The Best of E-40: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Encyclopedia
The Best of E-40: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow is the first greatest hits
compilation by American rapper E-40
. It was released August 24, 2004 on Jive Records
and Sick Wid It Records
. The album peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
and at number 133 on the Billboard 200
.
A companion DVD was released in 2007, featuring fifteen E-40 music video
s.
s, released July 17, 2007 on DVD
.
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
compilation by American rapper E-40
E-40
Earl Stevens , better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and investor from Vallejo, California. He is also part of the rap group The Click and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. His solo debut album, Federal, was released in November 1992, after The Click's debut...
. It was released August 24, 2004 on Jive Records
Jive Records
Jive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...
and Sick Wid It Records
Sick Wid It Records
Sick Wid It Records is a United States based hip hop record label owned and founded by rapper E-40.- Current artists :*B-Slimm*Big Omeezy*E-40*Laroo 'The Hard Hitta'*DB'z *Issue*Droop-E*Nump*Turf Talk*Cousin Fik- Former artists :...
. The album peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
and at number 133 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
.
A companion DVD was released in 2007, featuring fifteen E-40 music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
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Track listing
- "Intro" - 0:35
- "Da Bumble" - 4:11 (from the album In a Major WayIn a Major WayIn a Major Way is the second studio album by American rapper E-40, released March 14, 1995 on Jive and Sick Wid It Records. The album features production by Funk Daddy, Kevin Gardner, Mike Mosley, Sam Bostic and Studio Ton. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number...
) - "Flashin'" - 4:56 (from the album The Element of SurpriseThe Element of SurpriseThe Element of Surprise is the fourth studio album by American rapper E-40, released August 11, 1998 on Jive and Sick Wid It Records. The album features production by Ant Banks, Bosko, Mike Mosley, Rick Rock, Sam Bostic, Studio Ton & Tone Capone. It peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Top...
) - "Dusted 'n' Disgusted" (featuring 2Pac, Mac MallMac MallMac Mall, is a West Coast rapper who became known in the mid/late 1990s, as one of the local artists putting the Bay Area on the hip hop map. Mac Mall was signed to Young Black Brotha Records....
& Spice 1Spice 1Robert L. Green, Jr., better known by his stage name Spice 1, is an American rapper from Hayward, California. He has consistently been releasing solo and group albums since 1992. Spice 1 was ranked number 56 in The Source magazine's Top 115 Hip-Hop Artists from 1988–2003...
) - 4:30 (from the album In a Major WayIn a Major WayIn a Major Way is the second studio album by American rapper E-40, released March 14, 1995 on Jive and Sick Wid It Records. The album features production by Funk Daddy, Kevin Gardner, Mike Mosley, Sam Bostic and Studio Ton. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number...
) - "Zoom" - 4:10 (from the album The Element of SurpriseThe Element of SurpriseThe Element of Surprise is the fourth studio album by American rapper E-40, released August 11, 1998 on Jive and Sick Wid It Records. The album features production by Ant Banks, Bosko, Mike Mosley, Rick Rock, Sam Bostic, Studio Ton & Tone Capone. It peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Top...
) - "Sideways" (featuring B-LegitB-LegitBrandt Jones, better known by his stage name B-Legit, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California.He is a member of The Click, a rap group formed by his cousin E-40. He was featured on the track "Aint Hard 2 Find" by 2Pac in All Eyez on Me. He has been on several independent labels such as...
& Mac Shawn) - 4:25 (from the album In a Major WayIn a Major WayIn a Major Way is the second studio album by American rapper E-40, released March 14, 1995 on Jive and Sick Wid It Records. The album features production by Funk Daddy, Kevin Gardner, Mike Mosley, Sam Bostic and Studio Ton. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number...
) - "Carlos Rossi" - 4:45 (from the album FederalFederal (album)Federal is the debut album by American rapper E-40, released November 10, 1993 on Sick Wid It Records. It peaked at number 80 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.Jive records reissued Federal in 1995 with three tracks missing....
) - "Rapper's Ball" (featuring Too Short & K-Ci) - 5:27 (from the album Tha Hall of GameTha Hall of GameTha Hall of Game is the third studio album by American rapper E-40, released October 29, 1996 on Jive and Sick Wid It Records. The album features production by Ant Banks, Mike Mosley, Rick Rock, Studio Ton and Tone Capone. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number...
) - "Captain Save a Hoe" (featuring The ClickThe ClickThe Click is a hip hop group consisting of 4 members from Vallejo, California. The groups members are E-40 , his cousin B-Legit , his brother D-Shot , and his sister Suga-T...
) - 4:49 (from the EP The Mail ManThe Mail ManThe Mail Man is an eight track EP by American rapper E-40. It was released by Sick Wid It Records in 1994 on LP's and cassette's. The album features production by Mike Mosley, Sam Bostic, Studio Ton and E-40...
) - "Hope I Don’t Go Back" (featuring Otis & ShugOtis & ShugOtis & Shug are an American singing duo from Oakland, California, with two members: Otis Cooper and David "Shug" Cooper. After releasing two singles, "Keep it on the Real" and "Journey", in 1995 and 1996 respectively, they recorded their debut album on Interscope Records, We Can Do Whatever. The...
