22 Facts About E-40

E-40 has released 27 studio albums to date, appeared on numerous movie soundtracks, and has done guest appearances on a host of other rap albums.

E-40 rose to higher mainstream popularity in 2006 with his single "Tell Me When to Go", which was produced by Lil Jon.

E-40 grew up with his siblings raised by a divorced mother who worked three jobs, and he became interested in hip hop after hearing "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang.

E-40 graduated from Hogan High School in Vallejo in 1985.

In 1992 they released a second album, Down and Dirty, and in 1993 E-40 made his solo album debut.

E-40's gospel singing uncle helped them put out the record.

E-40 had been working nearly exclusively with rappers from the Bay Area until 1997, when he released the double disc compilation Southwest Riders featuring exclusively rap acts from the Bay Area and the south.

In 2003 E-40 began hosting E-Feezy Radio, a weekly program on San Francisco hip-hop radio station KMEL that showcased Bay Area hip hop.

Publicity for E-40 was achieved through the MTV special My Block: The Bay.

E-40 later released "U and Dat" in April 2006, featuring T-Pain and Kandi Girl and produced by Lil Jon.

On March 30,2010, E-40 released two albums called Revenue Retrievin': Day Shift and Revenue Retrievin': Night Shift.

On March 29,2011, E-40 released two albums called Revenue Retrievin': Overtime Shift and Revenue Retrievin': Graveyard Shift.

In 2012, E-40 released three solo albums: The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil series 1,2, and 3, and released a collaboration album with Too Short.

On Facebook E-40 announced that parts 4,5 and 6 would be released on December 10,2013.

E-40 released his twenty-fifth studio album The Gift of Gab on August 23, which was followed by his twenty-sixth studio album Practice Makes Paper on July 26,2019.

E-40 has promoted a forthcoming publication, E-40's Book of Slang, since 1998, but as of 2024 the volume has not yet been released.

E-40 is a spokesperson for Landy Cognac, and he opened the now-defunct Ambassador's Lounge, a nightclub in Downtown San Jose.

In December 2015, E-40 released a line of malt liquor called "E-40", available in 24 oz.

E-40 is an investor and has his own investment company.

E-40 was an early investor in social media apps Clubhouse and Convoz.

E-40 is a longtime San Francisco 49ers, San Francisco Giants and Golden State Warriors fan, and the team gave away 15,000 bobblehead figures of him to visitors at a Giants game on June 25,2022, where he made the ceremonial first pitch of the game.

In 1989, E-40 formed independently-owned hip hop record label Sick Wid It.