Things'll Never Change
{{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 featuring Bo-Roc
| album = Tha Hall of Game
| released = 1996
| recorded =
| genre = Conscious hip hop
| length = 5:06
| label =
| writer =
- Earl Stevens
- Mike Mosley
- Femi Ojetunde
- Bruce Hornsby
| producer =
- Mosley
- Ojetunde
| chronology = E-40
| prev_title = 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 and the second single from his third studio album Tha Hall of Game (1996). It features American rapper Bo-Roc of The Dove Shack. The song contains a sample of "The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby and the Range and was produced by Mike Mosley and Femi Ojetunde. It peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Critical reception
Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic considered the song a "clear standout" on Tha Hall of Game, alongside "Rapper's Ball".{{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|accessdate=July 6, 2025}} In a November 1996 review of the album, El Surround of RapReviews predicted the song "will catch attention next month".{{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}}
Charts
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| scope="col"| Charts (1996)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{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 (Billboard){{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/E-40/chart-history/dsa/ |title=E-40 Chart History (Dance Singles Sales) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 6, 2025}}
| 26 |