e40 is better than 90% of rappers 
you expect eastcoast nikkas to be dumb as fukk and not know 
but when you dig through his VAST catalogue of music 
some of the nikkas we say are top 10 on Eastcoast cant fukk with his discography at all 
you are really showing your lack of hiphop knowledge if you try to pretend Earl aint one of the top westcoast artists of all time 
I'm actually embarassed that it took me decades to figured it out too, so you arent alone. 
The Element of Surprise alone shyts on most rappers best CDs