The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2
{{Infobox album
| name = The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2
| type = Studio Album
| artist = E-40
| cover = BBWTS2.PNG
| alt =
| released = March 26, 2012
| recorded = 2011–2012
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = 71:40
| label = {{hlist|Heavy on the Grind|EMI}}
| producer = {{hlist|Trend|DJ Fresh (producer)|T-Pain|Sam Bostic|ReeceBeats|Droop-E|Scorp Dezel|THX|Aaron Harris|Mike Mosely|Rick Rock|Willy Will|Fastraks|C-Ballin|JohnG|Haze|Nonstop Da Hitman}}
| prev_title = The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 3
| next_year = 2012
| misc = {{Singles
| name = The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2
| type = studio
| single1 = Function
| single1date = February 17, 2012
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev2 = The A.V. Club
| rev3 = Dusted Magazine
| rev4 = Fact Magazine
| rev4Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2012/05/01/e-40-the-block-brochure/ |title=E-40: The Block Brochure – FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music |publisher=Factmag.com |date=2012-05-01 |accessdate=2013-03-09}}
| rev5 = Pitchfork Media
| rev6 = RapReviews
| rev6Score = {{Rating|6.5|10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2012_04_blockbrochure-2.html |title=E-40 :: The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2 :: Heavy on the Grind/EMI Music |publisher=Rapreviews.com |date=2012-04-17 |accessdate=2013-03-09}}
| rev7 = Spectrum Culture
| rev8 =Totally Dublin
| rev8Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.totallydublin.ie/music/music-reviews/e40-the-block-brochure-welcome-to-the-soil-1-2-3/ |title=E40 - The Block Brochure: Welcome To The Soil 1, 2 & 3 |publisher=Totallydublin.ie |date=2012-04-25 |accessdate=2013-03-09}}
}}
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.{{cite web|author=Beware |url=http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2012/03/e-40-feat-yg-problem-iamsu-function-music-video |title=E-40 Feat. YG, Problem & Iamsu - "Function" Video | The Smoking Section |publisher=Smokingsection.uproxx.com |date=2012-03-08 |accessdate=2013-03-09}} A video for "Zombie" featuring Tech N9ne, Kung Fu Vampire & Brotha Lynch Hung was released on May 11,{{cite web|author=/ May 10, 2012 |url=http://www.ballerstatus.com/2012/05/10/e-40-ft-tech-n9ne-brotha-lynch-hung-zombie-music-video/ |title=E-40 ft. Tech N9ne & Brotha Lynch Hung: Zombie (Music Video) |publisher=BallerStatus.com |date=2012-05-10 |accessdate=2013-03-09}} while one for "I'm Laced" was released July 6, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://ilpvideo.com/video.php?v=MzYzMjI |title=Video: E-40 (feat. Cousin Fik) - I'm Laced [Music Video] |publisher=Ilpvideo.com |date=2012-07-06 |accessdate=2013-03-09}}
Two commercials were released in March 2012 to promote the Block Brochure album series.{{cite web|url=http://hiphop-n-more.com/2012/03/e-40-block-brochure-welcome-to-the-soil-album-commercials/ |title=E-40 'Block Brochure: Welcome To The Soil' Album Commercials | HipHop-N-More |publisher=Hiphop-n-more.com |date=2012-03-10 |accessdate=2013-03-09}} The second volume scored a 68/100 on Metacritic, indicating "generally positive reviews".{{cite web|author=AlexxTrusc |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-block-brochure-welcome-to-the-soil-pt-2 |title=The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil, Pt. 2 Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |date= |accessdate=2013-03-09}} It is the lowest of the three volumes.
