Often imitated but never beaten in the rap slangin' stakes, E40 drops GRIT & GRIND, his third major-label album. which continues his innovative tradition of freestyle rapping (he's also compiling a dictionary that'll help us decipher what he's talking about). The West Coast Bay Area rapper is partnered here with a plethora of guests, including Afroman, Eight-Ball, Kokane, and Peet The Sneek, in a roller-coaster of an album that takes us from autobiography on "Da Bay" to drink recipes on the Funkadelic-influenced "7 Much," and is peppered along the way with glimpses of E's fabulous West Coast lifestyle.
Less gangsta than playa, E40's content to be driving along in his tricked-out SUV, inventing rhymes and words to confound the outside world and dealing on the side to earn a little cash. There's little talk of guns and not much violence on GRIT & GRIND--more typical is "Mustard and Mayonnaise," a run-down of luxury items West Coast rappers can't afford to be without. This, combined with E40's new, improved vocal stylings ("I slowed down my spit," he says) make this good-humored slice of life go down nice and easy.
Personnel: E-40 (vocals); Andrew Seidel (vocals, keyboards, percussion); Cousin MOMO, Talk Box, Suga T (vocals); D-Wiz (guitar); Ray Cham (Fender Rhodes piano); Bob McDowell (keyboards); Afroman (percussion, background vocals); Harm, Gibson, Kokane, Levitti, Moochie Mack, Young Mugzi of the Mossie (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: D-Wiz; Lil Jon; Michael Denten; Rick Rock; Bosko.
Recording information: Bombay Digital Studios, Los Angeles, CA; The Den & Doppler Studios; The Orange Room; The Sound Lab; VMF Studios.
. Guests:Nate Dogg,Fabolous,P.Pablo,Suga T +
Personnel includes: Fabolous, Nate Dogg, Suga T, Petey Pablo, Bun B, Eightball, Keek The Sneak, Bosko, James "Stomp Down" Bailey, Afroman, B-Legit, Kokane.
Producers include: Rick Rock, Tone Capone, DJ Fingaz, DJ Rick, Mike D.
Vibe (8/02, p.162) - 4 out of 5 - "...E-40's new musical disposition is liberating....Mr. Hustle has finally gone bicoastal..."
Fo Shizzle my nizzle E-40 is no doubt one of the most underestamated rappers in the game. This CD is up there as one of his best yet. I would buy this if you'ree a dedicated E-40 fan. A must have for the E four O collection. Submitted by gonzoliny (Eugene,Or,USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
my introduction to e-40 i heard about this dude on jive records' website. i have no idea what the hell the song was i heard that day, but needless to say i've never found it. anyway i picked this up not knpowing what to expect. the first track to impress me was Rep Yo City, maybe that's cos i have a soft spot for Petey Pablo, but as time went on i started to enjoy this album for all the other tracks.
compared to this his last effort was pretty poor, but if you're gonna get an e-40 album and have never heard his stuff before, picking this one up mightn't be such a bad idea Submitted by trent wellard (Australia) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Never heard a bad E-40 album and I bet I never will , deeper songs like "Fallin'" Rain and partysongs like "Automatic"...
Almost every song is great, except for one the one with Kokane... Submitted by Jayo Felony (Compton, LA, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Slow down my spit so you squares can understand it Earl Stevens holds it down on yet another highly quotable album. This is an album to be banged while parkinglot pimipin if you feel me sohob. The Ambassador of the Yay Area is holdin it down for the 9-4-5-9-1.
Submitted by a reviewer (Fresno, California, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
40 Water! The album's bangin, this is a fact...40 spits faster and is more creative than ever-fact...Rick Rock came through on the production tip giving him some major heat...Check out "Fallin Rain" which is a Kanye West sound-alike in which 40 kills it...E also gets pretty thugged out on "Rep Yo City" wit Lil Jon...If you don't like Bay Music, then dont cop this CD...If you're into real Westcoast rap, not Dre and Snoop, then cop it...Its hot. Submitted by a reviewer (Thug City) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
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