E-40 appears on daytime TV, talks Tupac, sips Sluricane

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E-40 just appeared somewhere many would least expect to see him: a daytime talk show.

The rapper, whose real name is Earl Stevens, appeared on the syndicated show "The Real" on Wednesday as a birthday surprise to host and major fan Jeannie Mai, who is from San Jose and went to high school in Milpitas. (To be clear, the fact that his appearance was a birthday gift also appeared to surprise E-40.)

Nevertheless, with Sluricanes in hand, 40 delivered an impromptu celebratory toast for Mai and the other hosts, Tamera Mowry, Loni Love, and Adrienne Bailon.

The veteran rapper also talked a little bit about his life, touching on his 25-year marriage to Tracy Stevens and his friendship with fellow West Coast rapper Tupac.

As E-40 says, Tupac had an extremely dedicated work ethic.

"You know, Tupac would go into the studio and make like six or seven songs in one day," he said. "That's how he operated. He was real quick with his pen."

See the whole clip above.