Emeritus (album)

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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, Sha Money XL, Scram Jones
Scarface chronology

Made
(2007)		 Emeritus
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (85/100)[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [2]
HipHopDX [3]
The New York Times favorable[4]
Okayplayer (90/100)[5]
Pitchfork Media (8/10)[6]
RapReviews (8.5/10)[7]
Slant Magazine [8]
Sputnikmusic [9]
URB [10]
The Village Voice favorable[11]

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.[12][13] The album debuted at number 24 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 42,000 copies in its first week.[14] Upon its release, Emeritus received universal acclaim from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 85/100 from Metacritic.[1]

Track listing

# Title Songwriters Production Time
1 "Intro" (featuring J. Prince) Dean, M./Jordan, B./Prince, J. Mike Dean, Scarface 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. Illmind 3:47
7 "Who Are They" (featuring K-Rino & Slim Thug) Ibanga, R. Jr./Jordan, B./Kaiser, E./Thomas, S. Illmind 3:58
8 "Soldier Story" (The Product featuring Z-Ro) Gilmour, A./Jordan, B./McVey, J. Tone Capone 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. N.O. Joe 3:28
12 "Unexpected" (featuring Wacko) Clervoix, M./Grisom, D./Jordan, B./Thompson, R. Young Cee, Sha Money XL 4:11
13 "Emeritus" Jordan, B./Shemer, M. Scram Jones 3:31
14 "Outro" Dean, M./Jordan, B. Mike Dean 1:12
Sample credits
  • "Can't Get Right"
    • "Good Luck Charm" by The Ohio Players
  • "High Note"
  • "Forgot About Me"

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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Critic Reviews for Emeritus". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-10-05. 
  2. ↑ Jeffries, David. "Emeritus - Scarface". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  3. ↑ Tardio, Andres (2008-12-04). "Scarface - Emeritus". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  4. ↑ Caramanica, Jon (2009-01-05). "CRITICS' CHOICE - Scarface ('Emeritus')". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  5. ↑ Lynn, Ginger (2008-12-05). "Scarface (Emeritus)". Okayplayer. Retrieved 2013-10-05. 
  6. ↑ Cohen, Ian (2009-01-14). "Scarface: Emeritus". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  7. ↑ Juon, Steve "Flash" (2008-12-09). "Scarface :: Emeritus :: Rap-A-Lot/Asylum Records". RapReviews. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  8. ↑ Cataldo, Jesse (2008-12-03). "Scarface: Emeritus". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  9. ↑ Youssef, Sobhi (2008-12-01). "Review: Scarface - Emeritus". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  10. ↑ Milne, Conan (2008-12-01). "Scarface - Emeritus". URB. Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2013-10-05. 
  11. ↑ Greene, Jayson (2008-12-03). "Scarface Is Never Gonna Change, and Thank God". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  12. ↑ Reid, Shaheem (2008-09-29). "Maino Brings New York To The Masses; Scarface Preps His Last Solo LP: Mixtape Monday". MTV. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  13. ↑ Arnold, Paul W (2008-11-30). "Scarface: The Grand Finale". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  14. ↑ Lewis, Randy (2008-12-11). "Spears Album Tops Sales Chart". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  15. ↑ Credits: Emeritus. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-01-30.
  16. ↑ Billboard Albums: Emeritus. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-01-30.

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