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歌手: E 40&阿肯 E-40, the self-described "King of Slang" and "Ambassador of the Bay." Hyphy sure has faded quite a bit in popularity over the past couple years (check out this story in our sister publication SF Weekly as to the reasons why). The rambunctious and uptempo Bay Area hip-hop subgenre, which helped introduce "ghost riddin' the whip" into the national consciousness, blew up massively in 2006 thanks in part to E-40 and his Lil' John-produced hit single "Tell Me When to Go." Both the track and the album from whence it sprang, My Ghetto Report Card, rocketed up the Billboard charts and gave E-40 his biggest level of success since he entered the rap game in the early '90s. As for the rotund rap star's follow-up, last year's The Ball Street Journal? Eh, not so much. Since dropping in November, Ball Street has only sold around 125,000 copies and illustrates how hyphy's star has been falling. The customers at Circles Records and Tapes are still digging on the disc, since it's the number one seller for the week of January 20-26. As always, hip-hop and other urban and R&B artists are the major movers and shakers at the downtown Phoenix music store. So for a look at what else is on their top 10 list, click the link below. "The rap game without the Bay Area is like old folks without bingo." So says Earl Stevens, better known as rapper E-40, who has brought long-overdue mainstream attention to hyphy, the northern California Bay Area hip-hop movement. After over a decade of rapping on the streets of his native Vallejo, California, and more than ten album releases, E-40 finally scored nationwide success with his newest album, My Ghetto Report Card, and his spring 2006 single, "Tell Me When To Go." With echoing drumbeats, steady handclaps, and E-40's characteristically uncanny lyrics, the track is a masterpiece in hip-hop minimalism: intensely rhythmic with little melody to catch, yet it all manages to be infectiously catchy - a staple for nightclubs and bouncy car rides with all the windows rolled down. "Tell Me When To Go" features Oakland rapper Keak Da Sneak, who originally coined the term "hyphy." Characterized by pulsing bass beats, exaggerated dancing, and an extensive dictionary of slang, hyphy culture rests on the philosophy of having a good time while ignoring society's disapproval of "uncivilized" behavior. "Hyphy is energy," E-40 says. "It's lettin' yourself go, it's doin' the fool, it's a stress reliever, it's lettin' your hair down, it's energy, you know what I mean?" So how did E-40 become such an expert on hyphy? After building a strong street presence with mixtapes, E-40 released albums through his own independent record label, Sick Wid' It Records. In the process, he collaborated with West Coast hip-hop heroes Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, Brotha Lynch Hung, and the hyphy legend himself, Too $hort. Now, E-40 also enjoys hyphy legend status, thanks to his unparalleled way with words. As an ambassador of hyphy culture, E-40 frequently invents new slang and phrases on the fly. Among his authored ghetto slang are "It's all good," and "fo'shezzy, fo'shizzle" - phrases that are now associated not only with hyphy but hip-hop culture as a whole. E-40's newest single, "U and Dat," is yet another party-starting anthem chock full of new slang and pulsing bass. Produced by crunk mastermind Lil' Jon, "U and Dat" features the melodic vocal talents of T.Pain and Kandi Girl and still lives up to the rhythmic, minimalistic standards of hyphy. Artist Info Most Popular Songs: "Tell Me When To Go" featuring Keak Da Sneak, "U and Dat" featuring T. Pain and Kandi Girl Has Collaborated With: Lil' Jon, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, Too $hort, Brotha Lynch Hung, Al Kapone, The Federation Cool Quotes: "Lil Jon is a wild dude, man. He's an intelligizzle." "Hip-hop is in a situation where it is going to keep expanding. It's like how reggaetown became part of hip-hop. And you know, the hyphy movement, crunk, it all adds to the fact. We changing hip-hop right now with this thing man. And even if the world never adapts to it, where I'm from -- born raised and grown -- we'll be out there having fun regardless of what people think. It's just our thing. That's what we do." My Ghetto Report Card是西海岸说唱歌手E40在Warner Bros.公司的首张专辑,也是E40到目前为止在美国Billboard 200专辑榜中打榜成绩最好的专辑。本张专辑在发行首周的销量为9万4千张,名列本周Billboard 200专辑榜第三位,同时,这张《My Ghetto Report Card》还是E-40首张在R&B/Hip-Hop专辑榜中夺冠的专辑,而他在此之前打榜成绩最好的专辑是1996年的《The Hall Of Game》,曾获得当年Billboard 200专辑榜第四名和R&B/Hip-Hop专辑榜的亚军。 《My Ghetto Report Card》是E40首次与Lil Jon合作,而与E40合作已久的Ricardo "Rick Rock" Thomas则继续担任这张《My Ghetto Report Card》的制作人。"Rick Rock"颇有创意的在专辑开场曲《Yay Area》中运用了一段来自于另类爵士说唱组合Digable Planets的歌曲《Rebirth of Slick》的采样。专辑中最出色的单曲当属E40与Keak Da Sneak合作的《Tell Me When To Go》,这支单曲在本张专辑发行之前已经相当受欢迎。其他为本张专辑助阵的明星还包括:Juelz Santana,UGK,Bun B,T. Pain和Mike Jones等。 总的来说,《My Ghetto Report Card》是E40表现较为出色的一张专辑,开始与更多歌手合作的E40也得到了更多歌迷的喜爱,这张专辑的成绩就是最好的证明。 演唱者:E-40 发行时间:2006年3月14日 发行公司:Warner Bros 音乐风格:West Coast Rap(西海岸说唱),Hardcore Rap(硬核说唱)
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