Practice Makes Paper

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Practice Makes Paper
E-40 - Practice Makes Paper.jpeg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 26, 2019
Genre Hip hop
Length86:49
Label Heavy on the Grind
Producer
  • Clayton William
  • ChaseTheMoney
  • Traxamillion
  • Iamsu!
  • P-Lo
  • Helluva
  • Hitmaka
  • Paupa
  • Cypress Moreno
  • Prop The Producer
  • Traxx FDR
  • Fresh On The Beat
  • Reece Beats
  • Raytona
  • Zeke Beats
  • Droop-E
  • Migui Maloles
  • Decadez
  • DNYCE
  • Issue
  • Supa Dave West
  • Bosko
  • Disko Boogie
E-40 chronology
The Gift of Gab
(2018)
Practice Makes Paper
(2019)
Snoop Cube 40 $hort
(2022)
Singles from Practice Makes Paper
  1. "Melt"
    Released: March 14, 2019
  2. "Chase the Money"
    Released: June 18, 2019

Practice Makes Paper is the twenty-sixth studio album by American rapper E-40 and the second installment from the Definitions trilogy. It was released on July 26, 2019 by Heavy on the Grind. [1]

Contents

The album features guest appearances from Anthony Hamilton, ASAP Ferg, Chris Brown, Fabolous, G-Eazy, Quavo, Rick Ross, Roddy Ricch, Scarface, Schoolboy Q, Tee Grizzley, Wiz Khalifa, Method Man, Redman among others.

Background

In August 2018, E-40 announced that he was releasing three albums: The Gift of Gab in August, Rule of Thumb in October and Practice Makes Paper in December. [2] Practice Makes Paper was eventually delayed until July 26. [3] The third installment, Rule of Thumb was released in 2023.

Singles

The lead single from the album, "Melt", was released on March 14, 2019 and features a guest appearance from rapper Milla. [4] The song was produced by Clayton William.

The second single, "Chase the Money", was released on June 18, 2019 and features guest appearances from rappers Quavo, Roddy Ricch, Schoolboy Q and ASAP Ferg. [5] The song was produced by ChaseTheMoney. It peaked at number 36 on the Billboard Rhythmic chart.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX 3.8/5 [6]
Pitchfork 7.4/10 [7]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Wake They Shit Up" (featuring B-Legit and Stressmatic) Traxamillion 3:44
2."GOAT" (featuring Milla)Clayton Williams2:27
3."Chase the Money" (featuring Quavo, Roddy Ricch, ASAP Ferg and Schoolboy Q)ChaseTheMoney4:45
4."1 Question" (featuring Chris Brown, Rick Ross and Jeremih) Hitmaka 4:10
5."Rain on My Parade" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign and G-Eazy)Paupa and Cypress Moreno3:12
6."Big Deal" (featuring Wiz Khalifa and P-Lo) P-Lo 2:43
7."Watch the Homies" (featuring Scarface)Prop The Producer3:50
8."I Don't Like Em" (featuring Cousin Fik and Laroo)Traxx FDR3:55
9."I'm It"Bankroll Got it2:22
10."No Choice" (featuring James Too Cold)Fresh on the Beat3:07
11."I Come From The Game" (featuring Payroll Giovanni, Peezy and Sada Baby) Helluva 3:53
12."Don't @ Me" (featuring OMB Peezy)Traxamillion3:36
13."Blossom" (featuring Rexx Life Raj and Boosie Badazz)Reece Beats2:29
14."Made This Way" (featuring Tee Grizzley and Rod Wave)Traxx FDR3:08
15."Ooh" (featuring Problem)Raytona3:05
16."Another One" (featuring Fabolous and Red Café)Traxx FDR3:33
17."In the Struggle"Zeke Beats2:20
18."I'mma Find Out"Decadez2:40
19."Stayed Down" (featuring OMB Peezy, Trenchrunner Poodie and Damani)Traxamillion3:46
20."All Day Long" (featuring Stupid Young)Paupa2:36
21."Surroundings" (featuring Stressmatic)Dnyce3:27
22."Bet You Didn't Know"Issue3:45
23."Facts Not Fiction" (featuring Stressmatic)Helluva3:11
24."Thou Wow" (featuring Iamsu!) Iamsu! 3:26
25."Keep On Gassin'" (featuring Method Man, Redman and Bosko)Supa Dave West4:07
26."My Everything" (featuring Anthony Hamilton and K-Ci)Disko Boogie3:31
Total length:86:48

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [8] 65
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [9] 32

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