The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1
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| Studio album by E-40 | ||||||||||
| Released | March 26, 2012 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2011-2012 | |||||||||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||||||||
| Length | 1:15:11 | |||||||||
| Label | Heavy on the Grind Ent., EMI | |||||||||
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E-40 (exec.) Bangladesh, Tone Bone, C-Ballin, Sam Bostic, Rick Rock, Jelly Roll, AJ, The 8thgraders, Black Key Beats, Droop-E, DJ Toure, Mike Mosely, Bosko |
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| AllMusic |    |
| The A.V. Club | B |
| Dusted Magazine | 80/100 |
| Fact Magazine | |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.9/10 |
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| This Beat Goes | |
| Totally Dublin | |
The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1 is the fifteenth 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 2, 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 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, and the video was released on March 22. The music video for "Fast Lane" was released on the album's release date. On August 1, the video for "Turn It Up" was released. 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.
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