E-40 announced this album about a year ago. It was supposed to be the third in a trilogy having to do with the definitions of the title phrases. The first was The Gift Of Gab. The second was supposed to be Rule Of Thumb. He either changed the order or canceled that one. This does seem to be two albums combined into one.

There are 26 songs, one of which features Scarface. I remember E-40 saying in an interview that Scarface was the one rapper he wanted to collab with but never have. Also featured are Rick Ross, Redman and Method Man. E-40 is never outshined though. Even when the hooks are lacking, as is often the case, he’s spitting game.

my rating : 3 of 5

2019