“[E-40] posted the above photo to his twitter a few months ago and it might be the most appropriate picture of his career. Earl is gleefully lying on the floor of the studio in his socks with two jugs of Rossi at his side, committing his lyrics to a sprawling stack of legal pads. He still looks like an excited little kid, even though he’s 40+ and a father himself. That balance of wisdom and childlike enthusiasm has long been the appeal of 40.”