| The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1 | |
| Type: | Studio Album |
| Artist: | E-40 |
| Cover: | BBWTS1.PNG |
| Released: | March 26, 2012 |
| Recorded: | 2011–2012 |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Length: | 75:11 |
| Prev Year: | 2011 |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
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, and , 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,[1] and the video was released on March 22.[2] The music video for "Fast Lane" was released on the album's release date.[3] On August 1, the video for "Turn It Up" was released.[4] 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.[5] The first volume scored a 78/100 on Metacritic, indicating "generally positive reviews".[6] It is the highest of the three volumes. The volume debuted at #59 on the Billboard 200,[7] and at #10 on the Hot R&B/Hip-hop albums chart.