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E-40 - My Ghetto Report Card |
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Written by Kenyetta Suggars a.k.a K-Shug
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 Bay Area stand up! The sprinkle man is back with My Ghetto Report Card and bringing along a new movement called “Hyphe.” Hyphe is a style of dancing similar to crunk or crump
dancing, but with an Oakland twist. E-40’s first single off of the
album “Tell Me When To Go” features Keak Da Sneak and a whole entire
set of hyphe. E-40 has picked up the concept of giving an audience some
major moves as they bump his music in their trunk. Although the “moves”
are simple …ghost ride the whip…put yo’ stunna’ shades on…now gas,
break, dip… this song is definitely guaranteed to pack a dance floor
and light up the air waves on the radio.
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E-40, who got his name from drinking so many forty quart beers, has
teamed up with a man who effortlessly makes any record a club banger.
This master of crunk music is none other than dirty south producer Lil’
Jon. It is easily recognizable that E-40 is influenced by legendary
rappers like Oakland native, Too $hort by the things that he talks
about, pimpin, hoes, and hustling. Its also evident that the south has
rubbed him the right way as many of the tracks include heavy bass and
“snap music” which was birthed in ATL.
“Gouda” which most people know as a type of cheese, is a metaphoric
meaning for money. Fans of this rapper’s ability to turn simple
terms into hip adjectives and verbs can check out his slang dictionary
said to be released this year. E-40 a.k.a Forty Water also revisits an
ol’ school type of content on “Gimmie Head”. It reminds me of a period
when every rapper thought it was extremely cool to rap about getting
oral sex. “White Gurl” features the great style of Juelz Santana and
UGK as they speak of metaphors describing women and drugs. “U And Dat”
is the only female driven track which utilizes T-Pain and Kandi Girl.
And the eldest of the tracks, “So Happy To Be Here” shows E-40’s
appreciation for life but doesn’t exhibit his ability to make great
decisions, as this track was a very boring finale to a overall hype
album.
This album will definitely give someone a great introduction to the Yay
area, get your head knocking and allow one to get their laugh on as its
mesmerizing to hear the unique linguist. His slang and the skits on the
album prove that although E-40 has been out of the game for a while, he
hasn’t lost his sense of humor. I think that the clever MC earns a C+
for an average album, but the plus is for the creative way the verbiage
is used….only as E-40 would do it. So while he is growing out his
dreads, hopefully he gains some wisdom and gives a little more for the
next album.
Download: "Tell Me When To Go” “White Gurl” and “Gouda”
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