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Released | December 2, 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2008 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 50:16 | |||
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Producer | Scarface, DJ Green Lantern, Nottz, N.O. Joe, Cool & Dre, Jake One, Sha Money XL, Scram Jones | |||
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Metacritic | 85/100 [1] |
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The New York Times | favorable [4] |
Okayplayer | (90/100) [5] |
Pitchfork Media | (8/10) [6] |
RapReviews | (8.5/10) [7] |
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The Village Voice | favorable [10] |
Emeritus is the tenth studio album by American rapper Scarface. The album was released December 2, 2008, on Rap-A-Lot Records, Asylum Records, and Warner Bros. Records in the United States. At the time of its release, he had stated that it would be 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] It has sold 167,000 copies in the United States as of August 2015 [update] . [14] Upon its release, Emeritus received praise from music critics, with critical response aggregator Metacritic assigning a score of 85/100. [1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" (featuring J. Prince) | Mike Dean, Scarface, J. Prince | Mike Dean, Scarface | 3:58 |
2. | "High Powered" (featuring Papa Rue) | N.O. Joe, Jordan | N.O. Joe, DJ Green Lantern | 3:04 |
3. | "Forgot About Me" (featuring Lil Wayne and Bun B) | Lil Wayne, Bun B, Jordan, Cool & Dre, E. Montilla | Cool & Dre | 3:36 |
4. | "Can't Get Right" (featuring Bilal) | Jordan, Nottz, Bilal | Nottz | 4:04 |
5. | "Still Here" (featuring Shateish) | T. Cook, Jordan, Nottz | Nottz | 3:53 |
6. | "It's Not a Game" | Illmind, Jordan | Illmind | 3:47 |
7. | "Who Are They" (featuring K-Rino and Slim Thug) | Illmind, Jordan, E. Kaiser, Slim Thug | Illmind | 3:58 |
8. | "Soldier Story" (featuring Z-Ro) | A. Gilmour, Jordan, Z-Ro | Tone Capone | 4:25 |
9. | "Redemption Song" | N.O. Joe, Jordan | N.O. Joe | 3:15 |
10. | "High Note" | Jake One, Jordan | Jake One | 3:54 |
11. | "We Need You" (featuring Wacko) | D. Grisom, N.O. Joe, Jordan | N.O. Joe | 3:28 |
12. | "Unexpected" (featuring Wacko) | M. Clervoix, Grisom, Jordan, R. Thompson | Young Cee, Sha Money XL | 4:11 |
13. | "Emeritus" | Jordan, Scram Jones | Scram Jones | 3:31 |
14. | "Outro" | Dean, Jordan | Mike Dean | 1:12 |
Credits for Emeritus adapted from AllMusic. [15]
* Cey Adams – art direction, design
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