E-40, a rapper born in Vallejo, California, released eight solo albums prior to My Ghetto Report Card dating back to 1993. In the early 1990s, he was part of the Vallejo rap group The Click.[1] Thanks to regional popularity of his independently released single "Captain Save a Hoe", E-40 got his first major label signing with Jive Records in 1994.[1] By the late 1990s and early 2000s, E-40 began doing guest features on Southern rappers' albums, such as MP da Last Don by Master P, My Homies by Scarface, and Kings of Crunk by Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz.[1]
RecordingEdit
With E-40 as executive producer, the album features production from Bosko, Lil Jon, and Rick Rock among others.[2][3][4] Critics noted the influence of Southern crunk sound. For AllMusic, David Jeffries remarked: "Lil Jon seems to be adapting to the Bay more than E-40 is going South." Ryan Dombal of Entertainment Weekly said the album "speeds up crunk's creeping scurrilousness while toning down its violent undercurrents."[5]
In an interview with MTV News, E-40 described the title as a reflection of having "straight A's across the board" and "d[oing] nothing foul in the game" in his music career.[6]
The Guardian music critic Angus Batey described opening track "Yay Area" as "one of the handful of truly experimental, daring and generally aurally flabbergasting rap tracks released so far this century" in a 2015 profile of E-40.[7]
Commercial performanceEdit
Released in the United States by Reprise Records on March 14, 2006,[3][8]My Ghetto Report Card debuted at no. 3 on the Billboard 200 and remains E-40's highest charting album as of 2020, surpassing the 1996 album Tha Hall of Game that peaked at no. 4.[9][10]
On August 25, 2006, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awarded the album a Gold certification for selling 500,000 units, making it the fourth E-40 album to earn RIAA certification.[8]
Two songs from My Ghetto Report Card were released as singles, starting with "Tell Me When To Go" featuring fellow Bay Area rapper Keak da Sneak. Released on February 1, 2006, "Tell Me When to Go" peaked at no. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 1, 2006, no. 37 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on April 8, and no. 8 on the Hot Rap Songs chart on March 25.[11][12][13] "U and Dat" featuring T-Pain and Kandi Burruss (credited as "Kandi Girl") was the second single off this album, released on May 2, 2006. It was more successful than "Tell Me When to Go", as it charted for 25 weeks on the Hot 100 and peaked at no. 13 on August 26, 2006, in addition to peaking at no. 8 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs on September 2 and no. 4 on Hot Rap Songs on August 26.[11][12]
My Ghetto Report Card received favorable reviews. David Jeffries of AllMusic described the album as containing "an amazing set of wry, snide, and provocative rhymes."[3] Angus Batey of British newspaper The Guardian described the album as "character-filled, lewd and often laugh-out-loud funny."[15]
In a largely negative review, Tom Breihan of Pitchfork called the production of Lil Jon and Rick Rock "more exhausting than exhilarating."[4] Breihan compared the sound of "Yay Area" to "robots malfunctioning" due to "frantic off-kilter drums, high-pitched synth squeals, [and] gurgling staccato vocal samples."[4] Breihan also likened E-40's vocal quality to "Bernie Mac's making-fun-of-white-people voice—a nervous adenoidal yammer."[4]
ImpactEdit
Due to the success of "Tell Me When to Go" and hyphy-themed songs on radio and MTV, the East Bay Express and Oakland Tribune speculated that My Ghetto Report Card would become E-40's mainstream breakout album.[21][22] By May 2006, Jim Harrington of the Oakland Tribune observed that a concert sponsored by local radio station Wild 94.9 "crowned E-40 as the new king of hip-hop."[23] Writing for the Oakland-based East Bay Express, Rachel Swan listed the album among the best of 2006 and called it "the most elegant in a spate of hyphy albums released this year."[24]
"Yay Area" contains a sample of "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" performed by Digable Planets.
"Tell Me When to Go" contains a sample of "Dumb Girl" performed by Run-DMC.
