The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2

The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2
Studio album by
E-40
ReleasedMarch 26, 2012
Recorded2011–2012
GenreHip hop
Length71:40
Label
  • Heavy on the Grind
  • EMI
Producer
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 sixteenth studio album by American rapper E-40. It was released on March 26, 2012, by Heavy on the Grind Entertainment and EMI. His fifteenth and seventeenth albums, The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1 and The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 3, were also released on the same day.

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, Cellski, Andre Nickatina, T-Nutty 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

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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

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No.TitleProducer(s)[16]Length
1."I'm Laced"DJ Fresh3:00
2."On the Case"Chris "THX" Goodman3:37
3."Function" (featuring YG, Iamsu! & Problem)Trend4:19
4."Tryna Get It" (featuring Twista & T-Pain)JohnG & Haze3:07
5."Street Nigga"Scorp Dezel3:12
6."The Other Day Ago" (featuring Spice 1 & Celly Cel)Mike Mosley & Sam Bostic3:52
7."This Is the Life" (featuring Sam Bostic)Sam Bostic4:11
8."Sell Everything"Rick Rock4:30
9."My Life" (featuring R.O.D.)Sam Bostic3:32
10."Grey Skies" (featuring Deltrice)ReeceBeats3:44
11."With the Shit" (featuring JT the Bigga Figga & Cellski)Droop-E3:26
12."Hittin' A Lick" (featuring C-Bo & T-Nutty)Fastraks4:56
13."This Shit Hard"Droop-E3:14
14."Scorpio" (featuring Tech N9ne & London)Willy Will4:34
15."Red & Blue Lights"Rick Rock4:22
16."Zombie" (featuring Tech N9ne & Brotha Lynch Hung)J2 Muzik3:50
17."Memory Lane" (featuring Andre Nickatina)Droop-E4:40
18."I Know I Can Make It" (featuring Suga-T & Agerman)Aaron Harris5:27
Total length:71:40
iTunes Bonus Track
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
19."I Can Do Without You" (featuring Butch Cassidy)Nonstop Da Hitman4:17
20."I'm Doin' It" (featuring Dorrough)C-Ballin4:18
Total length:80:16

Notes

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  • Cousin Fik is not credited in "I'm Laced" and "This Shit Hard".
  • Stressmatic is not credited in "The Other Day Ago", "Sell Everything" and "Hittin' a Lick".
  • Kung Fu Vampire has a cameo in the "Zombie" music video, but he was not involved in the production of the song.
Sample credits
  • "I'm Laced" - Contains a sample of "Ballaholic" by E-40[17]

Charts

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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

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  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. Archived from the original on 2012-04-13. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  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)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  19. ^ "E-40 Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  20. ^ "E-40 Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  21. ^ "E-40 Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
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