E-40: Turning His Money Over, One Hustle at a Time
Inside the Bay Area legend's new 40-song quadruple album — and the entrepreneurial empire that's been building alongside it for over a decade
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Julian Vaughn Put the Bass Out Front
Smooth jazz has always been a saxophone genre. For over a decade, a 6'7" bassist from Kansas City has been quietly proving the lead instrument doesn't have to be a horn.
My Philosophy, Thirty-Eight Years Later
KRS-One built a song out of a mission statement in 1988. In 2026, he's turned that same title into a book — spending a year researching in Greece to argue that philosophy itself has been telling the story wrong from the start.
Southern Avenue Isn't Waiting Its Turn
Memphis doesn't do subtlety, and neither does Southern Avenue. Name a street that runs from the city limits straight into Soulsville — the old home turf of Stax Records — and you've basically declared your mission statement before playing a note.
Jane Handcock Made a Weed Anthem in 2021 — And It's Still a Stoners Banger
Before "Stingy" introduced her to a wider audience, the First Lady of Death Row Records dropped a one-of-a-kind ode to getting high. Four years later, the message still holds up.
Sister Nancy: The First Lady of Dancehall Never Left
Most sampled record in dancehall history — and why the woman behind it never got her due