The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1

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The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 26, 2012
Recorded2011–2012
Genre Hip hop
Length75:11
Label
  • Heavy on the Grind
  • EMI
Producer
E-40 chronology
Revenue Retrievin': Graveyard Shift
(2011)
The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1
(2012)
The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2
(2012)
Singles from The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1
  1. "Fast Lane"
    Released: February 12, 2012
  2. "They Point"
    Released: March 6, 2012
  3. "Turn it Up"
    Released: March 31, 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The A.V. Club B [2]
Dusted Magazine80/100 [3]
Fact Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Pitchfork Media 7.9/10 [5]
RapReviewsStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Spectrum CultureStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
This Beat GoesStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Totally Dublin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [9]

The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1 is the fifteenth studio album by American rapper E-40. It was released on March 26, 2012, by Heavy on the Grind Entertainment and EMI. His sixteenth and seventeenth albums, The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2 and The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 3 , were also released on the same day.

Contents

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., and Go Hard Black 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.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s) [17] Length
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"@ToneBonebeats3:26
6."Slummin'"Rick Rock2:54
7."Do the Playa" (featuring DecadeZ)Jelly Roll3:31
8."Cutlass" (featuring B-Legit & Richie Rich)Mike Mosley & Sam Bostic4:36
9."Turn It Up"C-Ballin4:02
10."Let's Fuck" (featuring Gangsta Boo)Droop-E4:19
11."Bust Moves" (featuring Droop-E & Big Omeezy)AJ3:52
12."Can You Feel It?" (featuring B-Legit)Droop-E4:34
13."What Is It Over?" (featuring J Banks)Droop-E4:17
14."In the Ghetto" (featuring The Jacka & Rankin Scroo)Black Key Beats5:43
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.)@ToneBonebeats3:09
17."Mary Jane" (featuring Christian Keez, Cousin Fik & Droop-E)The 8thgraders4:07
18."Help Me" (featuring Mike Marshall & Go Hard Black)C-Ballin5:11
Total length:75:11
iTunes Bonus Track
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
19."Blame It on the DJ" (featuring C-Ballin)C-Ballin4:05
20."Beatin' the Trunk Loose"Bosko4:18
Total length:83:35

Notes

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
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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