E-Life (album) explained

E-Life is the sixth studio album by the band Mint Condition issued in 2008 on Image Entertainment.^[1] The album reached No. 8 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 12 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart.^{[2] [3]}

Overview

E-Life is Mint Condition's second album for the label Image Entertainment.

The first single released from E-Life was the song "Baby Boy, Baby Girl"- with an alternate version sent to radio featuring guest vocals from neo-soul singer Anthony Hamilton. The second single "Nothing Left to Say" featured a music video directed by fellow Minneapolis, Minnesota native and independent filmmaker Wayne H. Johnson, Jr.^[4] The music video was created by the faculty and students of Globe University/Minnesota School of Business.^[5] Members of the school's Music Business program, digital video and media production programs were primarily responsible for the making of the video.^[6]

The song "Why Do We Try" was later covered by Robert Glasper with Mint Condition frontman Stokley Williams on Glasper's 2012 album Black Radio.

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's text.

• Stokley Williams - lead and background vocals, drums, drum programming, guitar, bass synth, moog, keyboards, harmonica, steel pan
• Ricky Kinchen - co-lead and background vocals, bass, keyboards, drum programming, acoustic guitar, photography
• Lawrence Waddell - keyboards, piano
• Jeffrey Allen - background vocals, saxophone
• Homer O'Dell - guitar, keyboards, drum programming
• Chris Dave - drums
• Phonte - rap, background vocals
• Alicia Marie - intro vocals
• Brandon Kinchen - intro vocals
• Ali Shaheed Muhammad - turntables
• Anna - trumpet
• Kat Higgins - background vocals
• Brian Johnson - mixing
• Herb Powers, Jr. - mastering

Notes and References

1. Mint Condition: E Life. 2008. Image Entertainment.
2. Web site: Mint Condition: E-Life (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums). Billboard. billboard.com.
3. Web site: Mint Condition: E-Life (Top Independent Albums). Billboard. billboard.com.
4. Web site: Wayne Johnson, Jr. on Vimeo. profile. vimeo.com. April 6, 2014.
5. Web site: Minnesota students create Mint Condition video. article. soultracks.com. April 6, 2014.
6. Web site: Popular R&B Group's Music Video Created by Students, Faculty of Minnesota School of Business. https://archive.today/20140407034810/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/01/prweb1921734.htm. dead. April 7, 2014. article. PRWeb. April 6, 2014.