Revenue Retrievin': Graveyard Shift

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Revenue Retrievin': Graveyard Shift
Graveyard Shift E-40.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 29, 2011 [1]
Recorded2010–2011
Genre Hip hop
Length77:05
Label
  • Heavy on the Grind
  • EMI
Producer
E-40 chronology
Revenue Retrievin': Overtime Shift
(2011)
Revenue Retrievin': Graveyard Shift
(2011)
The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1
(2012)

Revenue Retrievin': Graveyard Shift is the fourteenth studio album by American rapper E-40. It was released on March 29, 2011, by Heavy on the Grind Entertainment and EMI. His thirteenth album, Revenue Retrievin': Overtime Shift , was released on the same day. He also released his eleventh and twelfth albums on the same day in 2010.

Contents

The album has 20 tracks, and the featured guests include T-Pain, Tech N9ne, Bosko, Bun B, Slim Thug and Turf Talk, among others.

Singles

"She Smashed the Homie" was released as promotional single for the album. The song features Snoop Dogg and Ray J. [2]

A music video for "Concrete" was released on April 6, 2011 [3] and one for "That Candy Paint" featuring Bun B and Slim Thug was released on May 15. [4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
HipHopDX Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Pitchfork Media 8.3/10 [7]
RapReviews8.0/10 [8]
Spin 7/10 [9]

Commercial performance

Revenue Retrievin': Graveyard Shift debuted at number 40 on the US Billboard 200, with approximately 44,000 units sold in the first week. [10]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) [11] [12] Length
1."Barbarian" Earl Stevens Droop-E 3:32
2."Serious" (featuring T-Pain)
  • E. Stevens
  • Faheem Najm
T-Pain 3:33
3."Graveyard Shift" (featuring Cousin Fik & Choose Up Cheese)
  • E. Stevens
  • Rafiki Sims
  • Arcale Turner
  • W. Carter
DecadeZ3:34
4."My Lil' Grimey Nigga" (featuring Stressmatic)
  • E. Stevens
  • Thomas Jackson
Droop-E3:03
5."Yankin'" (featuring Hot & Laroo T.H.H.)E. StevenspOETiqbEETz3:24
6."Concrete"E. StevensDroop-E3:19
7."Club On Lock" (featuring Matt Blaque & Laroo T.H.H.)E. StevensTraxx FDR3:23
8."Fried" (featuring Tech N9ne & Marty James)
  • E. Stevens
  • Aaron Yates
  • David Drew
  • James
Jelly Roll4:45
9."Back & Forth" (featuring Turf Talk, Cousin Fik & Stressmatic)
  • E. Stevens
  • Demar Bernstine
Droop-E4:38
10."Bad Bitch" (featuring Stressmatic & Droop-E)
Droop-E4:10
11."Takin' Em Back"E. StevensDroop-E3:24
12."My Shit Bang"E. StevensToneBonebeats4:03
13."The Streets Don't Love Nobody" (featuring Turf Talk & DB Tha General)E. StevensDecadeZ4:08
14."43" (featuring B-Legit)
  • E. Stevens
  • B. Jones
  • E. Stevens Jr.
  • S. Bostic
Droop-E3:32
15."That Candy Paint" (featuring Bun B & Slim Thug)
Shape Shifta5:04
16."E Forty"E. StevensBugsy3:50
17."Trapped" (featuring Mike Marshal)E. StevensTraxx FDR3:43
18."Spooky" (featuring Bosko)
  • E. Stevens
  • Bosko Kante
Bosko4:18
19."Don't Try This at Home" (featuring Philthy Rich & Stevie Joe)
  • E. Stevens
  • Philip Beasley
  • Steve Moffett Jr.
DJ Toure 3:59
20."Tuff Times" (featuring Bosko & Netta B)
  • E. Stevens
  • Aquanetta Brooks
Bosko4:07
iTunes Bonus Track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
21."I'm That" (featuring R.O.D.)
  • E. Stevens
  • Roderick Cudjo
The Mekanix4:09
22."Fast Quarter" (featuring Yukmouth & C-Bo)
  • Stevens
  • Jerold Ellis III
  • Shawn Thomas
 4:41

Notes

Sample credits

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [15] 40
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [16] 12
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [17] 6
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [18] 8

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