E-40 and Tracy just celebrated their 32nd wedding anniversary! On June 22, the rapper celebrated their huge relationship milestone with a series of images showing the beautiful experiences they enjoyed over the years on Instagram.
They have been together since 1985 as high school sweethearts, and they got married in June 1991.
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In 2013, E-40 revealed that the secret to a long-lasting relationship starts with communication and sharing the same interests.
“It’s always good when two people like the same things. The conversation has to naturally happen. That’s when you get into ‘what you like’ and ‘what are you in to.’” The hip-hop artist told XXL Magazine.
The pair personally enjoy bowling together.
“Any relationship, I’m talking about even with your kids, when you got something they can relate to—both of y’all—it helps. Otherwise it’s going to be like, “whats up, whats up.” [Laughs} Am I lying though? Its good to adjust to each other liking because you might like something that she don’t like and vice versa. Communication, that keeps everything cool. Not holding anything back, you got to tell each other what’s on your mind, that’s really it. Otherwise when one gets mad at one, it can burst and you just let it out and it can just come out wrong. We’ve been together for 28 years going on to 29. We met in high school but we really met in junior high. I like her [Tracy] since the 8th grade [Laughs].”
Family is important to E-40, whose real name is Earl T. Stevens Jr. He is the son of Earl “The Pearl” Stevens Sr. who was best known for his legendary low-rider paint jobs in Vallejo, Calif., and playing the blues.
“My mom and dad divorced when I was 8 years old, but my Dad never left my life,” says E-40. “We would go over there on weekends and he’d be playing his guitar, listening to Bobby Blue Bland and B. B. King and KBLX radio while he was out in the garage painting custom cars.”
