Charlie Hustle Rapper
I must say, E-40 aka Charlie Hustle or fonzarelli must be one of the least known rappers, yet he has contributed alot to the 'hip hop' culture. He has introduced ALOT. Much like the album title's namesake, Charlie Hustle has the sound of a talented rapper who's been washed away by the tide of hip-hop history. Check out Coke Mobb, the latest track from Charlie Hustle, featuring Max B And French Montana which dropped on Monday, March 8th, 2010. Give Coke Mobb a listen - it's a new offering from Charlie. The latest Tweets from Charlie Hustle (@CharlieHustleBK).
Dec 08, 2016 Charlie Hustle drops verses on one of the hottest records of 2017 and mashes it up with the hottest Hip-Hop record of 1986. In true Merciless form, Charlie displays witty punch lines and the.
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This week we'll be listening to E-40 - Charlie Hustle: The Blueprint Of A Self-Made Millionaire
Here's what /u/BoogerSugarSovereign had to say about the album...
Earl Stevens, better known as E-40, has been and remains one of the constants in the west coast rap scene. His idiosyncratic delivery, tendency to expand hip-hop’s lexicon as an early adopter of local slang, and his ability to continue to explore the depths of a subject by drawing out details outsiders may not pick up on have helped him maintain a strong core fan base whether he was independent or with a major label. E-40’s put out a bunch of great albums, but after serious consideration I decided to go with Charlie Hustle: The Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire because I think it best captures E-40’s most exemplary ability: his flow. If you ask me, this is E-40’s most experimental album in that regard. Here 40 reaches some of the highest velocities of his entire career, but what’s most captivating is how much he varies tempo within verses on this record all while playing with his pitch and intonation. He shifts gears flawlessly into double and triple time and back within a single 16 in a few spots without sounding forced or stilted. This album is a really fun no matter what subject matter 40 Water is sprinkling on.
Sonically, this is Fonzarelli’s deepest foray into funk, and these tracks are as dense and layered as anything Parliament ever dropped. The bass is fuzzy. Many of the hooks have soulful overtures. Rhythm sections drive the leading melody on many tracks. Vocoders are in play. The tracks feel descendent of G-funk but without sounding too strongly reminiscent of anything Dre did with Death Row. A big part of that, IMO, is that this album embraces totally synthetic sounds much more than Dre ever did, especially on tracks like “Look at Me” “Fuckin’ They Nose” and “Borrow Yo’ Broad.” While Dre clearly drew most heavily from George Clinton, this album seems to be very Zapp-inspired. I ain’t mad at cha.
I think this album has some of the best lyrics of 40’s career. The details he laces tracks with bring such an authentic feel to this album: “Always keep a bucket full of battery acid/To Throw yo’ dope in just in case they raid, “ ”I only got one more album left to do on Jive/Then I’m gone” and “In the ghetto we play dominoes for push-ups” are the sort of lines you just don’t get from many other rappers. This album has incredible features… Juvenile, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, The Click, Too Short… They don’t disappoint. I feel like I have too much to say about this record so I can’t cover these guys as much as I’d like. I will say that I think B-Legit came through with the best lyric of the entire album on “Borrow Yo’ Broad,” with, “Might bail to Miami, nine hoes deep/Red Bull in my bag, hoes get no sleep.” It’s very compact, but it says a lot. “Big Ballin’ With My Homies” is on this record; I always appreciated Kendrick shouting out this track because I noticed Kendrick borrowed E-40’s “doot doot doot” gun sound effects to great effect throughout his work so far. Quickly, highlights are “Rules and Regulations” “Mouthpiece” “Big Ballin’ With My Homies” “Ghetto Celebrity” “’Cause I can” “Look at Me” and “Duckin’ and Dodgin’” because I don’t want to write a book and talk about each of them, I painstakingly put them in order of my most favorite to least favorite so you are welcome to rip me on that lol
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Album: E-40 - Charlie Hustle: The Blueprint Of A Self-Made Millionaire (1999)
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