{"product_id":"e-40-in-a-major-way","title":"IN A MAJOR WAY","description":"Personnel: E-40 (vocals); Studio Ton, Kevin Gardner (guitar, keyboards, programming); James \"Flat Top\" Jones (guitar); Sam Bostic, Mike Mosley, Funk Daddy (keyboards, programming); Geraldine Michaels, T-Pup, Luscious Lynn, Nikki Barksdale, Earl Stevens, Jr. (background vocals).\nProducers: Sam Bostic, Mike Mosley, E-40, Funk Daddy; Studio Ton.\nEngineers include: K-Lou, Ken Franklin, Studio Ton.\nOne of E-40's best albums -- and along with Tha Hall of Game (1996), perhaps his best overall -- In a Major Way features the Bay Area rapper early in his career, when he was at his most inspired and focused. His previous solo releases (Federal, 1993; The Mail Man, 1993), as well as his work with the Click (Down and Dirty, 1994), had been formative and low-budget, released independently by his Sick Wid' It label in association with a regional distributor. Sure, some of that prior work was great, particularly The Mail Man and its breakout hit, \"Captain Save a Hoe,\" but none of it compares to In a Major Way in terms of scale and consistency. Over the course of 16 tracks, E-40 collaborates with his Sick Wid' It stable of producers (Studio Ton, Mike Mosley, Sam Bostic) and rappers (B-Legit, Suga T, Celly Cel), along with outside talent. Newcomer Funk Daddy produces three tracks, including the standout \"Sideways,\" while up-and-coming Bay Area rappers 2Pac, Mac Mall, and Spice 1 team up for another standout, \"Dusted 'n' Disgusted.\" Besides these two standouts, highlights of In a Major Way include a pair of hit singles (\"1-Luv,\" \"Sprinkle Me\") that broke into the Billboard Hot 100, plus \"Da Bumble.\" In a Major Way does have its shortcomings, chief among them the production, which still sounds low-budget, if improved from prior releases. E-40 made the most of what he had to work with at the time, though, and for a mostly in-house album, In a Major Way is an impressive showcase of the talent at hand. E-40's raps would improve over the years, as would his production stable and his recording budget, yet few albums in his catalog rival In a Major Way, which track-for-track is remarkably solid and thoroughly entertaining. ~ Jason Birchmeier\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Pop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 10\/20\/2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"E-40","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44598740943081,"sku":"4I9YNY-71KQ-00","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/e-40-in-a-major-way_rsia5.jpg?v=1759445853","url":"https:\/\/www.vibinvinyl.com\/products\/e-40-in-a-major-way","provider":"Vibin' Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}