Customer Reviews

Tha Hall of Game

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Most people say that E-40 never topped In A Major Way but I beg to differ. He not only topped it with this album, he made it a distant memory. I loved In A Major Way but lets be real. How many of you remember it after hearing this album? Exactly. The album starts off with Record Haters where E-40 disses the pants off Rasheed Wallace and AZ. I like Az but he was out of line dissing 40 water and how is Rasheed Wallace dissing anybody? Anybody who heard him rap before knows that he shouldnt be within 3 point distance of a microphone(Im talking Shaquille O Neal wack). Rappers Ball with Too Short and K-Ci is a classic joint. 2pac(RIP) and B-Legit join E-40 on the spectacular Million Dollar Spot. Ring It featuring Spice 1 and Keek Da Sneak is another classic joint and why this song was never an anthem out here still bothers me. E-40 also has you covered on the positive tip with The Story and Things'll Never Change(which beautifully samples Bruce Hornsby's The Way It Is). Some people think I Wanna Thank You with Suga T is corny but is still a highlight track in my opinion. Circumstances is another bangin track that features The Luniz, T-Pup, Celly Cel and Kokane. The only tracks I couldnt feel is My Drinking Club, Keep Pimpin and Growing Up(he could have left the kid who was rapping offbeat of that track you know). The rest of the album is still noteworthy. Bottom Line: E-40's Tha Hall Of Game is his best work and is definetely a highlight album of 1996. This album came out at a time when you can expect most album that come out to be good. Boy do I miss those days. Anyway E-40 put a lot effort into this album and it paid off. Standout tracks: RECORD HATERS, RAPPERS BALL, MILLION DOLLAR SPOT, THE STORY, RING IT, I LIKE WHAT YOU DO TO ME, THINGS'LL NEVER CHANGE, CIRCUMSTANCES and SMEBBIN.

Back in the day you got classic after classic. This is just one of them. Still though E-40's new music is great but not this great if you know what I mean. This is laid back westcoast music at some of it's best. Bay-Area has many talented artirst and if you're into west coast rap E-40 is one of the most important to get. I'll admit this ain't 40's best, but it's far from his worst and it does deserves five stars even though it's more like 4.5.
Definitely check this out if you're interested in some west coast talent.
Also check out music by Too Short, South Central Cartel, Havoc & Prodeje, B-Legit, Richie Rich, The Click, Celly Cel.. oh my God so many talents that never get the props they deserve. I think it's time now! Get this for your collection.

One Of the Best. People knock him for his own vernacular, his style, But he's A Mack, E-40 40 FONZ, ... MY FAVORITE ON THIS CD is Million Dollar Spot with His Cousin B-LEGIT , And Homie 'Pac. My first 40' cd. I appreciate the songs, especially his heartbreaking some things will never change which sounds just like pacs changes. I also love his Diss against Rasheed Wallace. (who hated on him). Good Music.

Really good album probably 40's second best after in a major way.Rappers ball is without a doubt the best song on album and historic because ,unless i'm wrong, it's the beginning of the word fashezze being used in the rap game,40 credits 3xkrazy 4 teachin him that slang but I think this is the first song it was used in.There are a few softer reflective songs on the album but still a lot of hot tracks some of my fav's are record haters, million dollar spot w\Pac,ring it,circumstances,smebbin,and it is what it iissssssss... DB

THIS IS VERY GOOD. YOU EVEN GET A TUPAC APPEARANCE. RING IT IS THE SHIZNIT. YOU BETTER GET THIS BEFORE YOU GET THE ELEMENT, THIS IS WAY BETTER.

I BOUGHT THIS WHEN IT CAME OUT. WHEN I FIRST HEARD "IN A MAJOR WAY" I DAMN NEAR HAD A STROKE. I FOUND THAT HE HAD VOICE AND A STYLE THAT I HAD NEVER HEARD BEFORE. I MEAN I HEARD A SAMPLE OF HIS STUFF, AND I NEVER PAID ATTENTION. BUT MY FRIEND SAID, LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM, YOU'LL LOVE HIM. AND LOVE THIS I DID. THE ALBUM "HALL OF GAME" IS MY PERSONAL FAVORITE THOUGH. I HAVE ALL OF HIS ALBUMS.
HALL OF GAME IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE RAP ALBUMS, AND HAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE RAP TRACKS EVER, "SMEBBIN". I MEAN I LOVE HOW HE TWISTS HIS WORDS, AND CREATED HIS OWN STYLE, AND LANGUAGE, AND MADE THIS...THE HALL OF GAME, THE BEST ALBUM OF HIS CAREER.
I MEAN, LOOK AT AND LISTEN TO THESE TRACKS...
1. Record Haters
2. Rappers' Ball
3. Growing Up
4. Million Dollar Spot
5. Mack Minister
6. I Wanna Thank U
7. The Story
8. My Drinking Club
9. Ring It
10. Pimp Talk
11. Keep Pimpin'
12. I Like What You Do To Me
13. Things'll Never Change
14. Circumstances
15. It Is What It Is
16. Smebbin'

1,2,4,10,14,& 16 ARE MY FAVORITE TRACKS. LISTEN AND GLISTEN BABY.

This is the best CD put out by E-40. All of the songs have different meanings and messages, yet they flow together. "Ring It" is a party song and "It Is What It Is" gives you a grim look at payback. All in all this CD is hot!

I ordered this cd for my husband as a surprised and it was in mint condition. The delivery was very fast. I will order from this seller again.

First of all, i ain't a hater. But i was all hyped about bying this cd. The only reason it got three stars iz cuz of the pac appearance and things'll neva change. Only 50% of the songs were koo. In a major way was twenty times better...now that deserves 5 stars. But i love e-40 cuz he knows how to represent for the yay area. keep spittin' them lyrics and coming up with that unique slang that all the eastcoast people bite off of!

e-40's the man. a weird man but still the man. nobody will give this guy a chance to see what skills 40 really posesses. in no way is he commercial, far from it with his goofy voice, rapid fire flow, and his own personal slang. but that's the beauty of it - he's not like every other rapper! straight from vallejo, ca (adjacent to oakland), 40 brings us "the hall of game". this album shows e-40's fun side and also his more introspective side, making this his best album to date. if you want party songs check out "drinking club" which production wise sounds like 2 yrs ahead of its time. "ring me" has a hot beat with 40's fire flow and is very danceable and club friendly. "rapper's ball" the lead single features the great k-ci and too short and is fun. if you want hood songs check out "million dollar spot" with the great late 2pac, song 3 (i forget the name) which has a driveby skit, and "smebbin" with its song about hoes. then, e-40 takes a 180 and raps about introspection. "the story" is a classic followed by "circumstances" with the chorus saying that you should watch the things you get into and the company you keep, "it is what it is" is a perfectly narrated eerie story of how the law catches up to you in time, and the last song being "things never change" which looks back on 40's hard life. this dude can rap and is so different than your average rapper that you gotta give him a try. you will be impressed! he is straight pimpin here and he puts together some classics here. 40 fonzarelli baby!