) - 4:39 (from the album The Element of SurpriseThe Element of SurpriseThe Element of Surprise is the fourth studio album by American rapper E-40, released August 11, 1998 on Jive and Sick Wid It Records. The album features production by Ant Banks, Bosko, Mike Mosley, Rick Rock, Sam Bostic, Studio Ton & Tone Capone. It peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Top...
) - "Sprinkle Me" (featuring Suga-T) - 4:10 (from the album In a Major WayIn a Major WayIn a Major Way is the second studio album by American rapper E-40, released March 14, 1995 on Jive and Sick Wid It Records. The album features production by Funk Daddy, Kevin Gardner, Mike Mosley, Sam Bostic and Studio Ton. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number...
) - "Automatic" (featuring FabolousFabolousJohn David Jackson , better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper of African American and Dominican descent. He grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Part of his early popularity arose from his hit single "Can't Deny It" in 2001, from his debut...
) - 4:42 (from the album Grit & GrindGrit & GrindGrit & Grind is the seventh studio album by American rapper E-40, released July 9, 2002 on Jive and Sick Wid It Records.-Track listing:#Why They Don't Fuck With Us#The Slap#Automatic '...
) - "Gas, Break, Dip" (featuring The FederationThe Federation (group)The Federation is a hip-hop group from Fairfield, California, part of the San Francisco Bay Area. The group consist of Doonie Baby , Stressmatic, and Goldie Gold, along with their producer Rick Rock...
) - 5:05 - "It’s On" (featuring Bone CrusherBone crusherA bone crusher was a device for crushing animal bones. Bones obtained during slaughter were cleaned, boiled in water and dried for several months. After that, they were suitable for crushing with the special machine into a relatively dry gritty powder which was used as fertilizer.The machine,...
& Cotton Mouf) - 4:05 - "Thick & Thin" (featuring Lil' MoLil' MoCynthia Loving , also known by her stage name Lil' Mo, is an American R&B singer, Washington, D.C. radio personality, songwriter & record producer. She is best known for collaborating with artists such as Ja Rule, Angie Martinez, Sacario, Missy Elliott, Ol' Dirty Bastard and Fabolous, and for her...
) 4:52 - "Bust Yo' Shit" (featuring B-Legit & Rankin Scroo) - 5:02
Music Video DVD
The Best of E-40: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - The Videos is a compilation of music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
s, released July 17, 2007 on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
.
Track listing
- "Captain Save a Hoe" (featuring The ClickThe ClickThe Click is a hip hop group consisting of 4 members from Vallejo, California. The groups members are E-40 , his cousin B-Legit , his brother D-Shot , and his sister Suga-T...
) - (from the EP The Mail ManThe Mail ManThe Mail Man is an eight track EP by American rapper E-40. It was released by Sick Wid It Records in 1994 on LP's and cassette's. The album features production by Mike Mosley, Sam Bostic, Studio Ton and E-40...
) - "Practice Lookin' Hard" - (from the EP The Mail ManThe Mail ManThe Mail Man is an eight track EP by American rapper E-40. It was released by Sick Wid It Records in 1994 on LP's and cassette's. The album features production by Mike Mosley, Sam Bostic, Studio Ton and E-40...
) - "I-Luv" (featuring Levitti) - (from the album In a Major WayIn a Major WayIn a Major Way is the second studio album by American rapper E-40, released March 14, 1995 on Jive and Sick Wid It Records. The album features production by Funk Daddy, Kevin Gardner, Mike Mosley, Sam Bostic and Studio Ton. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number...
) - "Sprinkle Me" (featuring Suga-TSuga-TTenina Stevens, better known by her stage name Suga-T, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California. She is a founding member of The Click, a rap group that also includes her brothers E-40 and D-Shot and her cousin B-Legit....
) - (from the album In a Major WayIn a Major WayIn a Major Way is the second studio album by American rapper E-40, released March 14, 1995 on Jive and Sick Wid It Records. The album features production by Funk Daddy, Kevin Gardner, Mike Mosley, Sam Bostic and Studio Ton. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number...
) - "Dusted 'N' Disgusted" (featuring Spice 1Spice 1Robert L. Green, Jr., better known by his stage name Spice 1, is an American rapper from Hayward, California. He has consistently been releasing solo and group albums since 1992. Spice 1 was ranked number 56 in The Source magazine's Top 115 Hip-Hop Artists from 1988–2003...
, Mac MallMac MallMac Mall, is a West Coast rapper who became known in the mid/late 1990s, as one of the local artists putting the Bay Area on the hip hop map. Mac Mall was signed to Young Black Brotha Records....
& Celly CelCelly CelMarcellus McCarver, better know by his stage name Celly Cel, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California. He released his first single on his independent record label Realside Records in 1992 called "Lifestyle of a Mack." Celly Cel then debuted in 1994 with Heat 4 Yo Azz and released Killa Kali...
) (from the album In a Major WayIn a Major WayIn a Major Way is the second studio album by American rapper E-40, released March 14, 1995 on Jive and Sick Wid It Records. The album features production by Funk Daddy, Kevin Gardner, Mike Mosley, Sam Bostic and Studio Ton. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number...
