E-40 kicks off The Definition Series by releasing The Gift Of Gab, the first album in his recently announced series of projects.
The legendary rhymer’s latest work is the 25th solo LP of his illustrious career. It follows April’s Connected & Respected, a collaobrative album with his cousin B-Legit.
The 12-track release includes guest appearances by Vince Staples, G Perico, Ty Dolla $ign, Sada Baby and Dr. Cornel West, among others.
Check out E-40’s The Gift Of Gab stream, cover art and tracklist below.
[This post has been updated. The following was originally published on August 22, 2018.]
Earlier this year, E-40 announced a new album titled The Gift Of Gab that was scheduled to drop in June. The release date came and went with no LP, but fans are going to hear the Bay Area legend’s latest solo work this summer.
E-40 has declared his 25th solo LP will now be released on Friday (August 24). The West Coast O.G. also revealed a tracklist for the album, which features contributions from the likes of Vince Staples and G Perico to Dr. Cornel West.
The Gift Of Gab will be the first release in E-40’s The Definition Series, which includes three albums in total. The subsequent projects, Rule of Thumb and Practice Makes Paper, are due out by 2019.
Check out E-40’s The Gift Of Gab tracklist below.
1. Ballhog f. Stresmatic
2. The Pots & Pan Man
3. Winning
4. Who You Talking To f. Kent Jones
5. Wicked f. Rich Rocka
6. Ain’t Talkin Bout Nothing f. G Perico & Vince Staples
7. One Night f. Ty Dolla $ign & Konshens
8. Relax f. Problem
9. The Pack Attack f. Sada Baby & FMB DZ
10. Dennys
11. These Days f. Yhung T.O.
12. When Life Shows Up f. Mike Marshall & Dr. Cornel West
[This post has been updated. The following was originally published on May 20, 2018.]
E-40 is living up to his Charlie Hustle nickname. One month after releasing the Connected & Respected album with his cousin B-Legit, the Bay Area Hip Hop legend has announced a new solo album titled The Gift Of Gab.
40 Water’s next LP is scheduled to drop on June 29. The project will be the 25th solo album of E-40’s career. His last solo effort was The D-Boy Diary, which was released as a two-parter in 2016.
No tracklist for the upcoming album has been revealed at this time. E-40 also hasn’t shared a lead single for the LP.
Check out E-40’s The Gift Of Gab cover art below.
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Ironic that he looks exactly like the underground rapper Gift of Gab from Blackalicious. I wonder how many parts this will have, maybe 10 this time? I haven’t checked for an e40 project since Ball Street Journal, there’s always at least 4 different installments of each album and they tend to drag on, especially now that he’s not doing the hyphy style anymore.
does not look like gab but they came up during the same era so i assume its all love
You don’t have to listen to it all in one sitting. Forty Fonzarelli gives you encyclopedias of game. Use as needed.
What “game” are you old over 45 funky mfs gettin from this cornball? If you are takin life advice from these rappers yer a bigger dork than I thought
I heard a rumor that IES – the INDIE ENTERTAINMENT SUMMIT, the global conference dedicated to The INDIE SPIRIT, is looking at honoring E-40 this August in LA, after inducting in past editions TECH N9NE, N.W.A, 2PAC, BONE THUGS ‘n HARMONY, DJ QUIK, ABOVE THE LAW, THE ALKAHOLKIS, DR. DRE, EAZY-E, ICE CUBE, TOO SHORT, MISTAH FAB, BEANUTS, CYPRESS HILL & more! 40 it’s about time – show up & be honored! IESfest. com
if all those people were honored before 40 water, well that pretty much means its a useless organization
You must didn’t read the names on that list. 2 Pac, Bone Thugs, NWA, Too short Cypress Hill, and Dj quik def deserved to be honored before e 40
+1
This is hip hop kiddies
More slaps from 40 Water!
Trash
Cant wait! Hope he has production from The Mekanix/DJFreshX3(with the funky azz 80s samples)/Cardo/Traxamillion/Juneonnabeat on this tape. Seen that he tapped in with Pharrell too,hope they get that collab in motion as well
Who cares about this 50 year old Fatburger eatin lame? Dudes rhymes are wack as hell and his voice is annoying a fluuck
Always biting what ever trends are poppin on his albums
Hater thats why you wack and what you doing reading about the album if you don’t like 40 you could’ve just kept that shit under your hat small pimpin get you some game about yourself
Thats why im wack? Who the F are you chump? Is this Chef from South Park? Get outta here with your 40 piss water drinkin azz no love 4 u on here with your salty gay area pimpin you played out excuse of a part time hustler. Go smoke some more K2 then hit me back ya corny azz cornball licker
Young people being stupid. He spits so fast that you can’t understand it. The kiddies can keep fucking with mumble rap. 40 got that slap. Fuck Migos. Hyphy forever!!!!
Hyphy is on par with mumbling, fucking horrible.
Hyphy was a shitty trend then and its even shittier now and if you really cant understand what “mumble rappers” are saying you are the dumb one.
Yes that is good I agree with that don’t release a lead single for the album before it
LOVE that Cover Art. Very Smart Mr. 40 Water.
Yessss. Another dose of game, for those that can absorb it. E-40 is like the Bay Area KRS-One. Peace.
A loud mouth who thinks hes smarter and more infuential
than he actually is?
Nope. A grown up with knowledge and game to share. You should take your hater hat off for a minute and peep game. You might learn somethin.
Hope it has better production and a little more mature and creative lyrics than his last album with b legit.
salute 40 wata, the living legend, the bay yay area mayor but you make so many albums that I can no longer afford to put space for in my GIG memory. You will now be streamed through Spotify.
Respect to E-40 to name his album after the most skilled rapper in history and in the future until the Earth is consumed by the sun.
Pretty much lmao
I was in tears reading your comment lolol
Anyone gonna tell him that name’s been taken? Kind of like a Jay-Z, KRS-One Blueprint situation.
E-40 beyond wack tho
Who are you?
Yo momma knows.
sufferin suckatash ass rapper this dude been ass since the 90s. cheap beats and NO FLOW. He’s hoodwinked so many sheep and people with no taste with his supposed realness and “game”.
E 40 wack AF!
What the fuck are you talking about. Best rapper since the 90’s. 40 has never dropped a wack album. Only one spitting true game. Corny kids man!
here let me fix that for you: “only one spitting true game to corny kids man!”.
You’re ready for your final copy now.
I agree dude is so damn corny and his beats are always the same and awful.
Unfortunately, you youngsters will never learn to respect those who paved the way for you! Didn’t say you have to like it, but learn to RESPECT it!
E-40 created or spoke most of the game your favorite rappers rap, been an independent label before most even knew what that was, liquor, water, investments, way before your favorite rappers was doing it! Learn your history, do your homework and RESPECT those who made it possible for your favorite rapper to even be relevant!
Short n sweet, like the albums of this day and age, but delivers some good humor, and awesomely gritty street smarts to your earhole!!! Typical e-40, just brand new!!!!
Shits dope fck you haters straight bums.
Go slap lol can bum.
Disappointed again. Basic produced tracks with the same childish lyrics and corny R&B singing I know 40 can do a lot better than this.
Like that track “Choices” from a couple of years ago, now that was a good track.