Eminem Presents: The Re-Up

Eminem Presents: The Re-Up
Compilation album by Shady Records
Released December 5, 2006
Recorded November 2005-September 2006
Genre Rap
Length 74:38
Label Shady, Interscope
Producer Eminem (exec.)
Akon, The Alchemist, Disco D, Dr. Dre, Focus..., Luis Resto, Mike Elizondo, Rikinatti, Witt & Pep
Eminem chronology
Encore
(2004)		 Eminem Presents: The Re-Up
(2006)		 Relapse
(2009)
Singles from Eminem Presents: The Re-Up
  1. "You Don't Know"
    Released: November 7, 2006
  2. "Jimmy Crack Corn"
    Released: March 6, 2007

Eminem Presents: The Re-Up[1] is a rap compilation album performed by various artists,[2] designed to help launch new Shady Records artists Stat Quo, Cashis and Bobby Creekwater. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and has since sold over one million copies in the U.S alone and is certified Platinum.

Contents

Background

The album first began as a street mixtape project; an underground, unofficial CD with raw production values. "But what happened is that the material was so good and the tracks were getting produced like a regular album", Eminem said: "Instead of putting it out there rough and unfinished, I thought we should add some other new tracks, make it a real album, and put it in the record stores to give these new artists a real boost".[3] The album was executive-produced by Eminem, who also produced the majority of the songs. A handful of tracks were produced by The Alchemist, who also compiled the album in mixtape fashion.

Each of the tracks was a new song which debuted on the album, though Stat Quo's "Billion Bucks", produced by LT Moe and Obie Trice's "Cry Now" (Remix), produced by SickNotes, were recently released on mixtapes and to radio. The first single and video from the album is "You Don't Know", performed by Eminem, 50 Cent, Cashis and Lloyd Banks. The second single from the album is "Jimmy Crack Corn", which features 50 Cent and peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[4]

Rampant misinformation about Eminem Presents: The Re-Up included many false internet track listings and the claim that the mixtape would be a tribute to the late Proof of D12. "The D12 album and those unreleased songs with Proof are coming", said Eminem, "but The Re-Up is about these new artists and these new songs. It isn't fair to them or to the memory of Proof to mix them up".[5]

Eminem revealed in a Shade 45 interview that he had fellow rapper Bizarre draw the cover to make up for his lack of rapping skills, reportedly it took him over three months to finish one person.[6]

On the U.S. Billboard 200, the album debuted at number two behind Ciara's The Evolution, selling about 309,000 copies in its first week.[7] The album has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, as it has sold over 1.1 million copies in the U.S..

Eminem appears on eight of the album's tracks (more than any other artist, including the new artists being launched): "Jimmy Crack Corn", "No Apologies", "Public Enemy #1", "Shady Narcotics (Intro)", "Shake That (Remix)", "The Re-Up", "We're Back", and "You Don't Know".

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (50/100) [8]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [9]
Entertainment Weekly (B) [10]
Okayplayer [11]
HipHopDX [12]
IGN (7.4/10)[13]
RapReviews (7/10)[14]
Sputnikmusic [15]

Initial critical response to Eminem Presents: The Re-Up was mixed to positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 50, based on the 13 reviews. It opened up at number 2 with sales of approximately 309,000, only behind R&B songstress Ciara.[16] The album has since sold a little over a million copies in the United States alone.

Track listing

# Title Performer(s) Composers[17] Producer(s) Length
01 "Shady Narcotics" (Intro) Eminem M. Mathers, L. Resto, S. King Eminem 0:56
02 "We're Back" Eminem, Obie Trice, Stat Quo, Bobby Creekwater, Cashis Mathers, Resto, O. Trice, S. Benton, A. Rogers, R. Johnson Eminem 3:59
03 "Pistol Pistol" (Remix) Obie Trice V. Carlisle, D. Holton, Johnson, Mathers, O. Moore, D. Porter, Trice Eminem 2:27
04 "Murder" Bizarre, Kuniva of D12 Mathers, Resto, R. A. Johnson, King Eminem 2:10
05 "Everything Is Shady" Cashis Johnson, R. Parham Rikanatti 4:23
06 "The Re-Up" Eminem, 50 Cent Mathers, Resto, C. Jackson, A. Young, M. Elizondo Eminem 2:57
07 "You Don't Know" Eminem, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Cashis Mathers, Jackson, C. Lloyd, Johnson, Resto Eminem 4:17
08 "Jimmy Crack Corn" Eminem, 50 Cent Mathers, Resto, Jackson Eminem 3:54
09 "Trapped" Proof Mathers, Holton Eminem 0:58
10 "Whatever You Want" Swifty McVay, Denaun Porter of D12 Porter, Moore, D. Moore, B. Johnson, D. Campbell Witt & Pep 2:48
11 "Talkin' All That" Cashis Johnson, Parham Rikanatti 4:05
12 "By My Side" Stat Quo Benton, B. Edwards, Jr. Focus... 4:08
13 "We Ride for Shady" Obie Trice, Cashis A. Maman, Trice, Johnson, B. Heath, E. Peters, R. Hunter The Alchemist 3:09
14 "There He Is" Bobby Creekwater Maman, Rogers, F. Bongusto The Alchemist 4:27
15 "Tryin' ta Win" Stat Quo Maman, Benton The Alchemist 3:52
16 "Smack That" (Remix) Akon featuring Stat Quo, Bobby Creekwater Mathers, A. Thiam, M. Strange, Resto, Benton, Rogers Akon 5:14
17 "Public Enemy #1" Eminem Mathers, Resto Eminem 1:58
18 "Get Low" Stat Quo Benton, Young, D. Parker, Elizondo, T. Moore Dr. Dre 3:20
19 "Ski Mask Way" (Eminem Remix) 50 Cent Jackson, Mathers, Resto, D. Shayman, B. Sigler, R. Tyson, King Disco D, Eminem 3:03
20 "Shake That" (Remix) Eminem, Nate Dogg, Obie Trice, Bobby Creekwater Mathers, Resto, King, N. Hale, Trice, Rogers Eminem 2:59
21 "Cry Now" (Shady Remix) Obie Trice, Kuniva, Bobby Creekwater, Cashis, Stat Quo Trice, Moore, Johnson, J. Scott, D. Robey, C. Louis, Campbell, Benton, Johnson, Carlisle, Rogers Witt & Pep 5:12
22 "No Apologies" Eminem Mathers, Resto Eminem 4:21
23 "Billion Bucks" (Bonus track) Stat Quo Eminem, L.T. Moe 3:41