) - "Things'll Never Change" (featuring Bo-Roc) - (from the album Tha Hall of GameTha Hall of GameTha Hall of Game is the third studio album by American rapper E-40, released October 29, 1996 on Jive and Sick Wid It Records. The album features production by Ant Banks, Mike Mosley, Rick Rock, Studio Ton and Tone Capone. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number...
) - "Rappers' Ball" (featuring Too Short, K-Ci) - (from the album Tha Hall of GameTha Hall of GameTha Hall of Game is the third studio album by American rapper E-40, released October 29, 1996 on Jive and Sick Wid It Records. The album features production by Ant Banks, Mike Mosley, Rick Rock, Studio Ton and Tone Capone. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number...
) - "Yay Deep" (featuring B-LegitB-LegitBrandt Jones, better known by his stage name B-Legit, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California.He is a member of The Click, a rap group formed by his cousin E-40. He was featured on the track "Aint Hard 2 Find" by 2Pac in All Eyez on Me. He has been on several independent labels such as...
& Richie RichRichie Rich (rapper)Richard Serrell, better known by his stage name Richie Rich, is a rapper from Oakland, California.He is currently signed to Mack 10's Hoo-Bangin' Records.-Early years :His rapping style is an influence on Snoop Dogg. In Snoop's own words...
) - (from the album Southwest RidersSouthwest RidersSouthwest Riders is a compilation presented by American rappers B-Legit and E-40. It was released July 29, 1997 on Jive and Sick Wid It Records. The album features production by Bosko, DJ Paul, Juicy J, KLC, The Legendary Traxster, Sam Bostic, Studio Ton and T-Mix. It peaked at number 2 on the...
) - "From the Ground Up" (featuring Too Short, K-Ci & Jojo) - (from the album The Element of SurpriseThe Element of SurpriseThe Element of Surprise is the fourth studio album by American rapper E-40, released August 11, 1998 on Jive and Sick Wid It Records. The album features production by Ant Banks, Bosko, Mike Mosley, Rick Rock, Sam Bostic, Studio Ton & Tone Capone. It peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Top...
) - "Big Ballin' with My Homies" - (from the album The Blueprint of a Self-Made MillionaireCharlie Hustle: The Blueprint of a Self-Made MillionaireCharlie Hustle: The Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire is the fifth studio album by American rapper E-40, released November 9, 1999 on Jive and Sick Wid It Records. The album features production by Ant Banks, Bosko, Battlecat, Clint "Payback" Sands, Rick Rock and Studio Ton. It peaked at number 2...
) - "Earl That's Yo' Life/L.I.Q." (featuring Too Short, Otis & ShugOtis & ShugOtis & Shug are an American singing duo from Oakland, California, with two members: Otis Cooper and David "Shug" Cooper. After releasing two singles, "Keep it on the Real" and "Journey", in 1995 and 1996 respectively, they recorded their debut album on Interscope Records, We Can Do Whatever. The...
) - (from the album The Blueprint of a Self-Made MillionaireCharlie Hustle: The Blueprint of a Self-Made MillionaireCharlie Hustle: The Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire is the fifth studio album by American rapper E-40, released November 9, 1999 on Jive and Sick Wid It Records. The album features production by Ant Banks, Bosko, Battlecat, Clint "Payback" Sands, Rick Rock and Studio Ton. It peaked at number 2...
) - "Nah, Nah..." (featuring Nate DoggNate DoggNathaniel Dwayne Hale , better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American musician. He is noted for his membership of rap trio 213 and his solo career in which he collaborated with Dr. Dre, Warren G, Tupac and Snoop Dogg on many hit releases. Nate Dogg released three solo albums, G-Funk...
) (featuring Too Short, Otis & Shug) - (from the album Loyalty and Betrayal) - "Automatic" (featuring FabolousFabolousJohn David Jackson , better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper of African American and Dominican descent. He grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Part of his early popularity arose from his hit single "Can't Deny It" in 2001, from his debut...
) - (from the album Grit & GrindGrit & GrindGrit & Grind is the seventh studio album by American rapper E-40, released July 9, 2002 on Jive and Sick Wid It Records.-Track listing:#Why They Don't Fuck With Us#The Slap#Automatic '...
) - "One Night Stand" (featuring DJ Kayslay) - (from the album Breakin' News)
- "Quarterbackin'" (featuring ClipseClipseClipse is a Virginia Beach, Virginia-based hip hop duo. Formed in 1992 by brothers Malice and Pusha T , the group is heavily affiliated with production team The Neptunes and signed to Star Trak Entertainment.- Exclusive Audio Footage :The Thornton brothers were born in The Bronx, New...
) - (from the album Breakin' News)
Chart history
Album| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
133 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
43 |
External links
- [ The Best of E-40] at Allmusic
- [ The Best of E-40: The Videos] at Allmusic
- The Best of E-40 at MusicBrainzMusicBrainzMusicBrainz is a project that aims to create an open content music database. Similar to the freedb project, it was founded in response to the restrictions placed on the CDDB...