Breakin' News

2003 studio album by E-40

Breakin News

Studio album by

E-40

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

Sick Wid It
Jive

Producer

Big Smash
Bosko
Caviar
CMT
Droop-E
E-A-Ski
Lil Jon
Mo Mo
Nick Fury
Overdose
Rick Rock
Sam Bostic

E-40 chronology

Grit & Grind
(2002)

Breakin News
(2003)

My Ghetto Report Card
(2006)

Singles from Breakin News

"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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Breakin' News" (featuring Rankin' Scroo)	Earl Stevens Harold Johnson Ricardo Thomas	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)	E. Stevens Demar Bernstein Thomas	Rick Rock	4:51
4.	"Quarterbackin'" (featuring the Clipse)	E. Stevens Gene Thornton Terrence Thornton Shon Adams	E-A-Ski CMT	4:44
5.	"Married to the Ave" (featuring Young Mugzi)	E. Stevens Dulon Stevens Thomas	Rick Rock	4:25
6.	"One Night Stand" (featuring DJ Kay Slay, Stressmatic and Doonie Baby)	E. Stevens Thomas Jackson Thomas	Rick Rock	4:12
7.	"I Hope U Get This Kite"	E. Stevens Kannon Cross William Moore Maurice White Philip Bailey Charles Stepney	Caviar Overdose	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)	E. Stevens Jonathan Smith Wayne Hardnett Lavell Crump	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)	E. Stevens Goapele Mohlabane Sam Bostic	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)	E. Stevens Quincy Brooks Marvin Watson Brandt Jones Adams Charles Bowens James Bailey Thomas	Rick Rock	5:10
14.	"That's a Good Look 4 U" (featuring Passion and Don Parma)	E. Stevens Passion Broussard Clarence Hutchinson Nicholaus Loftin	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"	E. Stevens Earl Stevens, Jr.	Droop-E	2:23
18.	"Quarterbackin' (DJ Quik Remix)" (featuring the Clipse)			4:04
Total length:				1:15:22

Sample credits

Track 7 contains a sample of "Imagination" by Earth, Wind & Fire.

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	16
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	4

References

^ Jeffries, David. "E-40 - Breakin News Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (September 9, 2003). "E-40 :: Breakin News – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
^ "E-40 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
^ "E-40 Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2023.