Phil Emerson
Hip-hop icon and entrepreneur Earl "E-40" Stevens spoke to Insider in a wide-ranging interview tied to the signing of a national distribution deal for his spirits business.
E-40 spoke at length on his entrepreneurial history and diversified investment strategy, and discussed how he continues to approach the rap game 35 years into a music career.
For hip-hop legend and entrepreneur Earl "E-40" Stevens, the COVID-19 pandemic has been "a blessing at the same time as an unfortunate situation."
"I think it gave me time, and probably you and a whole bunch of others, time to sit back and focus a lot more on what we mainly want to do," E-40 said in a phone interview with Insider earlier this month.