"White Gurl" contains a sample of "A Fly Girl" performed by Boogie Boys.
"She Say She Loves Me" contains a sample of "Diamonds & Wood" performed by UGK. the original UGK song is just a sample of a P funk soung though, thats why george clinton and bootsy collins are credited as the writers?
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^ abcdeBreihan, Tom (April 26, 2006). "E-40: My Ghetto Report Card". Pitchfork. from the original on April 28, 2006. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
^ abDombal, Ryan (March 27, 2006). "My Ghetto Report Card". Entertainment Weekly. from the original on April 9, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
^Reid, Shaheem (February 28, 2006). "Lil Jon Has Big Plans For E-40 And The Hyphy Movement". MTV News. from the original on April 11, 2006. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
^Batey, Angus (August 4, 2015). "Cult heroes: E-40, the stalwart working an open-cast mine of futurist rap". The Guardian. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
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October 21, 2023
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My Ghetto Report Card is the ninth studio album by American rapper E 40 It was released on March 14 2006 by BME Recordings Sick Wid It Records and Warner Bros Records My Ghetto Report Card was supported by two singles Tell Me When to Go featuring Keak Da Sneak and U and Dat featuring T Pain and Kandi Girl My Ghetto Report CardStudio album by E 40ReleasedMarch 14 2006Recorded2005 06GenreHip hop crunk hyphyLength74 45LabelBME Sick Wid It Warner Bros ProducerE 40 Lil Jon Rick Rock Droop E Bosko Studio ToNE 40 chronologyBreakin News 2003 My Ghetto Report Card 2006 The Ball Street Journal 2008 Singles from My Ghetto Report Card Tell Me When to Go Released February 1 2006 U and Dat Released May 2 2006 Contents 1 Background 2 Recording 3 Commercial performance 4 Critical reception 5 Impact 6 Track listing 6 1 Sample credits 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 8 Certifications 9 ReferencesBackground EditE 40 a rapper born in Vallejo California released eight solo albums prior to My Ghetto Report Card dating back to 1993 In the early 1990s he was part of the Vallejo rap group The Click 1 Thanks to regional popularity of his independently released single Captain Save a Hoe E 40 got his first major label signing with Jive Records in 1994 1 By the late 1990s and early 2000s E 40 began doing guest features on Southern rappers albums such as MP da Last Don by Master P My Homies by Scarface and Kings of Crunk by Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz 1 Recording EditWith E 40 as executive producer the album features production from Bosko Lil Jon and Rick Rock among others 2 3 4 Critics noted the influence of Southern crunk sound For AllMusic David Jeffries remarked Lil Jon seems to be adapting to the Bay more than E 40 is going South Ryan Dombal of Entertainment Weekly said the album speeds up crunk s creeping scurrilousness while toning down its violent undercurrents 5 In an interview with MTV News E 40 described the title as a reflection of having straight A s across the board and d oing nothing foul in the game in his music career 6 The Guardian music critic Angus Batey described opening track Yay Area as one of the handful of truly experimental daring and generally aurally flabbergasting rap tracks released so far this century in a 2015 profile of E 40 7 Commercial performance EditReleased in the United States by Reprise Records on March 14 2006 3 8 My Ghetto Report Card debuted at no 3 on the Billboard 200 and remains E 40 s highest charting album as of 2020 surpassing the 1996 album Tha Hall of Game that peaked at no 4 9 10 On August 25 2006 the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA awarded the album a Gold certification for selling 500 000 units making it the fourth E 40 album to earn RIAA certification 8 Two songs from My Ghetto Report Card were released as singles starting with Tell Me When To Go featuring fellow Bay Area rapper Keak da Sneak Released on February 1 2006 Tell Me When to Go