Evan Sewell Wallace, best known by his stage name e-dubble (often stylized … Read Full Bio ↴Evan Sewell Wallace, best known by his stage name e-dubble (often stylized E-DUBBLE or shortened to e-dub) (November 1, 1982 - February 13, 2017) was an American rapper from Philadelphia. He was best known for his Freestyle Friday series in which he released a new song each Friday throughout all of 2010, with one final release in 2012. He was the founder of Black Paisley Records. He died aged 34 on February 13, 2017.
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.
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.
Rebuild
E-dubble Lyrics
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I see these pictures on the wall
And the people look upset
And they all look full of regret
Because they can't escape the frame
Well I'm no lame, I'll break it into pieces
Show me a system you know I'll beat it
Life is like legos, gotta keep building
Smash that building, then rebuild it
Once the peacoat come off the pomade come out
The drums get rung out, the words get sung out
I'm cold, rockin' a snuggie I'm so bold
With a fist in the air I promise I won't fold
I won't' stop either, trippin' off ether
Musta been that boom-bap that knocked him on his keister
Or that bruce springsteen
Reaganomics baby bubba so you know I'm a fiend
I was dreaming bout songs that they didn't even make yet
Rip the mic on my fisher price tape deck
Check out my melody I wanna go ape shit
Clappin' to tracy chapman in the basement
No genres just alot of new soul
That rhythm nation gave that lil' dude hope
Can't cope, no dope, no ill shit
Feeling's coming back cuz' you know we gon' rebuild it
I see these pictures on the wall
And the people look upset
And they all look full of regret
Because they can't escape the frame
Well I'm no lame, I'll break it into pieces
Show me a system you know I'll beat it
Life is like legos, gotta keep building
Smash that building, then rebuild it
We breathe life, dodge pain and sing loud
Egalitarian constructs we kings now
We're not peons, the type of shit we on
Is cold shoulder bold, no mold we stay freon
So we're liquid, but still viscous
When shit breaks we ain't looking for a quick fix
This ain't 8th grade science class dip shit
Chemistry's organic can it with the bisquick
We stay hungry pancakes for handshakes
No hang overs the buzz becomes mandate
Rebuild bridges, send out the pigeons
Carry the words we purge what's divisive
And reunite when the lightning strikes
No ben franks but that's how you know the price is right
We tie keys to kites and let em' spark up
Dreams become real congeal like don darko
I see these pictures on the wall
And the people look upset
And they all look full of regret
Because they can't escape the frame
Well I'm no lame, I'll break it into pieces
Show me a system you know I'll beat it
Life is like legos, gotta keep building
Smash that building, then rebuild it
They throwing stones like they're running out of ammo
We going hard like motherfuckin' rambo
But no first blood and no virgins
They put the fine print in motherfuckin' cursive
They're tryna trick us but we're in comic sans
Lower cased we don't overstate the common man
It's no big deal, it's just music right?
Maybe yes, maybe no, maybe use it right
I know I'm trying to, I know you're trying too
Find peace, find love, find bonaroo
But it's a contradiction when the hate is felt
You should prolly talk shit and try and take the belt
But the belt means shit when you zoom out
That top spot might as well be a tomb now
You find weakness, turn it into strength
Build a foundation to bury all the hate- till we're home
And the lights get cut on, we all in as they play the fight song
We toast drinks while we right where we wronged
In with the good air, bad air be gone
But unfiltered we are not stilted
Double entendres will be not jilted
Cuz' we love the love that we live for
Concrete set but yet we still build more
I see these pictures on the wall
And the people look upset
And they all look full of regret
Because they can't escape the frame
Well I'm no lame, I'll break it into pieces
Show me a system you know I'll beat it
Life is like legos, gotta keep building
Smash that building, then rebuild it
And the people look upset
And they all look full of regret
Because they can't escape the frame
Well I'm no lame, I'll break it into pieces
Show me a system you know I'll beat it
Life is like legos, gotta keep building
Smash that building, then rebuild it
Once the peacoat come off the pomade come out
The drums get rung out, the words get sung out
I'm cold, rockin' a snuggie I'm so bold
With a fist in the air I promise I won't fold
I won't' stop either, trippin' off ether
Musta been that boom-bap that knocked him on his keister
Or that bruce springsteen
Reaganomics baby bubba so you know I'm a fiend
I was dreaming bout songs that they didn't even make yet
Rip the mic on my fisher price tape deck
Check out my melody I wanna go ape shit
Clappin' to tracy chapman in the basement
No genres just alot of new soul
That rhythm nation gave that lil' dude hope
Can't cope, no dope, no ill shit
Feeling's coming back cuz' you know we gon' rebuild it
I see these pictures on the wall
And the people look upset