Samples

Personnel

  • Dr. Dre - Producer, mixing
  • Jeff Bass – keyboards
  • Leslie Brathwaite – mixing
  • Tanya Bridges – sample clearance
  • Tony Campana – engineer, vocal engineer, vocal mixing, vocal recording
  • Dru Castro – engineer
  • Sarah Catlett – studio coordinator
  • Mike "Dat Nigga Chav" Chavarria – engineer
  • Chris Clancy – marketing
  • Dennis Dennehy – publicity
  • Mike Elizondo – keyboards
  • Eminem – keyboards, producer, rap, executive producer, mixing, illustrations, cover design, audio production
  • Joshua Fisher – marketing coordinator
  • Andrew Flad – product manager
  • Nicole Frantz – creative assistance
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Scott Gutierrez – engineer
  • Marcus Heisser – A&R
  • Mauricio Iragorri – engineer, mixing
  • Steven King – bass, guitar, engineer, mixing
  • Marc Labelle – A&R
  • Andrew Mains – editing
  • Deborah Mannis-Gardner – sample clearance
  • Tracy McNew – A&R
  • Greg Miller – publicity
  • Riggs Morales – A&R
  • Alec Newell – engineer
  • Dart Parker – A&R
  • Dawaun Parker – keyboards, producer
  • Oscar "Filtrate" Ramierez – engineer
  • Luis Resto – keyboards, producer
  • Robert "Roomio" Reyes – assistant
  • David Saslow – promotions director
  • Les Scurry – production coordination, production supervisor
  • Manny Smith – A&R
  • Thomas Pepper – keyboards, producer
  • Steve Sola – mixing
  • Randy Sosin – video producer
  • Joe Vaughn – photography
  • Tony Yayo – backing vocals

Certifications

Country Provider(s) Certification Sales/Shipments
Australia ARIA Gold[18] 35,000
Austria IFPI Gold 35,000
Brazil ABPD n/a 10,000
Russia IFPI Platinum 20,000[19]
Switzerland IFPI Gold 15,000
Japan RIAJ n/a 16,451[20]
Sweden IFPI Gold 30,500[21]
New Zealand RIANZ 2x Platinum[22] 30,000
U.S. RIAA Platinum[23] 1,051,508+[24]
U.K. BPI Gold[25] 210,000

Singles chart positions

Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Rhythmic Top 40 Pop 100
2006 "You Don't Know" #12 #87 #40 #16
2007 "Jimmy Crack Corn" #101 - - #77

References

  1. ^ Eminem Releases: Eminem Presents: The Re-Up Interscope Records
  2. ^ Album review Rolling Stone (2008-06-18).
  3. ^ Eminem presents the Re-Up, Now an album. MusicToday. Accessed August 3, 2007
  4. ^ Billboard.com - Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
  5. ^ SOHH.com - Eminem Delays "Re-Up," Converts Mixtape Into Official Album
  6. ^ CD Booklet states that cover design and illustration was completed by Eminem despite Bizarre drawing all of it, with additional support by Glenn Josefosky at Chrome Bumper Films
  7. ^ Katie Hasty, "Ciara, Eminem, Stefani Overtake The Billboard 200", Billboard.com, December 13, 2006.
  8. ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/eminem-presents-the-re-up
  9. ^ Allmusic review
  10. ^ http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7296824
  11. ^ Okayplayer review
  12. ^ HipHopDX review
  13. ^ IGN review
  14. ^ RapReviews review
  15. ^ Sputnikmusic review
  16. ^ http://music.moldova.org/news/ciara-eminem-gwen-stefani-overtake-billboard-200-21528-eng.html
  17. ^ CD booklet states list of composers in each song's details.
  18. ^ "ARIA Charts - Albums Chart". ARIA. Retrieved July 1, 2007.
  19. ^ http://2m-online.ru/gold_n_platinum/detail.php?COUNTRY=5076
  20. ^ French sales.
  21. ^ [1].
  22. ^ "RIANZ July 2 2007, Top Albums Chart". Charts.org.nz. Retrieved July 8, 2007.
  23. ^ "Shipments"
  24. ^ Hope, Clover; Chery, Carl (June 2009). "For the Record". XXL magazine: 68–72.
  25. ^ [2].
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