peaked at no 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 1 2006 no 37 on the Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs chart on April 8 and no 8 on the Hot Rap Songs chart on March 25 11 12 13 U and Dat featuring T Pain and Kandi Burruss credited as Kandi Girl was the second single off this album released on May 2 2006 It was more successful than Tell Me When to Go as it charted for 25 weeks on the Hot 100 and peaked at no 13 on August 26 2006 in addition to peaking at no 8 on Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs on September 2 and no 4 on Hot Rap Songs on August 26 11 12 Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 Robert Christgau nbsp nbsp nbsp 14 Entertainment WeeklyB 5 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 15 HipHopDX nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 16 Okayplayer nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 17 Pitchfork 5 6 10 4 RapReviews 7 10 18 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 19 USA Today nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 20 My Ghetto Report Card received favorable reviews David Jeffries of AllMusic described the album as containing an amazing set of wry snide and provocative rhymes 3 Angus Batey of British newspaper The Guardian described the album as character filled lewd and often laugh out loud funny 15 In a largely negative review Tom Breihan of Pitchfork called the production of Lil Jon and Rick Rock more exhausting than exhilarating 4 Breihan compared the sound of Yay Area to robots malfunctioning due to frantic off kilter drums high pitched synth squeals and gurgling staccato vocal samples 4 Breihan also likened E 40 s vocal quality to Bernie Mac s making fun of white people voice a nervous adenoidal yammer 4 Impact EditDue to the success of Tell Me When to Go and hyphy themed songs on radio and MTV the East Bay Express and Oakland Tribune speculated that My Ghetto Report Card would become E 40 s mainstream breakout album 21 22 By May 2006 Jim Harrington of the Oakland Tribune observed that a concert sponsored by local radio station Wild 94 9 crowned E 40 as the new king of hip hop 23 Writing for the Oakland based East Bay Express Rachel Swan listed the album among the best of 2006 and called it the most elegant in a spate of hyphy albums released this year 24 Track listing EditNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Yay Area Ishmael Butler Thomas Jackson Earl Stevens Ricardo Thomas Mary Ann VieiraRick Rock3 482 Tell Me When to Go featuring Keak Da Sneak Darryl McDaniels Russell Simmons Joseph Simmons Jonathan Smith Stevens Charles WilliamsLil Jon4 013 Muscle Cars featuring Keak Da Sneak and Turf Talk Demar Bernstein Smith Stevens WilliamsLil Jon4 024 Go Hard or Go Home featuring The Federation Anthony Caldwell Jackson Marvin Selmon Stevens ThomasRick Rock3 535 Gouda featuring B Legit and Stressmatic Jackson Brandt Jones Stevens ThomasRick Rock5 036 Sick Wid It II featuring Turf Talk Bernstein Stevens Earl Stevens Jr Droop E3 287 JB Stomp Down Skit 0 198 They Might Be Taping Stevens ThomasRick Rock3 559 Do Ya Head Like This Stevens ThomasRick Rock4 4510 Block Boi featuring Miko and Stressmatic Jackson Stevens Marvin Whitemon Miko YourStudio ToN3 4611 White Gurl featuring UGK and Juelz Santana Chad Butler Gary Cooper Bernard Freeman LaRon James Joseph Malloy Rudy Sheriff Smith Stevens William StromanLil Jon4 2312 GetTheFuckOn com Pt 1 Skit 1 1613 U and Dat featuring T Pain and Kandi Girl Alphonzo Bailey Kandi Burruss Faheem Najm Smith StevensLil Jon3 2214 I m Da Man featuring Mike Jones and Al Kapone Bailey LaMarquis Jefferson Micheal Jones Craig Love Smith StevensLil Jon4 0715 Yee featuring Too hort and Budda Brandon Medlock Todd Shaw Smith StevensLil Jon4 3316 GetTheFuckOn com Pt 2 Skit 1 0517 Just Fuckin featuring Bosko Bosko Kante StevensBosko4 1518 Gimme Head featuring Al Kapone and Bosko Bailey Kante Love James Phillips Smith StevensLil Jon6 0119 She Say She Loves Me featuring 8Ball and Bun B Butler George Clinton William Collins Cooper Freeman Jefferson Love Garry Shider Smith Premro Smith StevensLil Jon5 