Over the course of his career, e-dubble released four albums; Straight Outta St. Mary's (2006), Hip-Hop is Good (2009), Reset EP (2012) and Two Tone Rebel (2016).
[h2]Early life[/h2]
Wallace grew up outside of Philadelphia, the youngest child of a principal and a schoolteacher. In the 1990s, Wallace and his friends fell under the spell of hip-hop cast by Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre; his music would later be known for its common celebrations of this love of hip-hop. He played center on the Wissahickon High basketball team, but dreamed of being a rapper. In an interview with the Baltimore magazine, Wallace cited Eminem's breakout success in the late 90's as a major inspiration to him, saying "Eminem showed that a white rapper could have a career. It was about skills, whether or not you could do it."
[h2]Background[/h2]
After graduating from St. Mary’s College of Maryland with a degree in political science, e-dubble moved to Baltimore to live with his friends and collaborators. Together they formed the hip-hop band Young English, and played their first show in July 2008. The group went on to purchase a renovated warehouse, dubbed “The Hampden Mansion,” where e-dubble would later go on to write, record, and produce his debut album Hip-Hop is Good. He went on to produce his Freestyle Friday series, a weekly series of free songs.
[h2]Career[/h2]
In 2009, e-dubble released his debut album, "Hip Hop is Good". The next year, in August 2010, e-dubble created his YouTube channel. He quickly began releasing freestyles on every Friday creating the series "Freestyle Fridays", in which he sampled other songs (such as Tighten Up and MMMBop) and rapped over the instrumentals. He also occasionally collaborated with his band, Young English, to make the tracks. The series ran throughout 2010 and a final track was released in 2012. The series was noted for its effective use of samples, lyrics and e-dubble's spoken word outros, in which he communicated with fans. He followed this up in 2012 with his next album, "Reset EP". He released his final album in 2016 with "Two Tone Rebel". His most popular songs include "Be a King", "Let Me Oh" and "What it Do".
[h2]Death[/h2]
On 21 January 2017, 23 days before his death, e-dubble posted a photo on his Instagram of a swollen hand, with the caption "I don't recommend throwing up half of your body's blood. Or having your hand swell up like Martin Short in 'Pure Luck' or needing 10 blood transfusions. But I'm gonna be aight. Thanks for the love". One of his business partners, Danny, later tweeted on 27 January: "Keep our friend e-dubble in your thoughts! He is at the Hahnemann Hospital fighting a serious infection", suggesting the infection was not getting better. As e-dubble became unusually inactive on the internet, rumors began to circulate that he had died, and were eventually confirmed on Twitter by many of his close associates as well as eventually the Black Paisley Records website. E-Dubble passed away on February 13, 2017.
Simple
E-Dubble Lyrics
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Sombra e água pra tomar
Porta aberta na prisão
Pra mendigo é como o pão
É o seu amor
É o seu amor
Edredom em Blumenau
Pipa solta pelo ar
Um amigo pra brincar
É o seu amor
É o seu amor
Brigadeiro de colher
Escolher o bem me quer
Pé de fruta pra colher
Dividir mesmo sem ter
É o seu amor
É o seu amor
These lyrics are from the song "Simple" by E-Dubble. The song reflects on the simple pleasures and joys of life, focusing on love, freedom, friendship, and sharing. The lyrics talk about how simple things like the sun in Ceará (a state in Brazil), shade and water to drink, an open door in a prison, and bread for a beggar can bring immense happiness.
The song also mentions other simple things that can bring joy like clean clothes on a clothesline, a comfortable blanket in Blumenau (a city in Brazil), a kite flying in the air, and having a friend to play with. The lyrics highlight the significance of these small, everyday aspects of life that can bring immense satisfaction and contentment.
