{"id":600542,"date":"2023-12-09T01:31:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T22:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/rap-blog-e-40-continues-to-age-like-fine-wine\/"},"modified":"2023-12-09T01:31:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T22:31:35","slug":"rap-blog-e-40-continues-to-age-like-fine-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rap-blog-e-40-continues-to-age-like-fine-wine\/","title":{"rendered":"#Rap Blog: E-40 continues to age like fine wine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25844e8acc3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25844e8acc3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rap-blog-e-40-continues-to-age-like-fine-wine\/#On_%E2%80%9COff_Dat_Mob%E2%80%9D_a_cut_from_his_recent_album_Rule_of_Thumb_Rule_1_hes_still_finding_new_words_to_say_and_new_ways_to_say_them\" >On \u201cOff Dat Mob,\u201d a cut from his recent album Rule of Thumb: Rule 1, he\u2019s still finding new words to say and new ways to say them.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"On_%E2%80%9COff_Dat_Mob%E2%80%9D_a_cut_from_his_recent_album_Rule_of_Thumb_Rule_1_hes_still_finding_new_words_to_say_and_new_ways_to_say_them\"><\/span>On \u201cOff Dat Mob,\u201d a cut from his recent album <i>Rule of Thumb: Rule 1<\/i>, he\u2019s still finding new words to say and new ways to say them.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-258058\" class=\"content_block paragraph video triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"E-40 &quot;Off Dat Mob&quot; (Music Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/98eDPIoOV7w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('258058');\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-258059\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            Andre 3000\u2019s recent pivot to wordless New Age jams has sparked discussion amongst rap fans and r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ers alike about aging in hip-hop, and the value of older perspectives in an industry that\u2019s all too often perceived as a young person\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>. In a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/men-of-the-year-2023-andre-3000-profile\"><i>GQ<\/i> profile<\/a> ahead of his instrumental record New Blue Sun, Andre explained that rapping has increasingly felt \u201cinauthentic\u201d as he approaches 50 \u2014 a statement that a range of middle-aged rappers, from Open Mike Eagle to Lil Wayne, expressed disappointment about. Andre\u2019s feelings are completely valid in regards to his own career; if you have no motivation to write, there\u2019s no point in saying something just for the sake of saying something. But when applied as a standard to rapping at large, it reinforces the limiting perception that rapping is a fundamentally childish thing, a phase to grow out of, rather than a valid form of lyrical expression. <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            If there\u2019s anyone who in hip-hop today who knows about aging like a fine wine, it\u2019s budding lifestyle impresario E-40, who has taken some time off from his <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/e-40-new-album-interview-1234899757\/\">numerous business ventures<\/a> to drop <i>Rule of Thumb: Rule 1<\/i>, his first full-length project since 2019\u2019s <i>Practice Makes Paper<\/i> and his 27th solo album overall (alongside countless EPs and collaborative releases). <i>Rule of Thumb<\/i> is filled with smooth jams befitting of E-40\u2019s age, like the Cheryl Lynn-sampling \u201cShow Me How To Do It,\u201d but he remains a nimble trickster who delights in throwing his listeners for a loop.<\/p>\n<p>            \u201cOff Dat Mob\u201d is a perfect example of how Earl Stevens has maintained his energy with the passing of the years. His flow is unhinged and out-of-pocket, not in spite of his age but because of it, as he\u2019s maintained his credibility for long enough to take his audience to weird and wacky places. The pounding beat is courtesy of hyphy workhorse RobLo, a former collaborator of fallen Bay Area legends like The Jacka and Mac Dre, but its ghostly vocal chop recalls the layered and borderline experimental compositions crafted by production duo Friendzone for cloud rap pioneers Main Attrakionz. 40 yells boisterously on the hook, while finding increasingly whimsical ways to celebrate his success: \u201cColored weed, Avatar \/ Animated like Pixar.\u201d Even at 56, E-40 is still finding new words to say and new ways to say them, without talking about colonoscopies \u2014 but I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if he did.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-258060\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/4g60JVljsJxdyPXk2D7W1Q?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *;\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"150\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/album\/off-dat-mob\/1715537179?i=1715537199\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-258061\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?p=TFI7834680816&amp;light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"482\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Nadine Smith<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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