Breakin' News

Recording sessions took place at The Orange Room, The Cosmic Slop Shop in Sacramento, The Archives, Hard Knock Studios, Right Track Studios in New York City, Bosko's Chicken and Beats Studios in Los Angeles, and The Pharmacy Recording. Production was handled by Rick Rock, Big Smash, Bosko, Caviar, CMT, Droop-E, E-A-Ski, Lil' Jon, Mo Mo, Nick Fury, Overdose and Sam Bostic, with E-40 serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from The Mossie, Mo Mo, Turf Talk, Doonie Baby, Rankin' Scroo, the Clipse, B-Legit, Bonecrusher, David Banner, DJ Kay Slay, Don Parma, E-A-Ski, Goapele, James "Stomp Down" Bailey, Keak da Sneak, Lil' Jon & the East Side Boyz, Messy Marv, Passion, San Quinn and Stressmatic.

The album peaked at number 16 on the Billboard 200 and number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. SoundScan reported that the album sold 50,000 copies in its first week on shelves. It spawned three singles: "One Night Stand", "Quarterbackin'" and "Act a Ass". The latter appeared in F. Gary Gray's 2005 film Be Cool.

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| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Breakin' News

| note1 = featuring Rankin' Scroo

| writer1 = {{hlist|Earl Stevens|Harold Johnson|Ricardo Thomas}}

| extra1 = Rick Rock

| length1 = 4:53

| title2 = Hot

| note2 = featuring Mo Mo

| writer2 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|E. Olivier|Thomas}}

| extra2 = Rick Rock

| length2 = 3:08

| title3 = I Got Dat Work

| note3 = featuring Turf Talk

| writer3 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Demar Bernstein|Thomas}}

| extra3 = Rick Rock

| length3 = 4:51

| title4 = Quarterbackin{{'-}}

| note4 = featuring the Clipse

| writer4 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Gene Thornton|Terrence Thornton|Shon Adams}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|E-A-Ski|CMT}}

| length4 = 4:44

| title5 = Married to the Ave

| note5 = featuring Young Mugzi

| writer5 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Dulon Stevens|Thomas}}

| extra5 = Rick Rock

| length5 = 4:25

| title6 = One Night Stand

| note6 = featuring DJ Kay Slay, Stressmatic and Doonie Baby

| writer6 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Thomas Jackson|Thomas}}

| extra6 = Rick Rock

| length6 = 4:12

| title7 = I Hope U Get This Kite

| writer7 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Kannon Cross|William Moore|Maurice White|Philip Bailey|Charles Stepney}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Caviar|Overdose}}

| length7 = 4:05

| title8 = Act a Ass

| note8 = featuring Rankin' Scroo, Kaveo and Young Mugzi

| writer8 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Johnson|Kevin Davis|D. Stevens|Thomas}}

| extra8 = Rick Rock

| length8 = 4:28

| title9 = Anybody Can Get It

| note9 = featuring Lil' Jon & The East Side Boyz, Bone Crusher and David Banner

| writer9 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Jonathan Smith|Wayne Hardnett|Lavell Crump}}

| extra9 = Lil' Jon

| length9 = 4:23

| title10 = Gasoline

| note10 = featuring Turf Talk and Doonie Baby

| writer10 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Bernstein|Andrew Seidel|Thomas}}

| extra10 = Rick Rock

| length10 = 4:35

| title11 = Show & Prove

| note11 = featuring Goapele

| writer11 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Goapele Mohlabane|Sam Bostic}}

| extra11 = Sam Bostic

| length11 = 3:41

| title12 = This Goes Out

| note12 = featuring Turf Talk

| writer12 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Bernstein|A. Payne}}

| extra12 = Big Smash

| length12 = 3:57

| title13 = Northern Califoolya

| note13 = featuring San Quinn, Messy Marv, B-Legit, E-A-Ski, Keak Da Sneak and Stomp Down

| writer13 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Quincy Brooks|Marvin Watson|Brandt Jones|Adams|Charles Bowens|James Bailey|Thomas}}

| extra13 = Rick Rock

| length13 = 5:10

| title14 = That's a Good Look 4 U

| note14 = featuring Passion and Don Parma

| writer14 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Passion Broussard|Clarence Hutchinson|Nicholaus Loftin}}

| extra14 = Nick Fury

| length14 = 4:25

| title15 = If I Was a 5th

| note15 = featuring Mo Mo

| writer15 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Olivier|Bosko Kante}}

| extra15 = Bosko

| length15 = 4:17

| title16 = Wa La

| note16 = featuring The Mossie and Mo Mo

| writer16 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|D. Stevens|Davis|Olivier}}

| extra16 = Mo Mo

| length16 = 3:54

| title17 = Pharmaceutical Outro

| writer17 = {{hlist|E. Stevens|Earl Stevens, Jr.}}

| extra17 = Droop-E

| length17 = 2:23

| title18 = Quarterbackin' (DJ Quik Remix)

| note18 = featuring the Clipse

| writer18 =

| extra18 =

| length18 = 4:04

| total_length = 1:15:22

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;Sample credits

• Track 7 contains a sample of "Imagination" by Earth, Wind & Fire.

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• {{Discogs master|864716|E-40 – Breakin News}}

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