E-40

Vallejo, California's resident slang scientist E-40 has been dropping gems since the early 1990s, both as a solo artist and alongside his crew The Click. On his eighth solo LP, he flexes his trademark freeform lyricism over a bevy of always-thumping beats. Check out "Quarterbackin" (with The Clipse), "Act A Ass," and "That's A Good Look."

This veteran Bay Area MC has been poised for a breakthrough for almost a decade. Breakin
News may not blow up -- there's no sure-shot single -- but it's a solid West Coast rap album
nonetheless, full of excellently tuneful electro production and E's authoritative, dextrous
flow. CHRISTIAN HOARD (RS 934, October 30, 2003)<P