The Ball Street Journal
Studio album by
E-40
ReleasedNovember 24, 2008
Recorded2007-08
GenreHip hop
Length61:39
LabelBME, Sick Wid It, Warner Bros.
ProducerLil Jon, J. R. Rotem, Rick Rock, Drumma Boy, Droop-E, T-Pain, Matt Price, Poli Paul, Tha Bizness, DJ Nasty & LVM, The Runners, Bosko, DJ Fingaz, D-Animals
E-40 chronology
My Ghetto Report Card
(2006)		 The Ball Street Journal
(2008)		 Revenue Retrievin': Day Shift
(2010)
Singles from The Ball Street Journal
  1. "Wake It Up"
    Released: August 16, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
DJBooth[2]
HipHopDX[3]
Okayplayer(81/100)[4]
RapReviews(8/10)[5]

The Ball Street Journal is the tenth studio album by rapper E-40. It was released on November 24, 2008. The first single from the album is "Wake It Up" featuring Akon, while the second is "Break Ya Ankles" featuring Shawty Lo. The album debuted at number 42 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, with 50,000 copies in its first-week of sales, and has since sold over 450,000 copies.[6]

The album features guest appearances by Shawty Lo, Turf Talk, The Game, Snoop Dogg, T-Pain, Rock City, Akon, Bun B, Gucci Mane, Sammie, Ice-T, Too Short, Cousin Fik, Kevin Cossom, B-Legit, Bosko & Suga-T. A photo shoot of the album appeared in an episode of the second season of From G's to Gents. "Got Rich Twice" featuring Turf Talk was released as a promo single on September 30, 2008,[7] while "Poor Man's Hydraulics" was released as a promo single on October 28.[8]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."The Ambassador"Rick Rock3:45
2."I'm On One"Rick Rock4:58
3."Break Ya Ankles" (featuring Shawty Lo)Lil' Jon4:00
4."Got Rich Twice" (featuring Turf Talk)Droop-E3:43
5."Pain No More" (featuring The Game & Snoop Dogg)J.R. Rotem, LBC King (additional producer) 5:45
6."Tell It Like It Is"Rick Rock, Oren Yoel, David Appleton4:00
7."Give Her the Keys" (featuring T-Pain)T-Pain4:10
8."Hustle" (featuring Turf Talk & Rock City)Lil' Jon4:17
9."Wake It Up" (featuring Akon)Matt Price4:01
10."40 Water"Lil' Jon3:39
11."Poor Man's Hydraulics"Droop-E4:23
12."The Recipe" (featuring Gucci Mane & Bun B)Poli Paul4:20
13."Hood Boy" (featuring Sammie)Drumma Boy4:09
14."Earl" (featuring Ice-T)Lil' Jon4:18
15."Sliding Down the Pole" (featuring Too $hort)Willy Will3:24
16."I Can Sell It" (featuring Cousin Fik)Droop-E5:00
17."Big Time" (featuring Kevin Cossom)The Runners, DJ Nasty & LVM4:03
18."Alcoholism" (featuring B-Legit)DJ Fingaz "Fing Kong" & Virtuoso3:41
19."Pray for Me" (featuring Bosko, Suga-T & B-Legit)D-Animals, Bosko4:57

Charts

References

  1. ↑ David Jeffries. "The Ball Street Journal - E-40 - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ "E-40 - The Ball Street Journal". DJBooth.net. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  3. ↑ "E-40 - The Ball Street Journal". HipHopDX. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  4. ↑ gingerlynn. "E-40 - The Ball Street Journal". Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "E-40 :: The Ball Street Journal :: Sick Wid It/Reprise/BME Recordings". Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  6. ↑ "SOHH.com - Kanye Debuts At Number 1, Ludacris Breaks 200K, E-40 Balls Out W/30K In First Week Sales - SOHH.com". SOHH.com. November 23, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  7. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Got Rich Twice (feat. Turf Talk) - Single by E-40". iTunes. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  8. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Poor Man's Hydraulics - Single by E-40". iTunes. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  9. ↑ "E-40 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  10. ↑ "E-40 Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
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