''Federal'' is the debut studio album by American rapper

E-40 Earl Tywone Stevens Sr. (born November 15, 1967), better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper. He is a founding member of the rap group The Click, and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. He has released 26 studio albums to date, ...

. It was released on November 10, 1993, on Sick Wid It Records. It peaked at number 80 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. ((( Federal > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))) All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2009-12-31.

Jive Records Jive Records was an American independent record label founded by Clive Calder in 1981 as a subsidiary to the Zomba Group. In the US, the label had offices in New York City and Chicago. Jive was best known for its successes with hip hop, R&B, ...

reissued ''Federal'' in 1995 with an alternate tracklist and tracks 7, 11 and 13 missing.

Critical reception

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'' called ''Federal'' a "historic, self-released debut

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invented a hustle, a sound, a new rap language."

Track listing

* All tracks were produced by Studio Ton ;Samples *"Extra Manish" contains a sample of "Left Me Lonely" by

MC Shan Shawn Moltke (born September 6, 1965) better known by his stage name MC Shan, is an American hip hop and R&B recording artist. He is best known for his song "The Bridge" produced by Marley Marl, and for collaborating with Snow on " Informe ...

. *"Drought Season" contains a sample of "One Love" by

Whodini Whodini is an American hip hop group that was formed in 1982. The Brooklyn, New York-based trio consisted of vocalist and main lyricist Jalil Hutchins; co-vocalist John Fletcher, a.k.a. Ecstasy (who wore a Zorro-style hat as his trademark; J ...

. *"Hide 'N Seek" contains a sample of "Flirt" by Cameo. *"Rat Heads" contains a sample of "No Name Bar" by

Isaac Hayes Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American singer, actor, songwriter, and composer. He was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songw ...

and "Short Dog's in the House" by

Too Short Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by the stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper and record producer. He became famous in the West Coast hip hop scene in the late 1980s, with lyrics often based on ...

Charts

References

E-40 albums 1993 debut albums Albums produced by Studio Ton Jive Records albums Self-released albums Sick Wid It Records albums {{1990s-hiphop-album-stub