And they all look full of regret
Because they can't escape the frame
Well I'm no lame, I'll break it into pieces
Show me a system you know I'll beat it
Life is like legos, gotta keep building
Smash that building, then rebuild it
We breathe life, dodge pain and sing loud
Egalitarian constructs we kings now
We're not peons, the type of shit we on
Is cold shoulder bold, no mold we stay freon
So we're liquid, but still viscous
When shit breaks we ain't looking for a quick fix
This ain't 8th grade science class dip shit
Chemistry's organic can it with the bisquick
We stay hungry pancakes for handshakes
No hang overs the buzz becomes mandate
Rebuild bridges, send out the pigeons
Carry the words we purge what's divisive
And reunite when the lightning strikes
No ben franks but that's how you know the price is right
We tie keys to kites and let em' spark up
Dreams become real congeal like don darko
I see these pictures on the wall
And the people look upset
And they all look full of regret
Because they can't escape the frame
Well I'm no lame, I'll break it into pieces
Show me a system you know I'll beat it
Life is like legos, gotta keep building
Smash that building, then rebuild it
They throwing stones like they're running out of ammo
We going hard like motherfuckin' rambo
But no first blood and no virgins
They put the fine print in motherfuckin' cursive
They're tryna trick us but we're in comic sans
Lower cased we don't overstate the common man
It's no big deal, it's just music right?
Maybe yes, maybe no, maybe use it right
I know I'm trying to, I know you're trying too
Find peace, find love, find bonaroo
But it's a contradiction when the hate is felt
You should prolly talk shit and try and take the belt
But the belt means shit when you zoom out
That top spot might as well be a tomb now
You find weakness, turn it into strength
Build a foundation to bury all the hate- till we're home
And the lights get cut on, we all in as they play the fight song
We toast drinks while we right where we wronged
In with the good air, bad air be gone
But unfiltered we are not stilted
Double entendres will be not jilted
Cuz' we love the love that we live for
Concrete set but yet we still build more
I see these pictures on the wall
And the people look upset
And they all look full of regret
Because they can't escape the frame
Well I'm no lame, I'll break it into pieces
Show me a system you know I'll beat it
Life is like legos, gotta keep building
Smash that building, then rebuild it
In E-dubble's song "Rebuild," the artist reflects on the complexities of life and the struggles that come with it. The opening line sets the tone for the rest of the song, as E-dubble observes pictures on the wall with people who look upset and full of regret. The idea of being trapped in a frame and unable to escape is a metaphor for feeling stuck in life. E-dubble offers a solution: break the frame into pieces and rebuild it. He sees life as a constant process of building and rebuilding, like playing with Legos. E-dubble encourages people to keep moving forward and never give up.
The next verse continues with thoughts about life's ups and downs. E-dubble mentions Bruce Springsteen and Reaganomics, showing his range of cultural knowledge. He reminisces about dreaming about songs that haven't been made yet and discusses his love of all kinds of music, from Tracy Chapman to "new soul." The line "No genres just a lot of new soul, that Rhythm Nation gave that lil' dude hope" speaks to the essence of music being about bringing people together and finding hope.
The final verse focuses on social issues and the importance of finding unity. E-dubble encourages people to rebuild bridges and work towards peace, calling out those who try to divide and trick us. He urges people to find strength in their weaknesses and to build a foundation of love to counteract hate. The song ends on a hopeful note, with the idea of moving forward together towards a better future.
Writer(s): evan wallace
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safsar20
How am I still finding legendary songs by this man after 5 years!! Criminally underrated artist
Credit Tech
Fuck went through my Rest In Peace edub playlist and stumbled upon this song again gotta pay my respects the melody made me tear up a great man left us a while ago
xVoidzyy
RIP e-dub :'( you will always be alive in my heart.
SignedCargo259
101st
PLK
RIP e-dubble and Big Chungus
Dickan
@ANIMOTION nearly 2019.... and I am listening to this god.
ANIMOTION
2011 and i am still listening in 2017 and beyond. he will always be in my heart :'(
Elise Bolton
KingDrexy ikr....he was awesome
fritzdog12345
there is no one on edubs level. he is the highest level :) #E-Dub for Prez
Puunk_
I personally feel a great connection with two of e-dubble's songs moreso than the others. This one and "What it do." The reason for this one is it makes me think of my older brother, the one person in my life I care about the most. He is 3 years and half a month older than me. He struggles with autism and delusional paranoia. I remember the recovery process from him getting sent to a mental hospital, which is why the concept of reconstruction brings him to mind, along with his love of legos.