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In A Major Way

E-40

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One of E-40's best albums -- and along with Tha Hall of Game (1996), perhaps his best overall -- In a Major Way features the Bay Area rapper early in his career, when he was at his most inspired and focused. His previous solo releases (Federal, 1993; The Mail Man, 1993), as well as his work with the Click (Down and Dirty, 1994), had been formative and low-budget, released independently by his Sick Wid' It label in association with a regional distributor. Sure, some of that prior work was great, particularly The Mail Man and its breakout hit, "Captain Save a Hoe," but none of it compares to In a Major Way in terms of scale and consistency. Over the course of 16 tracks, E-40 collaborates with his Sick Wid' It stable of producers (Studio Ton, Mike Mosley, Sam Bostic) and rappers (B-Legit, Suga T, Celly Cel), along with outside talent. Newcomer Funk Daddy produces three tracks, including the standout "Sideways," while up-and-coming Bay Area rappers 2Pac, Mac Mall, and Spice 1 team up for another standout, "Dusted 'n' Disgusted." Besides these two standouts, highlights of In a Major Way include a pair of hit singles ("1-Luv," "Sprinkle Me") that broke into the Billboard Hot 100, plus "Da Bumble." In a Major Way does have its shortcomings, chief among them the production, which still sounds low-budget, if improved from prior releases. E-40 made the most of what he had to work with at the time, though, and for a mostly in-house album, In a Major Way is an impressive showcase of the talent at hand. E-40's raps would improve over the years, as would his production stable and his recording budget, yet few albums in his catalog rival In a Major Way, which track-for-track is remarkably solid and thoroughly entertaining.

© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo

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1
Intro
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00:01:44

Earl Stevens, Composer - Earl Stevens, Lyricist - Mike Mosley, Producer - Mike Mosley, Composer - Mike Mosley, Lyricist - Sam Bostic, Producer - Sam Bostic, Composer - Sam Bostic, Lyricist - E-40, Performer

(P) 1995 Zomba Recording LLC

2
Chip In Da Phone
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00:00:13

Earl Stevens, Composer - Earl Stevens, Lyricist - E-40, Performer - E-40, Producer

(P) 1995 Zomba Recording LLC

3
Da Bumble
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00:04:11

Earl Stevens, Composer - Earl Stevens, Lyricist - Mike Mosley, Composer - Mike Mosley, Lyricist - Mike Mosley, Producer - Sam Bostic, Composer - Sam Bostic, Lyricist - Sam Bostic, Producer - E-40, Performer

(P) 1995 Zomba Recording LLC

4
Sideways
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00:04:24

Funk Daddy, Producer - E-40 featuring B-Legit of The Click and Mac Shon of the Funk Mobb, Performer - Earl Stevens, Composer - Earl Stevens, Lyricist - Gregory Buren, Composer - Gregory Buren, Lyricist - Brandt Jones, Composer - Brandt Jones, Lyricist

(P) 1995 Zomba Recording LLC

5
Spittin'
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00:04:41

Marvin Whitemon, Composer - Marvin Whitemon, Lyricist - Earl Stevens, Composer - Earl Stevens, Lyricist - Studio Ton, Producer - E-40, Performer

(P) 1995 Zomba Recording LLC

6
Sprinkle Me
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00:04:09

E-40 featuring Suga-T, Performer - Earl Stevens, Composer - Earl Stevens, Lyricist - Mike Mosley, Composer - Mike Mosley, Lyricist - Mike Mosley, Producer - Sam Bostic, Composer - Sam Bostic, Lyricist - Sam Bostic, Producer - Tenina Stevens, Composer - Tenina Stevens, Lyricist

(P) 1995 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

7
Outta Bounds
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00:00:41

Earl Stevens, Composer - Earl Stevens, Lyricist - E-40, Performer - E-40, Producer

(P) 1995 Zomba Recording LLC

8
Dusted 'N' Disgusted (Dirty)
E-40 featuring 2Pac
00:04:29

E-40 featuring 2Pac, Mac Mall and Spice 1, Performer - Earl Stevens, Composer - Earl Stevens, Lyricist - Mike Mosley, Producer - Mike Mosley, Composer - Mike Mosley, Lyricist - Tupac Shakur, Composer - Tupac Shakur, Lyricist - R. L. Green, Jr., Composer - R. L. Green, Jr., Lyricist - Sam Bostic, Producer - Sam Bostic, Composer - Sam Bostic, Lyricist - Jamal Rocker, Composer - Jamal Rocker, Lyricist

