The Broad Street Bully

The Broad Street Bully
Studio album by Beanie Sigel
Released September 1, 2009 (U.S.)
Recorded 2008-2009
Genre Hip hop
Length 40:05
Label Siccness Records
Beanie Sigel chronology

The Solution
(2007)		 The Broad Street Bully
(2009)		 This Time
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2009
HipHopDX 2009
The Smoking Section 2009
Pitchfork Media (7.5/10) 2009
XXL (L) 2009
cokemachineglow (75%) 2009

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".[1] The album was on the Billboard 200 charts for 2 weeks. First week it debuted at #77 selling 6,500 copies[2] and the week after it fell down to #115 selling an additional 4,000 copies.

Background

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.[3] The album had been described by the label to be "like a mixtape".[4]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Beanie"   1:23
2. "Why Wouldn't I"   3:53
3. "Tear Drops"   3:03
4. "Where's My Opponent" (featuring Omillio Sparks and Freeway) 3:00
5. "Ready for War" (featuring Freeway and Young Chris) 3:59
6. "All for It"   3:02
7. "Sicker Than Your Average" (featuring Freeway and S5) 3:33
8. "Run to the Roc" (featuring Young Chris and Omillio Sparks) 3:47
9. "Bang Bang" (featuring Murda Mill) 3:13
10. "Return of the Chain Gang" (featuring Young Chris) 2:39
11. "You Over Did It" (featuring Young Chris and Murda Mill) 4:37
12. "The Ghetto"   3:52
Total length:
 40:05

References

  1. ↑ "The Broad Street Bully - Beanie Sigel Album Info". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Beanie Sigel Is The Broad Street Bully | Beanie Sigel". Rap Basement. 2009-08-12. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  4. ↑ "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.