Federal (album) explained

Federal
Type:	studio
Artist:	E-40
Cover:	Federal original.jpg
Released:	November 10, 1992
Recorded:	1991 - 1992
Genre:	Hip hop
Length:	58:54
Producer:	Studio Ton
Prev Title:	Mr. Flamboyant
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	The Mail Man
Next Year:	1993

Federal is the debut studio album by American rapper E-40.^[1] It was released on November 10, 1992, by Sick Wid It Records. It peaked at number 80 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.^[2] Jive Records reissued Federal in 1995 with an alternate tracklist and tracks 7, 11 and 13 missing.

Critical reception

Spin called Federal a "historic, self-released debut [that] invented a hustle, a sound, a new rap language."^[3]

Track listing

• All tracks were produced by Studio Ton

Samples

• "Extra Manish" contains a sample of "Left Me Lonely" by MC Shan.
• "Drought Season" contains a sample of "One Love" by Whodini.
• "Hide 'N Seek" contains a sample of "Flirt" by Cameo.
• "Rat Heads" contains a sample of "No Name Bar" by Isaac Hayes and "Short Dog's in the House" by Too Short.

Notes and References

1. Web site: E-40. Trouser Press.
2. (((Federal > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums)))
3. E-40, Federal (Sick Wid' It). Spin.