Released March 26, 2012 Length 1:13:45 Release date 26 March 2012 | Recorded 2011–12 Artist E-40 Label Heavy On The Grind Ent. | |
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Producer E-40 (also exec.)
Droop-E (also exec.)
DJ Fresh
Warren G
Willy Will
The 8thgraders
C. Ballin
DecadeZ
DJ Silk
DJ Toure
THX
Rick Rock
Deli
DJ Mustard
Fastracks The Block Brochure Welcome to the Soil 3
(2012) History Function Music
(2012) Genres Hip hop music, West Coast hip hop, Gangsta rap Similar E-40 albums, West Coast hip hop albums | ||
The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 3 is the seventeenth studio album by American rapper E-40. It was released on March 26, 2012, by Heavy on the Grind Entertainment and EMI. The album serves as the first part of The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil series, along with other parts, including The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1 and The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2. E-40 has released four albums into each pairs, including Revenue Retrievin': Day Shift (2010), Revenue Retrievin': Night Shift (2010), Revenue Retrievin': Overtime Shift (2011) and Revenue Retrievin': Graveyard Shift (2011). The album features guest appearances from a comedian Katt Williams and American singer-songwriter Raheem DeVaughn, alongside rappers Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, Kokane, Kendrick Lamar, Droop-E, Too Short, Kaveo, Stressmatic, B-Legit, Willy Will and Hieroglyphics, among others.
Contents
Promotion
The music video for "Be You" featuring Too Short and J Banks, was released on March 29, 2012. The music video for "What Happened to Them Days" was released on April 5, 2012. The music video for "Catch a Fade" featuring Kendrick Lamar and Droop-E, was released on May 14, 2012. The music video for "What You Smokin' On" featuring Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound and Kokane, was released on May 23, 2012. The music video for "Wasted" featuring Cousin Fik, was released on August 7, 2012.
Commercial performance
In March 2012, two commercials were released, to promote the The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil series. The third volume scored 76/100 on Metacritic, indicating "generally positive reviews". The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 3 debuted at number 71 on the US Billboard 200, and number 13 on the US Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
Track listing
Songs
1Jealous5:06
2Wasted (feat Cousin Fik)Cousin Fik3:38
3What You Smoking On (feat Snoop Dogg - Daz - Kurupt & Kokane)Snoop Dogg - Kurupt - Daz Dillinger - 4:12