Earl E-40 Stevens has busted his belt buckle this time with a fat album. 40's constant method of breaking down a subject into an extremely entertaining, catchy and off da heezy song is uncomparable. For this album, you must be somehwat of a user-friendly listener. A lot of folks out there don't got a clue as to what 40's saying in his lyrics. Not due to clarity, but to his self-made jargon. But that's just 40, he made an album for his fans, and still squeezed in a few songs for the nonfans. The album titled opener is a fan song, but nonfans will still like it because of the rizight beat. Trump Change is a winner, with the same characteristics as the first song. Lieutenant Roast A Botch is on hit, a follow up to his second album's Captain Save A Ho. For all them hoo-bangers out there, Dump, Bust, Blast, Mayhem, It's On, On Sight and few other tracks are sho shots. For the females, you got From the Ground Up with K-Ci and JoJo. It ain't a female theme? So what? K-Ci and JoJo are on that mug, that's all I care, most any lady out there will quote. For the first time, 40 invited an east coast hip hopper on his album, and he chose a good one: Busta Rhymes. The song Do It To Me with Rhymes is worth a spin. Other notables include $999,999 + $1 = A Mealticket, All Tha Time (with Sick Wid It Records Chief Operating Officer and 40's cousin Brandt B-Legit Jones), Ballin' Outta Control (From The Mail Man EP tape), and Hope I Don't Go Back. Despite the hatas and non-believers critique of 40, he still delivers to his fans a sick album that makes up for the bootsee-ness of his prior album Hall of Game. With unending lyrics, creative slang, a message to get yo change, combined with 40's versatile gameskills, and a slew of guest spots makes this album fetchable ASAP. If you ain't got, get it. If you ain't got it and don't wanna get it, get it. Then get hit by the Element of Surprise.

I love E-40, and none of the other records even come close! It is worth the $22 dollar price tag. If you down with it, get it! peace!

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In my opinion it seems that those phat beats that E-40 keeps layin' down are never gonna stop. That whole CD was laced with tight beats. And you know he will keep it coming.

In his newest and biggest album ever, E40 spitz mad game with a reminiscient view of past time rapping, and with guest appearances by Too $hort and Mack10, nothing bumps bigger on tha block than " The Element of Surprise "