Earl Tywone Stevens Sr. (born November 15, 1967), better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper and actor. He is a founding member of the rap group the Click, and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. He has released twenty-eight studio albums to date, appeared on numerous movie soundtracks, and has also done guest appearances on a host of other rap albums. Initially an underground artist, his 1995 solo album In a Major Way opened him up to a wider audience. Beginning in 1998, he began collaborating with mainstream rappers outside the Bay Area. He rose to higher mainstream popularity in 2006 with his single “Tell Me When to Go”, which was produced by Lil Jon. In 2018, E-40 announced the “Definitions” album trilogy. He released his twenty-fifth studio album The Gift of Gab on August 23, which was followed by his twenty-sixth studio album Practice Makes Paper on July 26, 2019. The third album, The Rule of Thumb, is yet to be released. In 2019, he made a guest appearance in the music video of West Coast, performed by G Eazy, Blueface, ALLBLACK and YG.