E-40
Federal (Original Master Peace)
Album · Hip-Hop/Rap · 1993
Jive re-released E-40’s debut full-length with an altered tracklist in 1994, but the original version—an introduction to the Vallejo, Calif., icon’s witty, tongue-twisting gangster raps—is essential for any Bay Area rap completist. On “Extra Mannish,” which appears as a remix on the major-label edition, 40 recalls a lifetime of rule-breaking with equal parts remorse and pride. And “Get Em Up,” a hyped-up riff on the sounds of ’90s NYC that was left off Jive’s release, is a showcase for the MC’s high-speed technical mastery.
Federal (Original Master Peace)
E-40
Jive re-released E-40’s debut full-length with an altered tracklist in 1994, but the original version—an introduction to the Vallejo, Calif., icon’s witty, tongue-twisting gangster raps—is essential for any Bay Area rap completist. On “Extra Mannish,” which appears as a remix on the major-label edition, 40 recalls a lifetime of rule-breaking with equal parts remorse and pride. And “Get Em Up,” a hyped-up riff on the sounds of ’90s NYC that was left off Jive’s release, is a showcase for the MC’s high-speed technical mastery.
