Connected and Respected

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{{Infobox album

| name = Connected and Respected

| type = Studio

| artist = E-40 & B-Legit

| cover = Connected and Respected.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2018|04|06}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Hip hop

| length = 57:42

| label = Heavy on the Grind

| producer =

| prev_title = The D-Boy Diary: Book 2

| prev_year = 2016

| next_title = The Gift of Gab

| next_year = 2018

| chronology = E-40

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = B-Legit

| type = studio

| title = Connected and Respected

| year = 2018

| prev_title = What We Been Doin

| prev_year = 2015

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = HipHopDX

| rev1score = 3.9/5{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3128/title.review-e-40-b-legit-display-vet-stripes-on-connected-respected#|title=Review: E-40 & B-Legit Display Vet Stripes On "Connected & Respected"|website=HipHopDX|last=Garrett|first=Ural|date=April 8, 2018|accessdate=April 17, 2018}}

| rev2 = Pitchfork

| rev2score = 6.7/10{{cite web|last=MacAdams|first=Torii|title=E-40 & B-Legit: Connected and Respected|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/e-40-b-legit-connected-and-respected/|website=Pitchfork|date=April 14, 2018|accessdate=April 17, 2018}}

}}

Connected and Respected is a collaborative studio album by American rappers/cousins E-40 and B-Legit of The Click. It was released on April 6, 2018, by Heavy on the Grind Entertainment. It is featured guest appearances from Stressmatic of The Federation, P-Lo of The HBK Gang, Ocky, Uncle Murda, 4rAx, Decadez, JT The 4th, Prohoezak, Rexx Life Raj and The Click.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing =

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Life Lessons

| note1 = featuring Stressmatic

| length1 = 2:55

| writer1 =

| extra1 = DecadeZ

| title2 = Straight Like That

| note2 = featuring Ocky

| length2 = 3:20

| writer2 =

| extra2 = DecadeZ

| title3 = Boy

| note3 = featuring P-Lo

| length3 = 3:41

| writer3 =

| extra3 = P-Lo

| title4 = Guilty By Association

| length4 = 4:18

| writer4 =

| extra4 = ToneBoneBeats

| title5 = Carpal Tunnel

| length5 = 3:30

| writer5 =

| extra5 = Shonuff

| title6 = Stompdown

| note6 = Skit 1

| length6 = 0:20

| writer6 =

| extra6 =

| title7 = Meet the Dealers

| note7 = featuring Stressmatic

| length7 = 3:48

| writer7 =

| extra7 = JPZ

| title8 = Get It On My Own

| note8 = featuring Ocky

| length8 = 3:34

| writer8 =

| extra8 = Traxamillion

| title9 = Up Against It

| length9 = 3:42

| writer9 =

| extra9 = M.A. Da Pilot

| title10 = Fsho

| note10 = featuring JT the 4th

| length10 = 2:18

| writer10 =

| extra10 = Fre$h On the Beat

| title11 = Whooped

| note11 = featuring DecadeZ

| length11 = 3:04

| writer11 =

| extra11 = DecadeZ

| title12 = Tap In

| note12 = featuring Uncle Murda

| length12 = 3:16

| writer12 =

| extra12 = {{hlist|Myles William|12 Keyz|Statz}}

| title13 = You Ah Lie

| note13 = featuring 4rAx

| length13 = 4:30

| writer13 =

| extra13 = The Mekanix

| title14 = Need to Know

| note14 = featuring Rexx Life Raj

| length14 = 3:04

| writer14 =

| extra14 = Cal-A

| title15 = Stompdown

| note15 = Skit 2

| length15 = 0:25

| writer15 =

| extra15 =

| title16 = Bare

| length16 = 2:22

| writer16 =

| extra16 = Reece Beats

| title17 = Barbershop

| note17 = featuring Stressmatic

| length17 = 3:36

| writer17 =

| extra17 = Reece Beats

| title18 = Blame It

| note18 = featuring The Click

| length18 = 2:26

| writer18 =

| extra18 = The Mekanix

| title19 = So High

| note19 = featuring Prohoezak

| length19 = 3:33

| writer19 =

| extra19 = ProHoeZak

| total_length = 57:42

}}

Personnel

  • Earl Stevens – main artist
  • Brandt Jones – main artist
  • Thomas Tremaine Jackson – featured artist (tracks: 1, 7, 17)
  • Ocky – featured artist (tracks: 2, 8)
  • Paolo Rodriguez – featured artist (track 3)
  • JT The 4th – featured artist (track 10)
  • Arcale Turner – featured artist (track 11)
  • Leonard Carl Grant – featured artist (track 12)
  • 4rAx – featured artist (track 13)
  • Faraji Wright – featured artist (track 12)
  • Simon McKinley – featured artist (track 19)

Charts

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Chart (2018)

! Peak
position

{{album chart|Billboard200|103|artist=B-Legit|accessdate=April 17, 2018}}
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|50|artist=B-Legit|accessdate=April 17, 2018}}
{{album chart|BillboardIndependent|6|artist=B-Legit|accessdate=April 17, 2018}}
{{album chart|BillboardTastemaker|8|artist=B-Legit|accessdate=April 17, 2018}}

References

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