The Element of Surprise studio album by American rapper E-40 . It was released on August 25, 1998, by Sick Wid It Records and Jive Records . The album features production by Ant Banks , Bosko, Mike Mosley, Rick Rock , Sam Bostic, Studio Ton & Tone Capone. It peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop AlbumsBillboard 200[3] The Click : B-Legit , D-Shot and Suga-T , as well as Jayo Felony , C-Bo , Mack 10 , WC , Busta Rhymes , Levitti and Master P . The second to last track, "Ballin' Outta Control", originally appeared on the 1993 extended play , The Mail Man
The Element of Surprise Released August 25, 1998 Recorded 1997–1998 Genre Hip hop Length 107 :59 Label Producer
"Hope I Don't Go Back" "From the Ground Up"
Along with a single, a music video was produced for the song "Hope I Don't Go Back", featuring Otis & Shug . A second single, "From the Ground Up", was also released as a music video, featuring Too Short and K-Ci & JoJo . The album eventually went Gold. In 2013 E-40 ranked what he considers to be his ten best albums, and named The Element of Surprise as his best album overall.[4]
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Disc 1 (Yellow) Title Producer(s) 1. "The Element of Surprise" Rick Rock 4:21 2. "Trump Change" Big Tyme (Randy Jefferson) and Michael Banks 4:30 3. "All Tha Time" (featuring B-Legit ) Bosko 3:21 4. "Dump, Bust, Blast" Bosko 4:11 5. "Hope I Don't Go Back" Ant Banks 4:38 6. "$999,999 + $1 = A Mealticket" Rick Rock 4:32 7. "Money Scheme" (featuring Jayo Felony ) Bosko 6:20 8. "Zoom" Bosko 4:09 9. "Mayhem" (featuring A-1 ) Rick Rock 5:09 10. "Personal" (featuring D-Shot , Suga T , The Mossie & Levitti) Studio Ton 4:31 11. "My Hoodlumz & My Thugz" (featuring WC & Mack 10 ) Keith Kinlow 4:44
Disc 2 (Orange) Title Producer(s) 1. "Do It to Me" (featuring Busta Rhymes ) Tone Capone 3:40 2. "Lieutenant Roast a Botch" (featuring Sylk-E. Fyne ) Studio Ton 4:41 3. "It's On, On Sight" (featuring C-Bo ) Funk Daddy 4:13 4. "From the Ground Up" (featuring Too Short & K-Ci & JoJo ) Ant Banks 4:52 5. "Flashin' " Studio Ton 4:54 6. "Doin' Dirt Bad" (featuring B-Legit) Bosko 4:24 7. "Broccoli" Ant Banks 4:07 8. "Jump My Bone" Bosko 3:57 9. "Back Against the Wall" (featuring Master P ) Bosko 4:16 10. "To Da Beat" Studio Ton 4:12 11. "Dirty Deeds" Dave Everingham & E-40 3:46 12. "Ballin' Outta Control" Sam Bostic & Mike Mosley 4:22 13. "One More Gen" Sam Bostic 6:09
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References
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^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "The Element of Surprise - E-40 - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved November 24, 2014 . ^ "Tower.com: The Element Of Surprise (EXPLICIT) (CD) by E-40 ..." Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. Retrieved November 24, 2014 .^ ((( The Element of Surprise > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))) . All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on December 30, 2009.^ "E-40 Ranks His Top 10 Albums" . BET.com . December 26, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2014 .^ "E-40 Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard ^ "E-40 Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1998" . Billboard . Retrieved November 14, 2021 .^ "American album certifications – E-40 – The Element of Surprise" . Recording Industry Association of America .
