Vallejo is not shy when it comes to honoring its homegrown talents, with the city council voting to rename a stretch of Magazine Street after versatile rapper, entrepreneur, and Bay Area icon E-40 according to KTVU. The unanimous decision marks a pivotal moment in E-40's career, as growing up in the area and naming an entire song after it shows the importance of Magazine Street to his formative years.

Being in the entertainment industry for over three decades certainly pays off, with E-40, born Earl Stevens, establishing himself as a dominant force in the world of music, amassing fans with chart-topping hits like "U and Dat," "Tell Me When To Go," "Choices (Yup),". Vallejo City's decision to acknowledge his achievements parallels similar moves by the Oakland City Council who earlier voted unanimously to rename a portion of MacArthur Boulevard after iconic rapper Tupac Shakur.

Apart from his music career, E-40 has taken the entrepreneurial dive, launching several food and drink products with a wide range of wine, tequila, cognac, bourbon, vodka, gin, beer, and pre-mixed cocktail lines as stated in the Vallejo Sun. E-40's philanthropic efforts in Vallejo have also helped open doors, with food donations and his work with the Salvation Army.

The move to honor E-40 has shed more light on other accomplished personalities, with Vallejo City Council also endorsing the street renaming of a portion of Calaveras Street in honor of Rev. Dr. Caroll Broadfoot, the long-serving pastor at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church.