The Broad Street Bully

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The Broad Street Bully
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1, 2009
Recorded2008-2009
GenreHip hop
Length40:05
LabelSiccness Records, E1
Beanie Sigel chronology
The Solution
(2007)
The Broad Street Bully
(2009)
The Roc Boys
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
HipHopDX[2]
The Smoking Section[3]
Pitchfork Media(7.5/10)[4]
XXL (L)[5]
cokemachineglow(75%)[6]

The Broad Street Bully is the fifth studio album by rapper Beanie Sigel. It was released on September 1, 2009 without promotion, just a video for the song "The Ghetto".[7] The album was on the Billboard 200 charts for 2 weeks. In the first week, it debuted at #77 selling 6,500 copies.[8] The week after, it fell down to #115 selling an additional 4,000 copies.

Background[edit]

The album was released on Siccness.net (Siccness Records) and was the first time Sigel released an album on an independent label. The album was originally named The Focus but the title was then changed to The Broad Street Bully.[9] The album had been described by the label to be "like a mixtape".[10]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Beanie (Intro)"Beanie Sigel Production Team1:23
2."Why Wouldn't I"Beanie Sigel Production Team3:53
3."Tear Drops"Beanie Sigel Production Team3:03
4."Where's My Opponent" (featuring Omillio Sparks and Freeway)Beanie Sigel Production Team3:00
5."Ready for War" (featuring Freeway and Young Chris)Beanie Sigel Production Team3:59
6."All for It"Beanie Sigel Production Team3:02
7."Sicker Than Your Average" (featuring Freeway)The Batkave3:33
8."Run to the Roc" (featuring Young Chris and Omillio Sparks)Beanie Sigel Production Team3:47
9."Bang Bang" (featuring Murda Mill)Beanie Sigel Production Team3:13
10."Return of the Chain Gang" (featuring Young Chris)Beanie Sigel Production Team2:39
11."You Over Did It" (featuring Young Chris and Murda Mill)Hazebanga & Isiah Salizar4:37
12."The Ghetto"Buckwild3:52
Total length:40:05

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2009
  2. ^ "Beanie Sigel - Broad Street Bully". hiphopdx.com.
  3. ^ ""Bang Bang" – Review Of Beanie Sigel's The Broad Street Bully". uproxx.com. 29 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Beanie Sigel: The Broad Street Bully Album Review - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com.
  5. ^ "Hip-Hop News, Rap Music - XXL". XXL Mag. Archived from the original on 2009-09-15.
  6. ^ "2009". cokemachineglow.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-12.
  7. ^ "The Broad Street Bully – Beanie Sigel Album Info". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  8. ^ Jacobs, Allen (2009-09-09). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 9/5/2009 | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  9. ^ "Beanie Sigel Is The Broad Street Bully | Beanie Sigel". Rap Basement. 2009-08-12. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  10. ^ "XXclusive: New Beanie Sigel CD is "Like a Mixtape," Says Label, Full-Length With Freeway in the Works". Xxlmag.Com. 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2012-02-08.