The Broad Street Bully
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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". The album was on the Billboard 200
charts for 2 weeks. First week it debuted at #77 selling 6,500 copies and the week after it fell down to #115 selling an additional 4,000 copies.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by rapper Beanie Sigel
Beanie Sigel
Dwight Grant , also known as Beanie Sigel, is a American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,most recently he was in talks with 50 Cent to sign with G-Unit Records and is a former member/artist of Dame Dash Music Group and Roc-A-Fella Records where he had formed a close association with rappers...
. It was released on September 1, 2009 without promotion, just a video for the song "The Ghetto". The album was on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
charts for 2 weeks. First week it debuted at #77 selling 6,500 copies 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. The album had been described by the label to be "like a mixtape".Track listing
| # | Title | Time(s) | Featured guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beanie | 1:23 | |
| 2 | Why Wouldn't I | 3:53 | |
| 3 | Tear Drops | 3:03 | |
| 4 | Where's My Opponent | 3:00 | Omilio Sparks & Freeway Freeway (rapper) Leslie Edward Pridgen , better known by his stage name Freeway, is an American rapper. Best known for his tenure on Roc-A-Fella Records and his affiliation with Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel, he is recognized by his high-pitched delivery and for the long beard he keeps due to his Muslim faith... |
| 5 | Ready for War | 3:59 | Freeway Freeway (rapper) Leslie Edward Pridgen , better known by his stage name Freeway, is an American rapper. Best known for his tenure on Roc-A-Fella Records and his affiliation with Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel, he is recognized by his high-pitched delivery and for the long beard he keeps due to his Muslim faith... & Young Chris |
| 6 | All for It | 3:02 | |
| 7 | Sicker Than Your Average | 3:33 | Freeway Freeway (rapper) Leslie Edward Pridgen , better known by his stage name Freeway, is an American rapper. Best known for his tenure on Roc-A-Fella Records and his affiliation with Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel, he is recognized by his high-pitched delivery and for the long beard he keeps due to his Muslim faith... & S5 |
| 8 | Run to the Roc | 3:47 | Young Chris & Omilio Sparks |
| 9 | Bang Bang | 3:13 | Murda Mill |
| 10 | Return of the Chain Gang | 2:39 | Young Chris |
| 11 | You Over Did It | 4:37 | Young Chris & Murda Mill |
| 12 | The Ghetto | 3:52 | |