Top 55 E-40 Quotes

I used to burn rubber at every light, mean mugging everything there was, cause that was my attitude.

You feel me’ – that’s straight from me. You can put a stamp on that.

Longevity has a lot to do with me continuously nonstop putting music on the shelf, and making myself be the face of the Bay, and continuing to carry the Bay on my back for many moons, you know.

I’m always giving life lessons in my music.

Rap evolves and to still be current you have to evolve with it! Get in front or get left behind.

It’s like with me, I feel like I was never one of those rappers that, you know, stayed in one time warp.

When I was little, seven or eight years old, in third and fourth grade, I would always try to use long words and stuff.

The West ain’t been the same without ‘Pac.

I really started from grassroots, without a handout or anything.

For the first six years of my career I was independent. I got on to a major and did my thing there. I had platinum and gold records and all that.

I would like to work with Dr. Dre.

When I was in the marching band, I used to take my snare drum and turn it over and use my drumstick and scratch on the other side. That was just being creative.

Some people be game-goofy and words don’t sound right coming out of their mouthpiece. But whenever E-40 says something it’s just solidified.

Music is very therapeutic and healing, and I hit it from all angles.

My voice gon’ stick out like a turd in a punch bowl.

I’ve been rapping on some crunk beats and getting down on the South music for years. I feel like I can do it all.

What motivates me is true talent, it’s golden when talent acknowledge talent.

I don’t get inspired by too many people because I like uniqueness. I’m a unique dude.

Before me, there was no offbeat flow.

I don’t just talk about jewelry and cars and houses and belittling those that don’t have that. I’m a democrat. I speak for the democrats. I speak for the soil.

I did a double CD, ‘The Element of Surprise,’ in 1998. That album went gold.

The earliest music I remember hearing is Al Green’s ‘Let’s Stay Together.’ That was when my momma and my daddy were together, before they went their separate ways.

I feel like this – everybody, every rapper to me, I feel like every rapper got a little bit of E-40 in them, whether they know it or not.

I’ve got songs that’ll make a gangster cry.

Music is really a medicine, it can make you feel good.

I got a great imagination, and I pay close attention to my surroundings and I’m very observant.

Ebonics is me. I’m the king of slang, hands down.

As long as I’ve got my life, health and strength, and I’m in my right mind? I’mma get money.

The ‘Day Shift’ songs are things that would unfold during the daytime. ‘Night Shift’ is what would unfold during the nighttime. So, that’s how I put that whole thing together. I did both all on one album budget.

I’m glad I’m setting an example for the younger generation so in the future they can say, ‘Look how long E-40’s rap career was. Look how long he stayed relevant.’

It’s always a dream come true to do music with your pops. And your son.

I’m definitely underrated. By far.

Whether you’re a DJ, whether you a rapper, whether you a producer, take it seriously. This is an occupation – you can get paid – don’t expect to blow up overnight, and appreciate when you do get paid any type of money, appreciate it.

I don’t listen to rap all the time. Even though I rap, rap can be nerve-wracking.

I got a solid fan base and they love me and I love them. They know I’ma give them what they want to hear.

When I do listen to music a lot of times I listen to old school music, I’m talking about Earth, Wind & Fire, I’m talking about the Isley Brothers, the O’Jays. It just eases my mind.

Rick Barry always amazed me – he was one of the best free-throw shooters of all time, and he used to throw it underhand.

You know, I don’t turn down autographs. I try to sign as many autographs as I can.

I will rap circles around anybody.

I started playing drums in the 4th grade.

I had T-Pain on one of my singles before anyone really knew of him. I was the first one to put that to life of having T-Pain on the hook.

Long as the Earth is here, hip-hop’ll be here.

Any relationship, I’m talking about even with your kids, when you got something they can relate to – both of y’all – it helps.

I was a little bit ahead of my time.

I think the whole world has been able to utilize the Internet. I feel like you don’t have to be from a certain soil.

People, a lot of times, don’t like what’s different. When it’s something different out there, the majority of people will be like ‘aww, that’s wack!’ but if it’s regular, plain or a straight through flow, it’s easier for them to adapt to, because everyone likes the normal.

My mom and dad divorced when I was 8 years old, but my Dad never left my life. We would go over there on weekends and he’d be playing his guitar, listening to Bobby Blue Bland and B. B. King and KBLX radio while he was out in the garage painting custom cars.

I’m living proof that there’s no age limit to rapping.

When you do mixtapes, a lot of times your fanbase can say, ‘We’ve been getting this for free for so many years, his new album is about to drop, we’ve listened to it, and we’re not going to buy it. We’ll download it for free.’

I first started rapping when I heard the Sugarhill Gang in 1979, when I was 11 years old in seventh grade.

I’m the first rapper ever popping his collar.

When I was 20, I was the hustler – rubbing my temples, stressed, trying to get out the streets, trying to take my life to another side of the game with something I really loved to do: rap music.

I might like the Sacramento Kings. One of my favorite players is Dirk Nowitzki.

I didn’t invent the word ‘hyphy’ and I’m not trying to say I’m the king of hyphy.

I just respect people and mind my business. I don’t got time to worry about what the next man’s pockets are looking like, I gotta worry about what mine are looking like and my family.