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The Mail Man is an extended play by American rapper E-40. It was released by Sick Wid It Records in 1993 on LP's and cassette's. The album features production by Mike Mosley, Sam Bostic, Studio Ton and E-40. It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 131 on the Billboard 200.[2]
Along with a single, a music video was produced for the song, "Captain Save a Hoe", featuring The Click. Also released as a b-side on the same single, "Practice Lookin' Hard", was produced as a music video and features cameo appearances by Boots Riley, 2Pac, Celly Cel and Spice 1. "Ballin' Out of Control" was later re-released on E-40's 1998 double disc set, The Element of Surprise.
Jive Records reissued The Mail Man in 1994 with an alternate track listing.
Critique
Some feminists critiqued the song "Captain Save a Ho," which chastizes men for taking care of a woman and children that are not his own. Davarian Baldwin notes that it portrays black women as gold-diggers who use their sexuality to take black men's meager earnings.[3] In the pimps up, draws down bargain rappers engaged in with their groupies, to be a "Captain Save a Hoe" by parting with hard-earned dollars came to be viewed as worse than being a "mark" or a "busta".[4] The song was praised by critics for its 1970s-sounding "radio-friendly, laid-back groove".[5]
Track listing
Original Sick Wid It release
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Neva Broke" | 6:45 |
| 2. | "Bring the Yellow Tape" | 4:28 |
| 3. | "Practice Lookin' Hard" | 4:36 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Where the Party At" (featuring The Mossie) | 4:55 |
| 5. | "Captain Save a Hoe" (featuring The Click) | 4:47 |
| 6. | "The Mail Man" | 4:21 |
Jive Reissue
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Neva Broke" | 6:45 |
| 2. | "Bring the Yellow Tape" | 4:28 |
| 3. | "Practice Lookin' Hard" | 4:36 |
| 4. | "Where the Party At" (featuring The Mossie) | 4:55 |
| 5. | "Captain Save a Hoe" (featuring The Click) | 4:47 |
| 6. | "The Mail Man" | 4:21 |
| 7. | "Ballin' Out of Control" (featuring Levitti) | 4:27 |
| 8. | "Captain Save a Hoe (Remix)" (featuring The Click) | 4:48 |
Charts
Singles
| Song | Chart (1994)[10] | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| "Captain Save a Hoe" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 94 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales | 42 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 63 |
References
- ^ Jeffries, David. Review: The Mail Man. Allmusic. Retrieved on January 8, 2010.
- ^ ((( The Mail Man > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))). All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on January 8, 2010.
- ^ Baldwin, Davarian. That's the Joint!: The Hip-hop Studies Reader.
- ^ Sharpley-Whiting, T. Denean (2008). Pimps Up, Ho's Down: Hip Hop's Hold on Young Black Women. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0814740644. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ^ Single reviews - Captain Save Them Thoe by E-40 Billboard; New York106.22 (May 28, 1994): 51.
- ^ "E-40 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ "E-40 Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ "E-40 Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ ((( The Mail Man > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles ))). All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on January 8, 2010.
External links
- The Mail Man at Allmusic
- The Mail Man at Discogs