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]
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Intro" (featuring J. Prince ) Mike Dean , Scarface , J. Prince Mike Dean , Scarface 3:58 2. "High Powered" (featuring Papa Rue) N.O. Joe , JordanN.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. MontillaCool & 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 , JordanIllmind 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 , JordanJake 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
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
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^ Juon, Steve "Flash" (2008-12-09). "Scarface :: Emeritus :: Rap-A-Lot/Asylum Records" . RapReviews. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ Cataldo, Jesse (2008-12-03). "Scarface: Emeritus" . Slant Magazine . Retrieved 2010-01-30.
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^ Greene, Jayson (2008-12-03). "Scarface Is Never Gonna Change, and Thank God" . The Village Voice . Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ 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.
^ Arnold, Paul W (2008-11-30). "Scarface: The Grand Finale" . HipHopDX. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ Lewis, Randy (2008-12-11). "Spears Album Tops Sales Chart" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ "Upcoming Releases" . Hits Daily Double . HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on August 25, 2015.
^ Credits: Emeritus . AllMusic. Retrieved on 2010-01-30.
^ "Scarface Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved October 23, 2014.
^ "Scarface Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved October 23, 2014.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2009" . Billboard . Retrieved December 30, 2020 .