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45 Songs, 2 Hours 49 Minutes
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Tree In the Load (feat. Cousin' Fik & Choose Up Cheese) | |
Project Building (feat. Gucci Mane & Young Scooter) | |
A Breath of Fresh Air (feat. B-Legit & Mike Marshall) | |
Do What I Gotta Do (feat. Work Dirty & Laroo T.H.H.) | |
Penetrate (feat. IamSu, Sage the Gemini & Eric Statz) |
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The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1 | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 26, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2011-2012 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 1:15:11 | |||
Label | Heavy on the Grind Ent., EMI | |||
Producer | E-40(exec.) Bangladesh, Tone Bone, C-Ballin, Sam Bostic, Rick Rock, Jelly Roll, AJ, The 8thgraders, Black Key Beats, Droop-E, DJ Toure, Mike Mosely, Bosko | |||
E-40 chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1 | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The A.V. Club | B[2] |
Dusted Magazine | 80/100[3] |
Fact Magazine | [4] |
Pitchfork Media | 7.9/10[5] |
RapReviews | [6] |
Spectrum Culture | [7] |
This Beat Goes | [8] |
Totally Dublin | [9] |
The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1 is the fifteenth studio album by American rapper E-40. The album is part of a trilogy that was released on March 26, 2012. The other albums in the trilogy include The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2, and The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 3. E-40's last four albums were released in pairs; Revenue Retrievin': Day Shift and Revenue Retrievin': Night Shift were released in 2010, and Revenue Retrievin': Overtime Shift and Revenue Retrievin': Graveyard Shift were released in 2011.
The album has 18 tracks, along with 2 bonus tracks, and it features Juicy J, 2 Chainz, B-Legit, Richie Rich, Gangsta Boo, Droop-E, The Jacka, Raheem DeVaughn, Mugzi, Turf Talk, and Mistah F.A.B., and Go Hard Black among others.
A behind the scenes for the music video for 'They Point' featuring Juicy J and 2 Chainz and produced by Bangladesh was released on February 16, 2012,[10] and the video was released on March 22.[11] The music video for 'Fast Lane' was released on the album's release date.[12] On August 1, the video for 'Turn It Up' was released.[13] Despite not being released as a single, 'In This Thang Breh' featuring Turf Talk and Mistah F.A.B. peaked at #19 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, making it Turf Talk's first and only charting song.
Two commercials were released in March 2012 to promote the Block Brochure album series.[14] The first volume scored a 78/100 on Metacritic, indicating 'generally positive reviews'.[15] It is the highest of the three volumes. The volume debuted at #59 on the Billboard 200,[16] and at #10 on the Hot R&B/Hip-hop albums chart.
No. | Title | Producer(s)[17] | Length |
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1. | 'Fast Lane' | Droop-E | 3:26 |
2. | 'They Point' (featuring Juicy J & 2 Chainz) | Bangladesh | 4:13 |
3. | 'Rock Stars' | Rick Rock | 4:18 |
4. | 'Outta Town' (featuring B-Legit & Laroo T.H.H.) | DJ Toure | 5:00 |
5. | 'What's My Name' | Tone Bone | 3:26 |
6. | 'Slummin’' | Rick Rock | 2:54 |
7. | 'Do the Playa' (featuring DecadeZ) | Jelly Roll | 3:31 |
8. | 'Cutlass' (featuring B-Legit & Richie Rich) | Mike Mosley & Sam Bostic | 4:36 |
9. | 'Turn It Up' | C-Ballin | 4:02 |
10. | 'Let's Fuck' (featuring Gangsta Boo) | Droop-E | 4:19 |
11. | 'Bust Moves' (featuring Droop-E & Big Omeezy) | AJ | 3:52 |
12. | 'Can You Feel It?' (featuring B-Legit) | Droop-E | 4:34 |
13. | 'What Is It Over?' (featuring J Banks) | Droop-E | 4:17 |
14. | 'In the Ghetto' (featuring The Jacka & Rankin Scroo) | Black Key Beats | 5:43 |
15. | 'Rollin' (featuring Raheem DeVaughn, Laroo T.H.H., Mugzi, Work Dirty, Droop-E & Decadez) | DJ Toure | 4:25 |
16. | 'In This Thang Breh' (featuring Turf Talk & Mistah F.A.B.) | Tone Bone | 3:09 |
17. | 'Mary Jane' (featuring Christian Keez, Cousin Fik & Droop-E) | The 8thgraders | 4:07 |
18. | 'Help Me' (featuring Mike Marshall & Go Hard Black) | C-Ballin | 5:11 |
Total length: | 1:15:11 |
iTunes Bonus Track | |||
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No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
19. | 'Blame It on the DJ' (featuring C-Ballin) | C-Ballin | 4:05 |
20. | 'Beatin' the Trunk Loose' | Bosko | 4:18 |
Total length: | 1:23:35 |
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[18] | 69 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[19] | 10 |
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[20] | 9 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[21] | 10 |