Emeritus (album)

Emeritus
Studio album by Scarface
Released December 2, 2008
Recorded 2008
Genre Hip Hop
Label Rap-a-Lot, Asylum
Producer Scarface, Nottz, N.O. Joe, Cool & Dre, Jake One, No I.D., Scram Jones
Scarface chronology
Made
(2007)		 Emeritus
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
HipHopDX [2]
The New York Times (favorable)[3]
Okayplayer (90/100)[4]
Pitchfork Media (8.0/10)[5]
RapReviews (8.5/10)[6]
Slant Magazine [7]
Sputnikmusic [8]
URB [9]
The Village Voice (favorable)[10]

Emeritus is the eleventh studio album by American rapper Scarface, released December 2, 2008 on Rap-a-Lot Records in the United States. He has stated that it is his final studio album.[11][12] The album debuted at number 24 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 42,000 copies in its first week.[13] Upon its release, Emeritus received general acclaim from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 85/100 from Metacritic.[14]

Contents

Track listing

# Title Songwriters Production Time
1 "Intro" (featuring J. Prince) Dean, M./Jordan, B./Prince, J. Mike Dean, No I.D. 3:58
2 "High Powered" (featuring Papa Rue) Johnson, J./Jordan, B. N.O. Joe 3:04
3 "Forgot About Me" (featuring Lil Wayne & Bun B) Carter, D./Freeman, B./Jordan, B./Lyon, A./Montilla, E./Valenzano, M. Cool & Dre 3:36
4 "Can't Get Right" (featuring Bilal) Jordan, B./Lamb, D./Oliver, B. Nottz 4:04
5 "Still Here" (featuring Shateish) Cook, T./Jordan, B./Lamb, D. Nottz 3:53
6 "It's Not A Game" Ibanga, R. Jr./Jordan, B. Scram Jones 3:47
7 "Who Are They" (featuring K-Rino & Slim Thug) Ibanga, R. Jr./Jordan, B./Kaiser, E./Thomas, S. Scram Jones 3:58
8 "Soldier Story" (The Product featuring Z-Ro) Gilmour, A./Jordan, B./McVey, J. VMAN Productions 4:25
9 "Redemption Song" Johnson, J./Jordan, B. N.O. Joe 3:15
10 "High Note" Dutton, J./Jordan, B. Jake One 3:54
11 "We Need You" (featuring Wacko) Grisom, D./Johnson, J./Jordan, B. VMAN Productions 3:28
12 "Unexpected" (featuring Wacko) Clervoix, M./Grisom, D./Jordan, B./Thompson, R. T-Mix 4:11
13 "Emeritus" Jordan, B./Shemer, M. DJ Scratch 3:31
14 "Outro" Dean, M./Jordan, B. Mike Dean 1:12
Sample credits

Personnel

Credits for Emeritus adapted from Allmusic.[15]

  • Cey Adams – art direction, design
  • John Bido – mastering, mixing
  • Cory Mo – audio engineer
  • Mike Dean – producer, engineer, mastering, mixing, audio engineer
  • Christian Gugielmo – audio engineer
  • Mike Mo – engineer, audio engineer
  • N.O. Joe – producer
  • Nottz – audio engineer
  • Anthony Price – management
  • J. Prince – executive producer, audio production
  • Scarface – audio production
  • Marc Smilow – audio engineer
  • Tone Capone – producer
  • Gina Victoria – engineer, audio engineer

Chart history

Chart (2008) Peak
position[16]
U.S. Billboard 200 24
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 4

References

  1. ^ Jeffries, David. Review: Emeritus. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-01-30.
  2. ^ Tardio, Andres. Review: Emeritus. HipHopDX. Retrieved on 2010-01-30.
  3. ^ Caramanica, Jon. Review: Emeritus. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2010-01-30.
  4. ^ Harvey, Jeff. Review: Emeritus. Okayplayer. Retrieved on 2010-01-30.
  5. ^ Cohen, Ian. Review: Emeritus. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on 2010-01-30.
  6. ^ Juon, Steve. Review: Emeritus. RapReviews. Retrieved on 2010-01-30.
  7. ^ Cataldo, Jesse. Review: Emeritus. Slant Magazine. Retrieved on 2010-01-30.
  8. ^ Abdul-Rakhman, Sobhi. Review: Emeritus. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved on 2010-01-30.
  9. ^ Columnist. Review: Emeritus. URB. Retrieved on 2010-01-30.
  10. ^ Greene, Jayson. Review: Emeritus. The Village Voice. Retrieved on 2010-01-30.
  11. ^ Reid, Shaheem. Maino Brings New York To The Masses; Scarface Preps His Last Solo LP: Mixtape Monday. MTV. Retrieved on 2010-01-30.
  12. ^ Arnold, Paul W. Scarface: The Grand Finale. HipHopDX. Retrieved on 2010-01-30.
  13. ^ Lewis, Randy. Spears Album Tops Sales Chart. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2010-01-30.
  14. ^ Emeritus (2008): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2010-01-30.
  15. ^ Credits: Emeritus. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-01-30.
  16. ^ Billboard Albums: Emeritus. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-01-30.

External links

Scarface
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Greatest Hits · The Best of Scarface · Greatest Features
Collaboration albums
Singles
"Mr. Scarface" · "A Minute to Pray and a Second to Die" · "Let Me Roll" · "Now I Feel Ya" · "Hand of the Dead Body" · "I Seen a Man Die" · "Among the Walking Dead" · "Smile" · "Mary Jane" · "Game Over" · "Fuck Faces" · "It Ain't, Pt. 2" · "On My Block" · "Never" · "Girl You Know" · "Can't Get Right" · "High Powered" · "Dopeman Music"
Mixtapes
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