Earl Stevens (born November 15, 1967 in Vallejo, California) best known by his stage name E-40, is a Bay Area rapper. After a talent show at Grambling State University, E-40 and his cousin B-Legit decided to attempt a career in rap. They moved back to Vallejo and teamed up with D-Shot, E-40's brother, to form the group Most Valuable Players. E-40's gospel singing uncle (see "I got the game from my Uncle Saint Charles") helped them put out the record. E-40 says "Ughh" in many of his songs. E-40's sister, Suga T, was then added to the group to form The Click. The "40" in "E-40" was chosen by Earl as a reference to "40s" - 40 ounce bottles of malt liquor. The "E" was simply derived from Earl's first name. His mother gave him this idea. After the release of The Click's first album, Down and Dirty , E-40's local solo debut was released. E-40 then gained statewide recognition[citation needed] with his early EP. E-40 has released over ten albums, including those with The Click. He...This information was automatically generated from Freebase article E-40. You should replace/update it...