Practice Makes Paper
Practice Makes Paper is the twenty-sixth album by the American rapper E-40. It was released on July 26, 2019, by Heavy on the Grind Entertainment.
The album features guest appearances from Anthony Hamilton, ASAP Ferg, Chris Brown, Fabolous, G-Eazy, Quavo, Rick Ross, Roddy Ricch, Scarface, Schoolboy Q, Tee Grizzley, Wiz Khalifa, Method Man and Redman, among others.
Background
In August 2018, E-40 announced that he was releasing three albums: The Gift of Gab in August, Rule of Thumb in October and Practice Makes Paper in December. Practice Makes Paper was eventually delayed until July 26. The third installment, Rule of Thumb was released in 2023.Singles
The intended lead single from the album, "Melt", was released on March 14, 2019, and features rapper Milla. The song was produced by Clayton William; it did not appear on the final album.The second single, "Chase the Money", was released on June 18, 2019, and features Quavo, Roddy Ricch, Schoolboy Q and ASAP Ferg. The song was produced by ChaseTheMoney. It peaked at number 36 on the Billboard Rhythmic chart.