The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 3

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The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 3
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Studio album by E-40
Released March 26, 2012
Recorded 2011-2012
Genre Hip hop
Length 1:13:45
Label Heavy on the Grind Ent., EMI
Producer E-40 (exec.), Droop-E (also exec.), DJ Fresh, Warren G, Droop-E, Willy Will, The 8thgraders, C-Ballin, Decadez, DJ Silk, DJ Toure, THX, Rick Rock, Deli, DJ Mustard, Fastracks
E-40 chronology
The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2
(2012)The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 22012		 The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 3
(2012)		 History: Function Music
(2012)History: Function Music2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3.5/5 stars[1]
The A.V. Club B-[2]
Dusted Magazine 80/100[3]
Fact Magazine 3.5/5 stars[4]
Pitchfork Media 7.9/10[5]
RapReviews 7.5/10 stars[6]
Spectrum Culture 3/5 stars[7]
This Beat Goes 4/5 stars[8]
Totally Dublin 4.5/5 stars[9]

The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 3 is the seventeenth studio album by American rapper E-40. The album is part of a trilogy that was released on March 26, 2012. The other albums in the trilogy include The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1, and The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2. E-40's last four albums were released in pairs; Revenue Retrievin': Day Shift and Revenue Retrievin': Night Shift were released in 2010, and Revenue Retrievin': Overtime Shift and Revenue Retrievin': Graveyard Shift were released in 2011.

The album has 18 tracks, along with 2 bonus tracks, and it features Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, Kokane, Kendrick Lamar, Droop-E, Too Short, Kaveo, Stressmatic, B-Legit, Willy Will, Katt Williams, Raheem DeVaughn, and Hieroglyphics among others.

A music video for the song "Be You" featuring Too Short & J Banks was released on March 29, 2012.[10] Another for "What Happened to Them Days" was released on April 5,[11] and on May 14, the video for "Catch a Fade" featuring Kendrick Lamar & Droop-E was released.[12] The music video for "What You Smokin' On" featuring Daz Dillinger, Snoop Dogg, Kurupt & Kokane was released on May 23, 2012,[13] while the one for "Wasted" featuring Cousin Fik was released on August 7.[14]

Two commercials were released in March 2012 to promote the Block Brochure album series.[15] The third volume scored 76/100 on Metacritic, indicating "generally positive reviews".[16] The volume debuted at #71 on the Billboard 200,[17] and at #13 on the Hot R&B/Hip-hop albums chart.

Track listing

No. Title Producer(s)[18] Length
1. "Jealous"   Rick Rock 5:05
2. "Wasted" (featuring Cousin Fik) C-Ballin 3:37
3. "What You Smoking On" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound & Kokane) DJ Silk 4:12
4. "Making My Rounds"   C-Ballin 3:41
5. "Catch a Fade" (featuring Kendrick Lamar & Droop-E) Droop-E 4:08
6. "Be You" (featuring Too Short & J Banks) Chris "THX" Goodman 5:01
7. "It's Curtains" (featuring Kaveo & Droop-E) Fastracks 3:06
8. "Stove on High" (featuring Stressmatic) Rick Rock 4:24
9. "Get Loose" (featuring Cousin Fik & Droop-E) DJ Fresh 3:33
10. "Gargoyle Serenade"   Rick Rock 2:48
11. "Pussy Loud" (featuring Cool Nutz & Maniac Loc) Delvaughn "Deli" Tinned 4:10
12. "I Ain't Doin' Nothin'" (featuring B-Legit & Willy Will) Willy Will 4:01
13. "What Happened to Them Days" (featuring J Banks) Warren G 4:30
14. "I'm On His Top"   DecadeZ 2:47
15. "Get Ya Weight Up" (featuring Katt Williams) Rick Rock 4:52
16. "Salute You" (featuring Raheem DeVaughn) The8thgraders 3:57
17. "40 & Hiero" (featuring Hieroglyphics) DJ Toure 4:05
18. "Sidewalk Memorial"   Droop-E 5:39
Total length:
 1:13:45

Notes

  • J Banks is not credited on "What Happened to Them Days"
  • Cousin Fik and Work Dirty are not credited on "It's Curtains"
  • Araja is not credited on "Pussy Loud"
  • Turf Talk is not credited on "Get Ya Weight Up"
Sample credits

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[22] 71
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[23] 13
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[24] 12
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[25] 12

References

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  22. ↑ "E-40 – Chart history" Billboard 200 for E-40. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  23. ↑ "E-40 – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for E-40. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  24. ↑ "E-40 – Chart history" Billboard Top Rap Albums for E-40. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  25. ↑ "E-40 – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for E-40. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
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