11/9/2023 0 Comments Mr jones graveyard shift game rip![]() ![]() While the clicking and kicking 808’s of “My Money Straight” accompany him on his trip downstate to meet San Francisco veterans Black C and Guce. “Hillside” transports us back in time to Vallejo’s Magazine Street, as Forty projects flashbacks of small town street life over snarky synths and swift scratches courtesy of Rawsmoov. Flamboyant 2K11” is an update of the title track of the artist’s very first solo release from 1991. The rhythmic backbone of several of his latest tracks are the mechanical mobster grooves that were one of the trademarks of late ’80s West Coast hip-hop, specifically its regional, independent branch. In the process, he also revisits his musical past. Physically Earl Stevens may have left poverty behind, but as is characteristic for an old-style street rapper, he keeps coming back to his formative years. To the Bay Area mouthpiece, the premise to have no money and to do something about it has always proven more interesting than to already have money and find exquisite ways to spend it. Where others talk a good game, E-40 puts his hustle to the litmus test with not one, not two, not three, but four discs dedicated to the art of making money. ![]() Putting his money where his mouth is, the actions of this hustler speak as loud as his words. Already pulling a “Day Shift” and a “Night Shift” on the same date last year, he continues the “Revenue Retrievin'” series, this time putting in overtime and adding a graveyard shift to boot. E-40’s recent releases have a theme as well, but rather than varying his approach, he emphasizes his angle. The message isn’t always understood or welcome, but that didn’t prevent Jay-Z, Nas, Common, or Kanye West from crafting longplayers with a certain theme to them. There comes a point in an established rapper’s career where he or she would like to make some sort of statement with a new album. ![]()
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