E-40, Lil B, Too $hort and Kamaiyah. Collage by Jackie Lay / NPR. Bennett Raglin / Randy Shropshire / Taylor Hill / Gaelle Beri/Getty Images hide caption
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E-40
E-40, middle, watches during an NBA basketball game between the Golden State Warriors and the Portland Trail Blazers in San Francisco, Dec. 30, 2022. The Sacramento Kings are investigating allegations from the rapper E-40 that "racial bias" led to him being kicked out of his seat during a playoff game against the Golden State Warriors. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
On his 13th and 14th albums, E-40 morphs words using levels of absurdity that would make Dr. Seuss proud. Courtesy of the artist hide caption