The Fresh Prince of Vallejo has been gearing up for the ultimate end to ‘09 and/or the perfect kck off for 2010. In either scenario, he shared this mixtape with us to commemorate and we’re sharing it with you.

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Have a fresh 2010!

STILL BREAKIN’ NEWS
Words: N. Ali Early

Fuck what you heard. E-40 is classic. He’s donkey ropes, black & red pumas and a Le Coq Sportif sweatsuit. Emmanuel Khan’s with the snakeskin rims, or better yet, 14k Gazelle’s, tinted to shield the sun, but inviting enough to lure the prissiest around the way girl. The boy got game. EA Sports, Nintendo Wii, Xbox? They’d be nothing without Intellivision, Coleco and yes, Atari 2600. Yeah, classic… that classic shit. That’s E-40.

But nostalgia would be nothing without the present. Without the ability to align outstanding parallels, memories would literally be nonexistent. That is the sole reason why E-40, The Ambassador of the Bay, continues to evolve. While the new booties attempt to work their way in on the ringtone rap circus that has attempted to overwhelm hip hop with mindless music and new age cooning, 40 H2O opts to repackage an already proven brand.

It’s the reason why, after an eventful night at the third annual Hip Hop Awards, he’s the center of attention at the Warner Brothers Suite in Midtown Atlanta’s W Hotel. For hours it seems fans, colleagues and fellow rappers, all anticipate his arrival. A steady stream of people, including WB execs, models and runners, come and go, then do it all over again. By 3:30 AM it feels like he just might skip the damn thing. The most obvious reason is… well, it’s damn near 4 AM. The other, is he’s reportedly blowed (that means upset) about his seating arrangements earlier that night. Considering only a year ago he was the official emcee for what was undoubtedly the breakout show of its three year existence, it makes perfect sense. A reliable source indicates that he’s so ‘upset’ he just might skip his own Landy Cognac sponsored suite and call it a night/morning.

But that ain’t 40. He just isn’t the type to let his public down. (continue reading…)