# Things'll Never Change

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{{short description|1996 single by E-40 featuring Bo-Roc}}
{{Infobox song
| name       = Things'll Never Change
| cover      = E-40 - Things'll Never Change.jpg
| type       = single
| artist     = [E-40](/source/E-40) featuring Bo-Roc
| album      = [Tha Hall of Game](/source/Tha_Hall_of_Game)
| released   = 1996
| recorded   =
| genre      = [Conscious hip hop](/source/Conscious_hip_hop)
| length     = 5:06
| label      =
* [Sick Wid It](/source/E-40)
* [Jive](/source/Jive_Records)
| writer     =
* [Earl Stevens](/source/E-40)
* Mike Mosley
* Femi Ojetunde
* [Bruce Hornsby](/source/Bruce_Hornsby)
| producer   =
* Mosley
* Ojetunde
| chronology = [E-40](/source/E-40)
| prev_title = [Rapper's Ball](/source/Rapper's_Ball)
| prev_year  = 1996
| next_title = Check It Out
| next_year  = 1996
| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|L_UBEBLRu-Y|"Things'll Never Change"}}}}
}}
"'''Things'll Never Change'''" is a song by American rapper [E-40](/source/E-40) and the second single from his third studio album ''[Tha Hall of Game](/source/Tha_Hall_of_Game)'' (1996). It features American rapper Bo-Roc of [The Dove Shack](/source/The_Dove_Shack). The song contains a sample of "[The Way It Is](/source/The_Way_It_Is_(Bruce_Hornsby_song))" by [Bruce Hornsby and the Range](/source/Bruce_Hornsby_and_the_Range) and was produced by Mike Mosley and Femi Ojetunde. It peaked at number 26 on the [''Billboard'' Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100).

==Critical reception==
Jason Birchmeier of [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) considered the song a "clear standout" on ''Tha Hall of Game'', alongside "[Rapper's Ball](/source/Rapper's_Ball)".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/tha-hall-of-game-mw0000080833|title=Tha Hall of Game - E-40 - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic|author=Jason Birchmeier|work=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)|accessdate=July 6, 2025}}</ref> In a November 1996 review of the album, El Surround of ''RapReviews'' predicted the song "will catch attention next month".<ref>{{cite web|author=El Surround|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/1996_11_hallofgame.html|title=E-40 :: Tha Hall of Game :: Sick Wid It/Jive|website=RapReviews|accessdate=July 6, 2025|date=November 1996}}</ref>

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Charts (1996)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{single chart|UK|98|date=19970308|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2025}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|29|artist=E-40|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2025}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|19|artist=E-40|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2025}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphopairplay|59|artist=E-40|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2025}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrapsongs|4|artist=E-40|rowheader=true|access-date=July 6, 2025}}
|-
!scope="row"|US [Dance Singles Sales](/source/Dance_Singles_Sales) (''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'')<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/E-40/chart-history/dsa/ |title=E-40 Chart History (Dance Singles Sales) |magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) |access-date=July 6, 2025}}</ref>
| 26
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{E-40}}

Category:1996 singles
Category:1996 songs
Category:E-40 songs
Category:Songs written by E-40
Category:Songs written by Bruce Hornsby
Category:Jive Records singles

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