The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2

The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2
Studio album by E-40
Released March 26, 2012
Recorded 2011–2012
Genre Hip hop
Length 1:11:40
Label Heavy on the Grind Ent., EMI
Producer Trend, DJ Fresh, T-Pain, Sam Bostic, Reese Beats, Droop-E, Scorp Dezel, THX, Aaron Harris, Mike Mosely, Rick Rock, Willy Will, Fastracks, C-Ballin, JohnG, Haze
E-40 chronology
The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1
(2012)		 The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2
(2012)		 The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 3
(2012)
Singles from The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2
  1. "Function"
    Released: February 17, 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The A.V. ClubC[2]
Dusted Magazine80/100[3]
Fact Magazine[4]
Pitchfork Media7.9/10[5]
RapReviews[6]
Spectrum Culture[7]
Totally Dublin[8]

The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2 is the sixthteenth 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 3. 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 YG, Twista, T-Pain, Spice 1, Celly Cel, JT the Bigga Figga, C-Bo, Tech N9ne, Brotha Lynch Hung, Kung Fu Vampire, Andre Nickatina, and Suga-T among others. In addition, Butch Cassidy and Dorrough are featured on the two bonus tracks.

The album's first single is "Function", featuring YG, Iamsu! and Problem, released on February 17, 2012. It peaked at #1 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart and #62 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and #42 on the Rap Songs chart. The music video was released on March 6.[9] A video for "Zombie" featuring Tech N9ne, Kung Fu Vampire & Brotha Lynch Hung was released on May 11,[10] while one for "I'm Laced" was released July 6, 2012.[11]

Two commercials were released in March 2012 to promote the Block Brochure album series.[12] The second volume scored a 68/100 on Metacritic, indicating "generally positive reviews".[13] It is the lowest of the three volumes.

Commercial performance

The volume debuted at #58 on the Billboard 200,[14] and at #9 on the Hot R&B/Hip-hop albums chart. As of April 18, 2012, the album has sold 13,000 copies in US.[15]

Track listing

No. TitleProducer(s)[16] Length
1. "I'm Laced"  DJ Fresh 3:00
2. "On the Case"  Chris "THX" Goodman 3:37
3. "Function" (featuring YG, Iamsu! & Problem)Trend 4:19
4. "Tryna Get It" (featuring Twista & T-Pain)JohnG & Haze 3:07
5. "Street Nigga"  Scorp Dezel 3:12
6. "The Other Day Ago" (featuring Spice 1 & Celly Cel)Mike Mosley & Sam Bostic 3:52
7. "This Is the Life" (featuring Sam Bostic)Sam Bostic 4:11
8. "Sell Everything"  Rick Rock 4:30
9. "My Life" (featuring R.O.D.)Sam Bostic 3:32
10. "Grey Skies" (featuring Deltrice)Reese Beats 3:44
11. "With the Shit" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga & Cellski)Droop-E 3:26
12. "Hittin' A Lick" (featuring C-Bo & T-Nutty)Fastracks 4:56
13. "This Shit Hard"  Droop-E 3:14
14. "Scorpio" (featuring Tech N9ne & London)Willy Will 4:34
15. "Red & Blue Lights"  Rick Rock 4:22
16. "Zombie" (featuring Tech N9ne, Brotha Lynch Hung & Kung Fu Vampire)J2 Muzik 3:50
17. "Memory Lane" (featuring Andre Nickatina)Droop-E 4:40
18. "I Know I Can Make It" (featuring Suga-T & Agerman)Aaron Harris 5:27
Total length:
 1:11:40

Notes

Sample credits

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[18] 58
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[19] 9
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[20] 8
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[21] 9

References

  1. ↑ David Jeffries. "The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil, Pt. 2 - E-40 - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Rytlewski, Evan (2012-04-24). "E-40: The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1, 2 & 3 | Music | MusicalWork Review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  3. ↑ "Dusted Reviews: E-40 - The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1, 2 and 3". Dustedmagazine.com. 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  4. ↑ "E-40: The Block Brochure – FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music". Factmag.com. 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  5. ↑ "E-40: The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1, 2, & 3 | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  6. ↑ "E-40 :: The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2 :: Heavy on the Grind/EMI Music". Rapreviews.com. 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  7. ↑ "E-40 The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil Volumes 1-3". Spectrum Culture. 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  8. ↑ "E40 - The Block Brochure: Welcome To The Soil 1, 2 & 3". Totallydublin.ie. 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  9. ↑ Beware (2012-03-08). "E-40 Feat. YG, Problem & Iamsu - "Function" Video | The Smoking Section". Smokingsection.uproxx.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  10. ↑ / May 10, 2012 (2012-05-10). "E-40 ft. Tech N9ne & Brotha Lynch Hung: Zombie (Music Video)". BallerStatus.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  11. ↑ "Video: E-40 (feat. Cousin Fik) - I'm Laced [Music Video]". Ilpvideo.com. 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  12. ↑ "E-40 ‘Block Brochure: Welcome To The Soil’ Album Commercials | HipHop-N-More". Hiphop-n-more.com. 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  13. ↑ AlexxTrusc. "The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil, Pt. 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  14. ↑ Grein, Paul (2012-04-04). "Week Ending April 1, 2012. Albums: Madonna Chases Richie | Chart Watch (NEW) - Yahoo! Music". Music.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  15. ↑ Jacobs, Allen (2012-04-18). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 4/15/2012 | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  16. ↑ Horowitz, Steven (2012-03-13). "E-40 "The Block Brochure" Cover Art, Tracklist". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  17. ↑ "E-40's I'm Laced sample of E-40's Ballaholic". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  18. ↑ "E-40 – Chart history" Billboard 200 for E-40. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  19. ↑ "E-40 – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for E-40. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  20. ↑ "E-40 – Chart history" Billboard Top Rap Albums for E-40. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  21. ↑ "E-40 – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for E-40. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
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