Commercial performance
The volume debuted at #58 on the Billboard 200,{{cite web|last=Grein |first=Paul |url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-april-1-2012-albums-madonna-chases-141546179.html;_ylt=AvhlwFwQiyHiZmiTSYo8yDkPwiUv;_ylu=X3oDMTFoaWdtNXJpBG1pdANNdXNpYyBCbG9nIEluZGV4BHBvcwMxBHNlYwNNZWRpYUJsb2dJbmRleFRlbXA-;_ylg=X3oDMTFvcGs0cnBnBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANibG9nBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25zBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3 |title=Week Ending April 1, 2012. Albums: Madonna Chases Richie | Chart Watch (NEW) - Yahoo! Music |publisher=Music.yahoo.com |date=2012-04-04 |accessdate=2013-03-09}} 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.{{cite web|last=Jacobs |first=Allen |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.19430/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-4-15-2012 |title=Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 4/15/2012 | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales |publisher=HipHop DX |date=2012-04-18 |accessdate=2013-03-09}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = I'm Laced
| extra1 = DJ Fresh
| length1 = 3:00
| title2 = On the Case
| note2 =
| extra2 = Chris "THX" Goodman
| length2 = 3:37
| title3 = Function
| note3 = featuring YG, Iamsu! & Problem
| extra3 = Trend
| length3 = 4:19
| title4 = Tryna Get It
| note4 = featuring Twista & T-Pain
| extra4 = JohnG & Haze
| length4 = 3:07
| title5 = Street Nigga
| extra5 = Scorp Dezel
| length5 = 3:12
| title6 = The Other Day Ago
| note6 = featuring Spice 1 & Celly Cel
| extra6 = Mike Mosley & Sam Bostic
| length6 = 3:52
| title7 = This Is the Life
| note7 = featuring Sam Bostic
| extra7 = Sam Bostic
| length7= 4:11
| title8 = Sell Everything
| extra8 = Rick Rock
| length8 = 4:30
| title9 = My Life
| note9 = featuring R.O.D.
| extra9 = Sam Bostic
| length9 = 3:32
| title10 = Grey Skies
| note10 = featuring Deltrice
| extra10 = ReeceBeats
| length10 = 3:44
| title11 = With the Shit
| note11 = featuring JT the Bigga Figga & Cellski
| extra11 = Droop-E
| length11 = 3:26
| title12 = Hittin' A Lick
| note12 = featuring C-Bo & T-Nutty
| extra12 = Fastraks
| length12 = 4:56
| title13 = This Shit Hard
| extra13 = Droop-E
| length13 = 3:14
| title14 = Scorpio
| note14 = featuring Tech N9ne & London
| extra14 = Willy Will
| length14 = 4:34
| title15 = Red & Blue Lights
| extra15 = Rick Rock
| length15 = 4:22
| title16 = Zombie
| note16 = featuring Tech N9ne & Brotha Lynch Hung
| extra16 = J2 Muzik
| length16 = 3:50
| title17 = Memory Lane
| note17 = featuring Andre Nickatina
| extra17 = Droop-E
| length17 = 4:40
| title18 = I Know I Can Make It
| note18 = featuring Suga-T & Agerman
| extra18 = Aaron Harris
| length18 = 5:27
| total_length = 71:40
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = iTunes Bonus Track
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 80:16
| title19 = I Can Do Without You
| note19 = featuring Butch Cassidy
| extra19 = Nonstop Da Hitman
| length19 = 4:17
| title20 = I'm Doin' It
| note20 = featuring Dorrough
| extra20 = C-Ballin
| length20 = 4:18
}}
=Notes=
- 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{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/164609/E-40-I'm%20Laced_E-40-Ballaholic/ |title=E-40's I'm Laced sample of E-40's Ballaholic |publisher=WhoSampled |date= |accessdate=2013-03-09}}
Charts
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| Chart (2012)
! Peak |
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| {{album chart|Billboard200|58|artist=E-40|accessdate=October 23, 2014}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|9|artist=E-40|accessdate=October 23, 2014}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRap|8|artist=E-40|accessdate=October 23, 2014}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|9|artist=E-40|accessdate=October 23, 2014}} |
References
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