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E-40
Also known as Earl Stevens, Earl Tywone Stevens Sr.
Earl Tywone Stevens (born November 15, 1967), better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper. Stevens is a founding member of the rap group the Click and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. He has released 27 studio albums to date, appeared on numerous movie soundtracks, and has also done guest appearances on a host of other rap albums. Initially an underground artist, his 1995 solo album In a Major Way opened him up to a wider audience. Beginning in 1998, he began collaborating with mainstream rappers outside the San Francisco Bay Area. He rose to higher mainstream popularity in 2
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Earl Stevens (born November 15, 1967), better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper and entrepreneur from Vallejo, California. He is also part of the rap group The Click and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. His solo debut album, Federal, was released in November 1992, after The Click's debut album "Down and Dirty" came out in May 1992. E-40's 1995 solo album In a Major Way opened…
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- Hip-Hop @ 50: Rhythms, Rhymes & Reflections – A Soul of a Nation Presentation — Self2023
- The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports — Self2023
- A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop — Self2023
- Amazon Music Live — Self2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self - Guest2022
- Rap Mentors — Self2021
- VERZUZ — Self2020
- Don't Get Caught — Dre2018
- Lil B, Believe in Earth: A Very Rare and Based Visual Experience2017
- Mac Dre: Legend of the Bay — Self - Interviewee
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- Early life
- Music career
- 1986–1999
- 2000–2010
- 2011–present
- Business career
- Personal life
- Discography
- Filmography
- Film
- Television
- Sick Wid It Records
- Notable artists
- Former
- Discography
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Earl Tywone Stevens (born November 15, 1967), better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper. Stevens is a founding member of the rap group the Click and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. He has released 27 studio albums to date, appeared on numerous movie soundtracks, and has also done guest appearances on a host of other rap albums. Initially an underground artist, his 1995 solo album In a Major Way opened him up to a wider audience. Beginning in 1998, he began collaborating with mainstream rappers outside the San Francisco Bay Area. He rose to higher mainstream popularity in 2006 with his single "Tell Me When to Go", which was produced by Lil Jon.
==Early life== Stevens was born in Vallejo, California. He 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. Beginning in fourth grade, Stevens played the snare and bass drum. He graduated from Hogan High School in Vallejo in 1985. Stevens played baseball in high school, recorded music with his siblings, and sold their recordings from the back of a car. After high school, Stevens enrolled at Grambling State University in 1986 with his cousin Brandt Jones and attended the school for one year.
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