My Ghetto Report Card features lead single “Wake It Up” with Akon, production from Lil Jon and Jonathan “JR” Rotem, and songs with T-Pain, The Game and Snoop Dogg
(BURBANK, CA) September 12, 2008 – Rap legend E-40 is ramping up for the October 28 release of his The Ball Street Journal album. The video for his “Wake It Up” single feat. Akon was directed by Bernard Gourley (Three 6 Mafia, Young Buck, Rich Boy) and was just added to MTV2's Sucker Free Countown and will be featured as BET's New Joint today, re-airing this Saturday and Monday. (click link for video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rXBjgek4vs)
The Ball Street Journal also features several Lil Jon-produced songs, among them the Shawty Lo collaboration “Break Ya Ankles.” Snoop Dogg and The Game appear on the thoughtful “No More Pain” and gangster rap icon Ice-T appears on “Earl,” which incorporates a sample from his landmark single “Colors.”
“The Ball Street Journal traces everything from the beginning to now,” E-40 says. “I’ve been through hard times and I’ve been through good times. It’s like a discography of how my life has been. I touch on a lot of different topics on this album.”
Beyond music, E-40 also lists restaurateur among his titles. He owns a chain of Fatburger restaurants in the Bay Area. The business-minded artist also owns a chain of Wingstop restaurants, a popular and expanding dining location specializing in chicken wings. He also has his own beverage line, 40 Water.
ABOUT E-40
A rap pioneer respected from coast to coast for his slang, his business acumen, his non-stop grind and his longevity, E-40 helped put Northern California on the national rap map in the early 1990s. The Vallejo, Californian’s Sick Wid It Records was one of rap’s first successful artist-owned imprints and made E-40 an early rap-businessman success story. Now, with a bevy of gold and platinum releases to his credit, E-40 stands as a rap legend continuing to rewrite the rules of the ever-changing music industry.
(BURBANK, CA) September 12, 2008 – Rap legend E-40 is ramping up for the October 28 release of his The Ball Street Journal album. The video for his “Wake It Up” single feat. Akon was directed by Bernard Gourley (Three 6 Mafia, Young Buck, Rich Boy) and was just added to MTV2's Sucker Free Countown and will be featured as BET's New Joint today, re-airing this Saturday and Monday. (click link for video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rXBjgek4vs)
The Ball Street Journal also features several Lil Jon-produced songs, among them the Shawty Lo collaboration “Break Ya Ankles.” Snoop Dogg and The Game appear on the thoughtful “No More Pain” and gangster rap icon Ice-T appears on “Earl,” which incorporates a sample from his landmark single “Colors.”
“The Ball Street Journal traces everything from the beginning to now,” E-40 says. “I’ve been through hard times and I’ve been through good times. It’s like a discography of how my life has been. I touch on a lot of different topics on this album.”
Beyond music, E-40 also lists restaurateur among his titles. He owns a chain of Fatburger restaurants in the Bay Area. The business-minded artist also owns a chain of Wingstop restaurants, a popular and expanding dining location specializing in chicken wings. He also has his own beverage line, 40 Water.
ABOUT E-40
A rap pioneer respected from coast to coast for his slang, his business acumen, his non-stop grind and his longevity, E-40 helped put Northern California on the national rap map in the early 1990s. The Vallejo, Californian’s Sick Wid It Records was one of rap’s first successful artist-owned imprints and made E-40 an early rap-businessman success story. Now, with a bevy of gold and platinum releases to his credit, E-40 stands as a rap legend continuing to rewrite the rules of the ever-changing music industry.
Thats 1 way to look at it but on the other side major labels are partly driven by ego and if they think 1 region will take off they will want a leg up on everyone else and come back around. Almost evey known artist in the bay atleast had a meeting with a major after tell me when to go. The old saying you can lead the horse to the water but you can teach it how to drink. U can bring the attention to the bay but its up to the artist to close there deal. Lets keep it movin and not go backwards.
This is not the music game this is the music BUSINESS and business means job/money. 40 did not lose any integrity doing wake it up. Dont judge the book by its cover cuz the album is not no r&b record. Its a well rounded album that covers it all. In todays market you can not segergate yourself to 1region let alone market. You have to be global in this day and age to be relevant.
BTW 40 been selling albums in Denver and doing concerts there every year before this album and the last album. Songs like this inpact Iowa Wyoming Nebraska you need those extra sales from those type of states to be successful.
BTW 40 been selling albums in Denver and doing concerts there every year before this album and the last album. Songs like this inpact Iowa Wyoming Nebraska you need those extra sales from those type of states to be successful.
I don't know what was wrong with the kind of music he was making on his last album??? It went Gold....Why change up all of a sudden??? I don't see too many rap albums doing better than Gold, so we'll see what happens and if this album becomes really big then I guess I just don't know good music when I hear it.....
Nothing went wrong. Why NOT change all of a sudden? Change is good. Try something new. Make more moolah. I hope he doesn't sound the same as he did when Dusted N Disgusted came out, cause that would suck. That would show lack of progress, lack of evolution. Your point is a good example of why the bay ain't gonna be back. We stuck in the past. Mob music needs to stay in the 90s. The evolution of mob music is what we have now with the Figaz and groups/artists like that. That's good, but let's not call it mob.
DING DING DING. It's all business. E-40 needs more of that guac, fetti, cheddar, payola, bucks, dinero to open up more Fat Burgers and Wingstops!
DING DING DING. It's all business. E-40 needs more of that guac, fetti, cheddar, payola, bucks, dinero to open up more Fat Burgers and Wingstops!
