The West Coast hip-hop sound has remained a high-demand sound within the genre since its debut. This week, a billboard released a fresh named “100 Greatest West Coast Hip Hop Songs.” Critically, the list has received mixed reviews including from Bay Area Pioneer, E-40. On Wednesday, he took to Twitter to express his disappointment in his song “Tell Me When To Go” missed the massive list. “Hey Rolling Stone, appreciate you guys for including ‘Captain Save a Hoe’ at No. 18 of your 100 Greatest West Coast Hip-Hop Songs of All Time,” he said. “But there’s no excuse for ‘Tell Me When To Go’ being completely left off the list #Timeless,” he added.
E-40’s “Tell Me When to Go” was a single from his 2006 album My Ghetto Report Card. The song’s success brought it to Number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100. It is also certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. Additionally, his 1993 single “Captain Save A Ho” became his breakout single. This song only reached Number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100. With the higher success of “Tell Me When To Go,” he was within the “greatest” conversation in Hip Hop. In January, Billboard listed him as number 43 on their “Top 50 Greatest Rappers Of All Time list.” “Still feel underrated nationally but nobody can deny my longevity, independent hustle, my unorthodox style, and creative slang in this rap game!!,” he said.
E-40 Tweets About His List Snub
Hey @RollingStone, appreciate you guys for including “Captain Save A Hoe” at No. 18 of your 100 Greatest West Coast Hip-Hop Songs of All Time, but there’s no excuse for “Tell Me When To Go” being completely left off the list
#Classic #Timeless pic.twitter.com/fqyY4kqRkK
— E40 Mogul Entrepreneur (@E40) May 3, 2023
Moreover, E-40’s everyday festivities were interrupted while attending a basketball game. In April, the rapper was ejected from a Golden State Warriors game versus the Sacramento Kings. He claimed the incident took place due to a racial bias from a heckler behind him. “During the fourth quarter, I finally turned around and addressed one heckler in an assertive but polite manner.
Yet, shortly thereafter, Kings’ security approached me, assumed that I instigated the encounter, and proceeded to kick me out of the arena,” he said in a statement. This incident caused an investigation by the Sacramento Kings franchise. Furthermore, he surprised fans with a new project with legends Snoop Dog and Ice Cube called Mount Westmore. The project came in great taste while serving as a reminder to rap fans of their contributions to rap.