Say G&E!

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Say G&E!
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 21, 2009 (2009-04-21)
Genre Hip hop
Length64:03
Label Legendary Music
Producer Eligh, Flying Lotus, Amp Live, Rick Rock
The Grouch & Eligh chronology
No More Greener Grasses
(2003)
Say G&E!
(2009)
The Tortoise and the Crow
(2014)
Singles from Say G&E!
  1. "All In"
    Released: 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic favorable [1]
Exclaim! favorable [2]
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Potholes in My BlogStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Say G&E! is a studio album by American hip hop duo The Grouch & Eligh. It was released on Legendary Music in 2009. It peaked at number 186 on the Billboard 200 chart, [5] as well as number 81 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, [6] number 5 on the Heatseekers Albums chart, [7] and number 23 on the Independent Albums chart. [8]

Contents

Critical reception

Andrew Martin of PopMatters gave the album 8 stars out of 10, describing it as "one of this year's strongest and most balanced hip-hop releases to date." [3] Nate Knaebel of AllMusic said: "The tracks here are infectious and bang as hard as they want to, but they also show an artistry and intelligence you're just not going to get in the mainstream." [1]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro" (featuring Mystic) Eligh 2:51
2."Say G&E!"Eligh4:22
3."Push On (Push Up)"Eligh3:49
4."Old Souls" (featuring Blu) Flying Lotus 4:11
5."Boom" (featuring Slug) Amp Live 4:05
6."Denial" Rick Rock 4:45
7."I Know You Wanna Feel"Eligh5:25
8."Teach Me the Way"Eligh3:32
9."All In" (featuring Gift of Gab and Pigeon John)Eligh4:53
10."Do It Again" (featuring DJ Fresh)Eligh3:44
11."Rivers Run Dry"Eligh5:10
12."No Flowers" (featuring Paris Hayes)Eligh3:48
13."Comin' Up" (featuring Mistah F.A.B.)Eligh4:04
14."Worried About the World" (featuring Mike Marshall and Sage Francis)Eligh4:56
15."Sign of the Times" (featuring Mark Bell)Eligh4:28

Personnel

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US Billboard 200 [5] 186
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [6] 81
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [7] 5
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [8] 23

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