The Ball Street Journal | ||||
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Released | November 24, 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2007–2008 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 61:39 | |||
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E-40 chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Ball Street Journal | ||||
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Okayplayer | (81/100) [4] |
RapReviews | (8/10) [5] |
The Ball Street Journal is the tenth studio album by American rapper E-40. It was released on November 24, 2008, by Sick Wid It Records, BME Recordings and Reprise Records. The first single from the album is "Wake It Up" featuring Akon, while the second is "Break Ya Ankles" featuring Shawty Lo. The album debuted at number 42 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, with 50,000 copies in its first-week of sales, and has since sold over 450,000 copies. [6]
The album features guest appearances by Shawty Lo, Turf Talk, The Game, Snoop Dogg, T-Pain, Rock City, Akon, Bun B, Gucci Mane, Sammie, Ice-T, Too Short, Cousin Fik, Kevin Cossom, B-Legit, Bosko & Suga-T. A photo shoot of the album appeared in an episode of the second season of From G's to Gents . "Got Rich Twice" featuring Turf Talk was released as a promo single on September 30, 2008, [7] while "Poor Man's Hydraulics" was released as a promo single on October 28. [8]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Ambassador" |
| Rick Rock | 3:45 |
2. | "I'm On One" |
| Rick Rock | 4:58 |
3. | "Break Ya Ankles" (featuring Shawty Lo) |
| Lil Jon | 4:00 |
4. | "Got Rich Twice" (featuring Turf Talk) |
| Droop-E | 3:43 |
5. | "Pain No More" (featuring The Game and Snoop Dogg) |
| J.R. Rotem | 5:45 |
6. | "Tell It Like It Is" |
| Rick Rock | 4:00 |
7. | "Give Her the Keys" (featuring T-Pain) |
| T-Pain | 4:10 |
8. | "Hustle" (featuring Turf Talk and R. City) |
| Lil Jon | 4:17 |
9. | "Wake It Up" (featuring Akon) |
| Matt Price | 4:01 |
10. | "40 Water" |
| Lil Jon | 3:39 |
11. | "Poor Man's Hydraulics" |
| Droop-E | 4:23 |
12. | "The Recipe" (featuring Bun B and Gucci Mane) |
| Poli Paul | 4:20 |
13. | "Hood Boy" (featuring Sammie) |
| Raw Smoov | 4:09 |
14. | "Earl" (featuring Ice-T) |
| Lil Jon | 4:18 |
15. | "Sliding Down the Pole" (featuring Too $hort) |
| Willy Will | 3:24 |
16. | "I Can Sell It" (featuring Cousin Fik) |
| Droop-E | 5:00 |
17. | "Big Time" (featuring Kevin Cossom) |
| DJ Nasty & LVM | 4:03 |
18. | "Alcoholism" (featuring B-Legit) |
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| 3:41 |
19. | "Pray for Me" (featuring Bosko, Suga-T and B-Legit) |
| Bosko | 4:57 |
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