The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1
The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1 | ||||||||||||
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Studio album by E-40 | ||||||||||||
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, A.J., The 8thgraders, Black Key Beats, Droop-E, DJ Toure, Mike Mosely, Bosko |
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Professional ratings | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The A.V. Club | B[2] |
Dusted Magazine | 80/100[3] |
Fact Magazine | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork Media | 7.9/10[5] |
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Spectrum Culture | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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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. 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.
Contents
Track listing
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:
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1:15:11 |
Bonus Tracks | |||
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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:
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1:23:35 |
Notes
- Stressmatic is not credited on "Rock Stars" and "Cutlass"
- Cousin Fik and Droop-E are not credited on the iTunes version of "Mary Jane"
- "Bust Moves" heavily samples "Going Back to Cali" by the Notorious B.I.G.
Charts
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 |
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- ↑ "E-40 – Chart history" Billboard 200 for E-40. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ↑ "E-40 – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for E-40. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ↑ "E-40 – Chart history" Billboard Top Rap Albums for E-40. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ↑ "E-40 – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for E-40. Retrieved October 23, 2014.