![]() ![]() Moving away from the mainstream hyphy/southern crossover sound on his previous record, Night Shift (the stronger of the two volumes, although Day is still a great record) perfects the 2010 hyphy sound with the help of Rick Rock and an on-form Droop-E (40’s own son) doing the majority of the beats. E-40 – Revenue Retrievin’: Night Shiftįollowing the all-over-the-place mess of The Ball Street Journal in 2008, 40 took his time over the next two years before releasing his next project – a double album, packaged separately with Revenue Retrievin’: Day Shift & Night Shift. Bringing along mainly the same group of producers as his previous album, 40 invited 8Ball, Ice Cube, Pastor Troy, Mack 10 & The Click onto this album.Įssential Tracks: “Nah, Nah”, “To Whom This May Concern”, “Doin’ The Fool”, “Flamboastin'” Lead single “Nah, Nah” brought 40 together with Nate Dogg for a groovy collaboration as good as anyone could expect from those two. Released just under a year after Blueprint, Loyalty & Betrayal is essentially a continuation of the previous album but with a stronger set of standout tracks throughout. The album also includes one of 40’s most notable and influential tracks, “Big Ballin’ Wit My Homies”.Įssential Tracks: “Get Breaded”, “Look at Me”, “Earl, That’s Yo Life”, “Big Ballin’ Wit My Homies” ![]() ![]() Along with the stellar beats, 40 is rapping close to his peak on this album, and he brings along pals like Fat Joe, Lil Wayne, Too $hort, B-Legit and others along for the ride. The emergence of Rick Rock and Bosko as some of 40’s go-to producers made this album a bridge between his classic mobb sound and the early signs of some hyphy influence. Following the bloated 1998 double album The Element of Surprise, Blueprint cuts out a lot of the fat on the previous album. E-40 – Charlie Hustle: The Blueprint of a Self-Made MillionaireĮ-40’s 1999 release Charlie Hustle: The Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire was another strong addition to his catalouge. Dig into the list of the best E-40 albums below, accompained with a playlist of the best tracks from the albums. With the release of Bay Area OG E-40‘s twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh studio albums, The D-Boy Diary: Book 1 and The D-Boy Diary: Book 2, due this Friday (11/18), we’re going to rank the top eight studio albums from 40 Water’s storied quarter-century long career. ![]()
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