2003 studio album by E-40
Breakin News
Released September 9, 2003 Recorded 2002–2003 Studio The Orange Room The Cosmic Slop Shop (
Sacramento, CA ) The Archives Hard Knock Studios Right Track Studios (
New York ,
NY ) Bosko's Chicken and Beats Studios (
Los Angeles , CA) The Pharmacy Recording
Genre
Hip hop Length 75 :25
Label
Producer
"One Night Stand" Released: 2003
"Quarterbackin'" Released: 2003
"Act a Ass" Released: 2003
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating
AllMusic
[1] RapReviews 7.5/10
[2]
Breakin News is the eighth
studio album by American rapper
E-40 . It was released on September 9, 2003, by
Sick Wid It Records and
Jive Records . Recording sessions took place at The Orange Room, The Cosmic Slop Shop in
Sacramento , The Archives, Hard Knock Studios, Right Track Studios in
New York City , Bosko's Chicken and Beats Studios in
Los Angeles , and The Pharmacy Recording.
Production was handled by
Rick Rock , Big Smash, Bosko, Caviar, CMT,
Droop-E ,
E-A-Ski ,
Lil' Jon , Mo Mo,
Nick Fury , Overdose and Sam Bostic, with E-40 serving as executive producer. It features
guest appearances from
The Mossie , Mo Mo,
Turf Talk ,
Doonie Baby , Rankin' Scroo, the
Clipse ,
B-Legit ,
Bonecrusher ,
David Banner ,
DJ Kay Slay , Don Parma, E-A-Ski,
Goapele , James "Stomp Down" Bailey,
Keak da Sneak ,
Lil' Jon & the East Side Boyz ,
Messy Marv ,
Passion ,
San Quinn and
Stressmatic .
The album peaked at number 16 on the
Billboard 200 and number 4 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. SoundScan reported that the album sold 50,000 copies in its first week on shelves. It spawned three singles: "One Night Stand", "Quarterbackin'" and "Act a Ass". The latter appeared in
F. Gary Gray 's 2005 film
Be Cool .
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Breakin' News" (featuring Rankin' Scroo)
Rick Rock 4:53 2. "Hot" (featuring Mo Mo) E. Stevens E. Olivier Thomas Rick Rock 3:08 3. "I Got Dat Work" (featuring
Turf Talk ) Rick Rock 4:51 4. "Quarterbackin' " (featuring the
Clipse ) 4:44 5. "Married to the Ave" (featuring
Young Mugzi ) Rick Rock 4:25 6. "One Night Stand" (featuring
DJ Kay Slay ,
Stressmatic and
Doonie Baby ) Rick Rock 4:12 7. "I Hope U Get This Kite" 4:05 8. "Act a Ass" (featuring Rankin' Scroo, Kaveo and Young Mugzi) E. Stevens Johnson Kevin Davis D. Stevens Thomas Rick Rock 4:28 9. "Anybody Can Get It" (featuring
Lil' Jon & The East Side Boyz ,
Bone Crusher and
David Banner )
Lil' Jon 4:23 10. "Gasoline" (featuring Turf Talk and Doonie Baby) E. Stevens Bernstein Andrew Seidel Thomas Rick Rock 4:35 11. "Show & Prove" (featuring
Goapele ) Sam Bostic 3:41 12. "This Goes Out" (featuring Turf Talk) E. Stevens Bernstein A. Payne Big Smash 3:57 13. "Northern Califoolya" (featuring
San Quinn ,
Messy Marv ,
B-Legit ,
E-A-Ski ,
Keak Da Sneak and Stomp Down) Rick Rock 5:10 14. "That's a Good Look 4 U" (featuring
Passion and Don Parma)
Nick Fury 4:25 15. "If I Was a 5th" (featuring Mo Mo) E. Stevens Olivier Bosko Kante Bosko 4:17 16. "Wa La" (featuring
The Mossie and Mo Mo) E. Stevens D. Stevens Davis Olivier Mo Mo 3:54 17. "Pharmaceutical Outro"
Droop-E 2:23 18. "Quarterbackin' (
DJ Quik Remix)" (featuring the Clipse) 4:04 Total length: 1:15:22
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