E-40，原名Earl Stevens，出生于1967年11月15日。是一名来自美国加利福尼亚的说唱歌手。E-40是海湾地区的嘻哈乐队The Click的成员还是Sick Wid It Records的创建人。E-40在州立格兰布林大学的一次天才展示后，和其弟B-Legit开始决定走上RAP之路。后联合E-40的兄弟D-Shot和妹妹Suga T组成乐队The Click。E-40的个人首张专辑<Federal> 1993年发行，这张专辑扩大的E-40乐迷的范围，受到更多的人喜欢；1995年又一张个人专辑<In a Major Way>发行，同样取得不错的成绩。
I will rap circles around anybody.
我会绕着任何人转。
My mom and dad divorced when I was 8 years old, but my Dad never left my life. We would go over there on weekends and he'd be playing his guitar, listening to Bobby Blue Bland and B. B. King and KBLX radio while he was out in the garage painting custom cars.
我八岁的时候爸爸妈妈离婚了，但爸爸从未离开过我的生活。周末我们会去那里，他会弹吉他，听博比·布鲁·布兰德和B。B.金和KBLX电台，而他是在车库油漆定制汽车。
I got southern roots from Texas all the way to Louisiana, went to Grambling State back in the day, my whole career I've done songs with down South artists.
我从得克萨斯州一直到路易斯安那州都是南方的根，回到了格拉布林州，我的整个职业生涯都是和南方的艺术家们一起唱的歌。
However God had it planned, I'm rockin' with how he do it. He took the steering wheel and I'm letting him drive.
不管上帝是怎么安排的，我对他是怎么做的都很满意。他拿了方向盘，我让他开车。
In the early '90s, Too Short was like one of the first dudes who kinda discovered Lil Jon. So I always used to see him at concerts and we'd pow wow - a good dude, you know?
90年代初，太矮就像是第一个发现莉莉·乔恩的人。所以我以前常在音乐会上见到他，我们会很高兴-一个好男人，你知道吗？
I used to love Talking Heads, Peter Gabriel, and the Human League.
我以前很喜欢说话，彼得·加布里埃尔，还有人类联盟。
I love working with different artist with different styles and different producers with different sounds, creativity is everything.
我喜欢与不同风格的艺术家和不同声音的制作人合作，创意就是一切。
Rap evolves and to still be current you have to evolve with it! Get in front or get left behind.
说唱的发展和仍然是当前你必须与它一起发展！走在前面或者被落在后面。