Emeritus (album)

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Emeritus
Scarface emeritus.jpg
Studio album by
Scarface
ReleasedDecember 2, 2008
Recorded2008
Genre Hip hop
Length50:16
Label
Producer Scarface, DJ Green Lantern, Nottz, N.O. Joe, Cool & Dre, Jake One, Sha Money XL, Scram Jones
Scarface chronology
Made
(2007)		Emeritus
(2008)		 Deeply Rooted
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 85/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
HipHopDX Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The New York Times favorable [4]
Okayplayer (90/100) [5]
Pitchfork Media (8/10) [6]
RapReviews(8.5/10) [7]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Urb Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [9]
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. [14] Upon its release, Emeritus received praise from music critics, with critical response aggregator Metacritic assigning a score of 85/100. [1]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
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 Illmind3:58
8."Soldier Story" (featuring Z-Ro)A. Gilmour, Jordan, Z-Ro Tone Capone4:25
9."Redemption Song"N.O. Joe, JordanN.O. Joe3:15
10."High Note" Jake One, Jordan Jake One 3:54
11."We Need You" (featuring Wacko)D. Grisom, N.O. Joe, JordanN.O. Joe3:28
12."Unexpected" (featuring Wacko)M. Clervoix, Grisom, Jordan, R. ThompsonYoung Cee, Sha Money XL 4:11
13."Emeritus"Jordan, Scram Jones Scram Jones 3:31
14."Outro"Dean, JordanMike Dean1:12

Personnel

Credits for Emeritus adapted from AllMusic. [15]

Chart positions

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