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Riding on the popularity of the song/video "Tell Me When To Go," E-40's latest album also doubles as an introduction of the Bay Area's burgeoning "Hyphy" movement to a national audience. His constantly evolving slangcabulary and taffy-like vocal style are acquired tastes--especially outside the Yay--but this new album makes smart choices and is one of 40's most crossover-friendly albums to date. His signature "mob sound" has been stripped down to a minimalist bed of thick bass kicks and catchy hand claps by everyone from Rick Rock ("Yay Area") to Droop-E ("Sick Wit It II"), even Lil' Jon ("Tell Me When To Go"). The album can feel a little repetitive at times, but it's also a sound that plays well in clubs, cars, and earbuds. 40 also opens his door to a host of guests, including local talent like Keak Da Sneak ("Muscle Cars") and The Federation ("Go Hard or Go Home"), but he wisely collaborates with others like NY's Juelz Santana and Houston's UGK ("White Gurl") as well as R&B crooner T-Pain ("U And Dat"). Will this album have the rest of the nation ghostriding the whip? Give it three months and we'll see.
FULL LENGTH: 74:52


TRACK LIST
1. Yay Area (Amended Album Version) 3:54
2. Tell Me When To Go [Featuring Keak Da Sneak] (Amended Album Version) 3:57
3. Muscle Cars [Featuring Keak Da Sneak & Turf Talk] (Amended Album Version) 4:02
4. Go Hard Or Go Home [Featuring The Federation] (Amended Album Version) 3:53
5. Gouda [Featuring B-Legit & Stressmatic Of The Federation] (Amended Album Version) 5:03
6. Sick Wid It II [Featuring Turf Talk] (Amended Album Version) 3:28
7. JB Stomp Down (Skit) (Amended Album Version) 0:19
8. They Might Be Taping (Amended Album Version) 3:55
9. Do Ya Head Like This (Amended Album Version) 4:45
10. Block Boi [Featuring Miko & Stressmatic Of The Federation] (Amended Album Version) 3:46
11. White Gurl [Featuring Bun B, Pimp C of UGK & Juelz Santana] (Amended Album Version) 4:23
12. GetTheF***On.com Part I (Skit) (Amended Album Version) 1:16
13. U And Dat [Featuring T. Pain & Kandi Girl] (Amended Album Version) 3:23
14. I'm Da Man [Featuring Mike Jones] (Amended Album Version) 4:07
15. Yee [Featuring Too $hort & Budda] (Amended Album Version) 4:33
16. GetTheF***On.com Part 2 (Skit) (Amended Album Version) 1:05
17. Just F***in [Featuring Bosko] (Amended Album Version) 4:15
18. Gimme H*** [Featuring Al Kapone & Bosko] (Amended Album Version) 6:00
19. She Say She Loves Me [Featuring 8 Ball & Bun B] (Amended Album Version) 5:19
20. Happy To Be Here [Featuring Bosko & D.D. Artis] (Amended Album Version) 3:29
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