Line by Line Meaning
Como o sol no Ceará
Like the sun in Ceará
Sombra e água pra tomar
Shade and water to consume
Porta aberta na prisão
An open door in prison
Pra mendigo é como o pão
For a beggar, it's like bread
É o seu amor
It's your love
Roupa limpa no varal
Clean clothes hanging on the line
Edredom em Blumenau
A comforter in Blumenau
Pipa solta pelo ar
A kite soaring through the air
Um amigo pra brincar
A friend to play with
É o seu amor
It's your love
Brigadeiro de colher
Spoonfuls of brigadeiro (Brazilian sweet)
Escolher o bem me quer
Choosing 'loves me' from a daisy ('bem me quer' in Portuguese)
Pé de fruta pra colher
A fruit tree to harvest from
Dividir mesmo sem ter
To share even if you don't have
É o seu amor
It's your love
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Jefte Salles
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Zirkov
[Intro]
April 9th, Freestyle Friday #10. Here we go, we're just gonna get into it. Yeah, yeah
[Verse 1]
'Cause we just skipped the whole season
And shit was inconvenient
Truth is: I haven't put away my fucking heater
Break out the A/C, slater get it freezing
Get the Freon and bring on the two pieces
Love it when the ladies sip they little margaritas
Me, I keep it simple, I'm a Natty Boh genius
Still rock my 501's even in the heat
Even though they like an oven on my motherloving penis
Jesus, I farm ten like ol' Cletus
Name check the Simpsons, fact check my thesis
High five the team, I ride for Young English
Backslap fools who hate when I bring it
Bluefield, blue bell, need y'all to sing it
The way I fish for fans is just egregious
He just aced his test like he cheated
Don't fight the urge, you know you can't beat it
[Hook]
Fuck a trend, we set the standards
Raise up the bar, we're not limbo dancers
You've got the question, we've got the answer
We keep it simple, you are much fancier
[Verse 2]
We just made a new lane, now it's time to go pave it
Pavlov's dog, you can check out my behaviour
Aiming for the stars and you know that we are racing
Indiana Pacers spaceship no chasing
On some next shit but check those basics
Break the foundation, round the bases
Never gonna settle, we won't be complacent
Always upgrade, Beyonce and Jay shit
If you're Howard Stern, then I'm Kojo Nnamdi
No Foursquare, y'all can't find me
An NPR addict, dodging that static
Not the coolest thing in town but you know you gotta have it
Grab it, like Diane Rehm's vocal chords
Working hard even though she's sore
Cut through the bullshit and keep doing your thing
Tom Hanks, Liz Perkins, you're doing it big
Wahhh
[Hook]
Fuck a trend, we set the standards
Raise up the bar, we're not limbo dancers
You've got the question, we've got the answer
We keep it simple, you are much fancier
Fuck a trend, we set the standards
Raise up the bar, we're not limbo dancers
You've got the question, we've got the answer
We keep it simple, you are much fancier
[E-Dub's Rambles]
Yeah, April 9th, Freestyle Friday #10. The 10th on the 9th. E-dubble. Black Paisley, Young English, go ahead motherfucker, just sing it, eyyy. Woops. Look guys, I gotta go to work. I gotta go to work, and I gotta do my laundry, but I hope everybody had a good time. I wrote this at five in the morning, I was a little groggy, might not be the best song ever but it's something to listen to. And, um, I hope you guys have a fun night. I'm gonna have a little surprise for you in a few hours, so, everybody stay good. Facebook.com/EDubHipHop, be my fan, be my friend. Won't you be my friend? Won't you be my friend and my fan? Please be my friend or my fan. What am I gonna do without a friend and a fan? Alright seriously I gotta get to work, I'll see you guys
Toppings Toppings
"Wrote this at 5 am, was a little groggy so it might not be the best song ever" - proceeds to rap one of the best one offs of his career. RIP Evan, You were all of us.
Cargo
Hahahahah. Yes
PLK
Imagine if he wrote it at 5pm
whyarewehere
A lot of his stuff is great honestly
TrippieButters
❤❤
Arfkhat Lapoquty
Yah but for me it's roller coaster
BenArchy Uk
This video is 10 years old, Edubble has been gone for years, and yet, his music is still legendary. We still miss you man, you were taken away too early.
Rip Edubble.
Joep Leentjes
He’s still missed, gone too soon...
Kenny Santiago
OMG NAH MY FUCKING GUY I USED TO LISTEN TO THIS NIGGA MUSIC PLAYING BO2 AS A REAL YOUNGIN. Shit is crazy that he died rip the 🐐
Kristian Pietro
@Kenny Santiago facts