| The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1 | ||||
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| Released | March 26, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011–2012 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 75:11 | |||
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| E-40 chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1 | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The A.V. Club | B[2] |
| Dusted Magazine | 80/100[3] |
| Fact Magazine | [4] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.9/10[5] |
| RapReviews | [6] |
| Spectrum Culture | [7] |
| This Beat Goes | [8] |
| Totally Dublin | [9] |
The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1 is the fifteenth studio album by American rapper E-40. It was released on March 26, 2012, by Heavy on the Grind Entertainment and EMI. His sixteenth and seventeenth albums, The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2 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 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,[10] and the video was released on March 22.[11] The music video for "Fast Lane" was released on the album's release date.[12] On August 1, the video for "Turn It Up" was released.[13] 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.
Two commercials were released in March 2012 to promote the Block Brochure album series.[14] The first volume scored a 78/100 on Metacritic, indicating "generally positive reviews".[15] It is the highest of the three volumes. The volume debuted at #59 on the Billboard 200,[16] and at #10 on the Hot R&B/Hip-hop albums chart.
| No. | Title | Producer(s)[17] | Length |
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| 1. | "Fast Lane" | Droop-E | 3:26 |
| 2. | "They Point" (featuring Juicy J & 2 Chainz) | Bangladesh | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Rock Stars" | Rick Rock | 4:18 |
| 4. | "Outta Town" (featuring B-Legit & Laroo T.H.H.) | DJ Toure | 5:00 |
| 5. | "What's My Name" | @ToneBonebeats | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Slummin'" | Rick Rock | 2:54 |
| 7. | "Do the Playa" (featuring DecadeZ) | Jelly Roll | 3:31 |
| 8. | "Cutlass" (featuring B-Legit & Richie Rich) |
| 4:36 |
| 9. | "Turn It Up" | C-Ballin | 4:02 |
| 10. | "Let's Fuck" (featuring Gangsta Boo) | Droop-E | 4:19 |
| 11. | "Bust Moves" (featuring Droop-E & Big Omeezy) | AJ | 3:52 |
| 12. | "Can You Feel It?" (featuring B-Legit) | Droop-E | 4:34 |
| 13. | "What Is It Over?" (featuring J Banks) | Droop-E | 4:17 |
| 14. | "In the Ghetto" (featuring The Jacka & Rankin Scroo) | Black Key Beats | 5:43 |
| 15. | "Rollin'" (featuring Raheem DeVaughn, Laroo T.H.H., Mugzi, Work Dirty, Droop-E & Decadez) | DJ Toure | 4:25 |
| 16. | "In This Thang Breh" (featuring Turf Talk & Mistah F.A.B.) | @ToneBonebeats | 3:09 |
| 17. | "Mary Jane" (featuring Christian Keez, Cousin Fik & Droop-E) | The 8thgraders | 4:07 |
| 18. | "Help Me" (featuring Mike Marshall & Go Hard Black) | C-Ballin | 5:11 |
| Total length: | 75:11 | ||
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 19. | "Blame It on the DJ" (featuring C-Ballin) | C-Ballin | 4:05 |
| 20. | "Beatin' the Trunk Loose" | Bosko | 4:18 |
| Total length: | 83:35 | ||
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[18] | 69 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[19] | 10 |
| US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[20] | 9 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[21] | 10 |
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