(P) 1995 Zomba Recording LLC

9
1-Luv
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00:05:08

Marvin Whitemon, Composer - Marvin Whitemon, Lyricist - E-40 featuring Leviti, Performer - Earl Stevens, Composer - Earl Stevens, Lyricist - Darryl Cash, Composer - Darryl Cash, Lyricist - Studio Ton, Producer - Louis King, Composer - Louis King, Lyricist

(P) 1995 Zomba Recording LLC

10
Smoke 'N' Drank
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00:04:16

Samuel Stevens, Co-Producer - Earl Stevens, Composer - Earl Stevens, Lyricist - Kevin Gardner, Composer - Kevin Gardner, Lyricist - Kevin Gardner, Producer - Redwine, Producer - Louis King, Composer - Louis King, Lyricist - E-40, Performer

(P) 1995 Zomba Recording LLC

11
Dey Ain't No
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00:04:30

Marvin Whitemon, Composer - Marvin Whitemon, Lyricist - Earl Stevens, Composer - Earl Stevens, Lyricist - Studio Ton, Producer - E-40, Performer

(P) 1995 Zomba Recording LLC

12
Fed
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00:05:12

Funk Daddy, Producer - Randy Muller, Composer - Randy Muller, Lyricist - Earl Stevens, Composer - Earl Stevens, Lyricist - Gregory Buren, Composer - Gregory Buren, Lyricist - E-40, Performer

(P) 1995 Zomba Recording LLC

13
H.I. Double L.
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00:04:43

Marvin Whitemon, Composer - Marvin Whitemon, Lyricist - Marcellus McCarver, Composer - Marcellus McCarver, Lyricist - Earl Stevens, Composer - Earl Stevens, Lyricist - Studio Ton, Producer - E-40, Performer - Brandt Jones, Composer - Brandt Jones, Lyricist

(P) 1995 Zomba Recording LLC

14
Bootsee
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00:04:16

Marvin Whitemon, Composer - Marvin Whitemon, Lyricist - Earl Stevens, Composer - Earl Stevens, Lyricist - Studio Ton, Producer - E-40, Performer

(P) 1995 Zomba Recording LLC

15
It's All Bad
E 40
00:03:27

Funk Daddy, Producer - Earl Stevens, Composer - Earl Stevens, Lyricist - Gregory Buren, Composer - Gregory Buren, Lyricist - E. Stevens, Composer - E. Stevens, Lyricist - E-40, Performer

(P) 1995 Zomba Recording LLC

16
Outro
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00:02:27

Marvin Whitemon, Composer - Marvin Whitemon, Lyricist - Earl Stevens, Composer - Earl Stevens, Lyricist - Studio Ton, Producer - E-40, Performer - Brandt Jones, Composer - Brandt Jones, Lyricist

(P) 1995 Zomba Recording LLC

Album review

One of E-40's best albums -- and along with Tha Hall of Game (1996), perhaps his best overall -- In a Major Way features the Bay Area rapper early in his career, when he was at his most inspired and focused. His previous solo releases (Federal, 1993; The Mail Man, 1993), as well as his work with the Click (Down and Dirty, 1994), had been formative and low-budget, released independently by his Sick Wid' It label in association with a regional distributor. Sure, some of that prior work was great, particularly The Mail Man and its breakout hit, "Captain Save a Hoe," but none of it compares to In a Major Way in terms of scale and consistency. Over the course of 16 tracks, E-40 collaborates with his Sick Wid' It stable of producers (Studio Ton, Mike Mosley, Sam Bostic) and rappers (B-Legit, Suga T, Celly Cel), along with outside talent. Newcomer Funk Daddy produces three tracks, including the standout "Sideways," while up-and-coming Bay Area rappers 2Pac, Mac Mall, and Spice 1 team up for another standout, "Dusted 'n' Disgusted." Besides these two standouts, highlights of In a Major Way include a pair of hit singles ("1-Luv," "Sprinkle Me") that broke into the Billboard Hot 100, plus "Da Bumble." In a Major Way does have its shortcomings, chief among them the production, which still sounds low-budget, if improved from prior releases. E-40 made the most of what he had to work with at the time, though, and for a mostly in-house album, In a Major Way is an impressive showcase of the talent at hand. E-40's raps would improve over the years, as would his production stable and his recording budget, yet few albums in his catalog rival In a Major Way, which track-for-track is remarkably solid and thoroughly entertaining.

© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo

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