1820 Happy to Be Here featuring D D Artis Kante StevensBosko3 29 Sample credits Edit Yay Area contains a sample of Rebirth of Slick Cool Like Dat performed by Digable Planets Tell Me When to Go contains a sample of Dumb Girl performed by Run DMC White Gurl contains a sample of A Fly Girl performed by Boogie Boys She Say She Loves Me contains a sample of Diamonds amp Wood performed by UGK the original UGK song is just a sample of a P funk soung though thats why george clinton and bootsy collins are credited as the writers Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2006 PeakpositionUS Billboard 200 25 3US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 26 1US Top Rap Albums Billboard 27 1 Year end charts Edit Chart 2006 PositionUS Billboard 200 28 141US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 29 45Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 8 Gold 500 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References Edit a b c Birchmeier Jason E 40 Artist Biography AllMusic Retrieved July 17 2018 Lil Jay December 2006 Interviews Bosko DubCNN Archived from the original on January 7 2007 Retrieved July 17 2018 a b c d Jeffries David My Ghetto Report Card E 40 AllMusic Retrieved November 23 2014 a b c d e Breihan Tom April 26 2006 E 40 My Ghetto Report Card Pitchfork Archived from the original on April 28 2006 Retrieved July 17 2018 a b Dombal Ryan March 27 2006 My Ghetto Report Card Entertainment Weekly Archived from the original on April 9 2007 Retrieved July 15 2018 Reid Shaheem February 28 2006 Lil Jon Has Big Plans For E 40 And The Hyphy Movement MTV News Archived from the original on April 11 2006 Retrieved July 17 2018 Batey Angus August 4 2015 Cult heroes E 40 the stalwart working an open cast mine of futurist rap The Guardian Retrieved July 17 2018 a b c American album certifications E 40 My Ghetto Report Card Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved February 19 2022 Hasty Katie 2006 03 22 High School Returns To The Top Of The Class Billboard Archived from the original on 2007 10 11 Retrieved 2013 03 24 E 40 Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved July 17 2018 a b E 40 Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved July 17 2018 a b E 40 Chart History Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard Retrieved July 17 2018 E 40 Chart History Hot Rap Songs Billboard Retrieved July 17 2018 Robert Christgau CG e 40 Retrieved 23 November 2014 a b Batey Angus Pop CD E 40 My Ghetto Report Card Archived from the original on October 15 2007 Retrieved July 15 2018 Davis Todd March 14 2006 E 40 My Ghetto Report Card HipHopDX Archived from the original on March 20 2006 Retrieved July 15 2018 E 40 My Ghetto Report Card Okayplayer April 27 2006 Archived from the original on October 17 2006 Retrieved July 15 2018 RapReviews com Feature for March 21 2006 E 40 s My Ghetto Report Card Retrieved 23 November 2014 E 40 My Ghetto Report Card Archived from the original on March 30 2008 Retrieved November 23 2014 Jones Steve Prince makes 3121 count USA Today Archived from the original on September 12 2006 Retrieved July 15 2018 Harrington Jim March 14 2006 Listen up Hyphy goes mainstream Oakland Tribune Retrieved July 17 2018 Arnold Eric K March 15 2006 E 40 All Time QB East Bay Express Archived from the original on March 16 2006 Harrington Jim May 4 2006 East Bay rapper E 40 is crowned king of hip hop Oakland Tribune Retrieved July 17 2018 Swan Rachel November 22 2006 The Best Records of 2006 Part Two of Six East Bay Express Archived from the original on March 19 2007 E 40 Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved October 23 2014 E 40 Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved October 23 2014 E 40 Chart History Top Rap Albums Billboard Retrieved October 23 2014 Top Billboard 200 Albums Year End 2006 Billboard Retrieved September 29 2020 Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Year End 2006 Billboard Retrieved September 29 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title My Ghetto Report Card amp oldid 1152303117, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
