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E-40 Gets Honorary Doctorate From Gambling State University

Whether he takes the degree and opens up a private practice is anyone's guess, but best believe if he did he'd have a gang of fans looking to be diagnosed by Dr. E-Bonics. We know we would. Of course we'd get a second opinion right after, but still. The post E-40 Gets Honorary Doctorate From Gambling State University appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.

E-40 Kicked Out Of Warriors Kings Playoff Game, Points To Racial Bias & Out Of Pocket Karen

The Sacramento Kings have some explaining to do. Longtime Golden State Warriors fan, and Hip-Hop legend, E-40 was kicked out of his favorite team’s playoff game, and the rapper is saying racial bias is why he got booted. Hip-hop artist E-40 says racial bias was the reason behind him being kicked out of Golden 1 […] The post E-40 Kicked Out Of Warriors Kings Playoff Game, Points To Racial Bias & Out Of Pocket Karen appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.

Golden State Warriors & Oakland Hip-Hop Legends Visit White House

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty The Golden State Warriors were guests of honor at the White House to celebrate their championship, with E-40, Too Short & other legends from the Bay in attendance as well. On Tuesday afternoon (Jan. 17th), the White House was buzzing with excitement as the Warriors were on hand to celebrate their 2021-2022 NBA championship at a ceremony held by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. The crowd also boasted Hip-Hop royalty from the Bay Area, as E-40, Too Short, and Mister F.A.B. along with media personality Sway Calloway were present for the reception. Related Stories Superstar point guard Stephen Curry presented President Biden and Vice President Harris with customized team jerseys. Vice President Harris beame...

E-40 Retrieves More Revenue With Launch Of ‘Goon With The Spoon’ Ice Cream Brand

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Goon With The Spoon / Goon With The Spoon E-40 remains a fixture in Hip-Hop culture as he keeps pace with the younger generation without forsaking a second of his legacy. Viewed as one of the savviest business minds in Hip-Hop, the Bay Area boss retrieves more revenue with the launch of his new Goon With The Spoon ice cream brand. On Friday (April 1), the rapper and entrepreneur announced the ice cream launch which falls under his ongoing Goon With The Spoon brand. The ice cream at launch will feature six flavors: Cookie Dough, Bourbon Vanilla, Vanilla Bean, Strawberry, Mint Chocolate, and Salted Caramel. E-40 has worked on the ice cream development for the past four years and boasts a creamery that uses clean energy and the product itself is made without...

Jalen Rose Talks VERZUZ, Wines & More With E-40

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gabe Ginsberg / Getty Jalen Rose was one of the best college and professional basketball players to emerge from Detroit, and he continued that same professionalism as an NBA analyst and broadcaster. Rose, who is the host of the Renaissance Man podcast, invited the prolific and entertaining E-40 to the show where the pair talked about music, 40 Water’s many business ventures, VERZUZ, and much more. Rose’s Renaissance Man podcast, presented by the New York Post, also has a column component where Rose expands on the topic and subject at hand. The episode itself showcased Rose’s deep knowledge of Hip-Hop and voiced his appreciation for this “player potnah” in the rapper born Earl Stevens. The Vallejo, Calif. star is comfortably in his early 50s but has shown ...

E-40 & Too $hort Put The World On Town Bidness In Their Verzuz Battle

Source: Verzuz / Getty Saturday was all about Town Bidness on Saturday night as Verzuz took its breakout streaming platform west to showcase two of the Bay Area’s legendary titans for the final battle of 2020. Too $hort and E-40 took to the Verzuz Ciroc-branded virtual stage that showcased low riders, liquor bottles, and Oakland and Vallejo street signs to big up their oft-times overlooked soil and respective legacies in front of the millions tuned in. Billed as Legends of the Bay, Uncle Earl & $hort Dogg spent more than three hours going back and forth going way past the customary 20 rounds to run through their litany of Bay Area classics. Too Short laced us with old school staples such as ‘Freaky Tales’, Gangsters & Strippers and ‘I’m A Player’ and more contemporary hits like “Sh...

VERZUZ Reportedly Spent A Cool $500K For E-40 & Too Short’s Battle

Source: Tim Mosenfelder / Getty Later tonight (Dec. 19), Hip-Hop fans young and old will get a treat in the form of a VERZUZ battle between two Bay Area legends in E-40 and Too Short. The 50-something gentlemen are actually good friends and have collaborated quite a bit over the years, and the budget for tonight’s showdown was reportedly a large amount. TMZ reports that sources close to the production details say that Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s outfit shelled out $500,000 to put on the friendly affair and the stage will highlight their upbringing and legacy as some of Northern California’s premier artists. From TMZ: We’re told the MCs will be surrounded by concert-style lighting and some expensive props — 2 classic old school cars will be on stage behind each of them. Makes sense, both Sh...

E-40 & Too $hort Prepare For A Bay Area Verzuz Battle This Weekend

Source: Maury Phillips / Getty One of the very few, if not only, bright spots that this COVID-19 pandemic brought to Hip-Hop was the creation of the highly entertaining Verzuz battles which pit music legends and OG’s catalogues against one another. From Gucci Mane versus Jeezy to DJ Premier versus RZA, fans around the world have been entertained to no end as they’ve relived the days of yesteryear thanks to Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s brainchild. Though the highly anticipated Ashanti Verzuz Keysha Cole has been canceled due to the Murder Inc. songstress catching the ‘Rona and Satan himself somehow, Too $hort and E-40 are filling in the open slot and readying to remind the world where the term “hyphy” came from. Yesterday (Dec. 13), the Bay Area legends took to social media to announce their...