The Element Of Surprise [PA]

Performer: E-40
Artist: Too Short; Mack 10; WC; A-1; Master P; B-Legit; Silk-E; Busta Rhymes; Jayo Felony; K-Ci & JoJo; C-Bo; D-Shot; Levitti; Suga-T; The Mossie
Distributor: BMG (distributor)

Notes: Personnel: E-40, B-Legit, A-1, D-Shot, Suga T, LeVitti, The Mossie, WC, Mack 10, Busta Rhymes, Silk E, C-Bo, Too Short, K-Ci, JoJo, Master P (vocals); Bosko (various instruments); Sam Bostic (guitar, keyboards, drum programming); Carl Burnett, Flat Top (guitar); Keith Eaddie (bass); Mike Mosley (keyboards, drum programming); D.J. TNT (scratches); Otis, Shug, Alechia Campbell, Kaveo (background vocals). Producers include: Rick Rock, Big Tyme, Bosko, Ant Banks, Studio Ton. Engineers include: D-Wiz, Bosko Kante, Ant Banks, Studio Ton, Joel Pierre. Personnel includes: E-40, B-Legit, Jayo Felony, A-1, D-Shot, Suga T., LeVitti, The Mossie, WC, Mack 10, Busta Rhymes, Silk E, C-Bo, Too Short, K-Ci & JoJo, Master P (vocals); Bosko (various instruments); Sam Bostic (guitar, keyboards, drum programming); Carl Burnett, Flat Top (guitar); Mike Mosley (keyboards, drums programming); Keith Eaddle (bass); D.J. TNT (scratches); Otis & Shug, Kaveo, Alechia Campbell (background vocals) Producers: E-40, Rick Rock, Big Tyme, Bosko, Ant Banks. Engineers include: D-Wiz, Bosko Kante, Ant Banks. Personnel: E-40 (vocals); Busta Rhymes (vocals, background vocals); D-Shot, Too Short, Jayo Felony, JoJo , K-Ci & JoJo, Levitti, Mack 10, Master P, WC (vocals); Sam Bostic (guitar, keyboard programming, drum programming); Carl Burnett (guitar); Michael Mosley (keyboard programming, drum programming); Kaveo, Otis (background vocals). Audio Mixers: D-Wiz; Lance Pierre; Ant Banks; Carlos Warlick. Recording information: Chicken & Beats Studio; Cosmic; Digital Studios; Michael Denton Studios; Orange Room; Plant Studios. E-40's ELEMENT OF SURPRISE is like a cold splash of water in the face, startling the listener with a head-on dose of street reality. The most startling aspect of the album is E-40's unique rapping style; with his mile-a-minute rhymes, he makes Onyx sound like a bunch of slackers. His lyrics go by at such a breakneck pace that, while one is able to glean the general intent of the lyrics, his voice becomes another instrument, taking a place in the mix that's more physical than cerebral. He's pretty prolific, too, as evidenced by the 24 cuts spread out over ELEMENTS OF SURPRISE's two discs. Too Short, Master P and others make guest appearances on these funk-inflected tracks, but this is E-40's show all the way.

Vibe (9/98, p.286) - "...E-40 casts a lyric spell with a nonstop flow of vividly engaging rags-to-riches tales..." The Source (9/98, p.244) - 4 Mics (out of 5) - "When it comes to creativity, originality and personality in today's hip-hop music, there are few rappers who can hang with E-40....40 Water sticks to his original recipe--elastic flows that stretch rhymes out of shape against beats funkier than a can of sardines..." Rap Pages (10/98, p.119) - 4 (out of 5) - "...E-40 returns to the Hip-Hop lecture hall with a collection of songs that mentor those in the struggle....40, again, proves that he is a trailblazer and not a follower..."

As a solo performer, label owner (Sick Wid It Records), and member of hip-hop outfit the Click, rapper E-40 has been representing the often underappreciated Bay Area hip-hop scene since the early 1990s. E-40 is credited with helping the Bay Area hyphy movement (something of a West Coast version of crunk) gain national exposure and is well known for his legendary flow, which incorporates one of hip-hop's most extensive and developed slang vocabularies--a considerable amount of which was created by E-40 himself. His MY GHETTO REPORT CARD was released in 2006 and once again showed why 40 is one of the most respected gangsta rappers in the game.

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