Emeritus (album)

Emeritus
Emeritus
Studio album by Scarface
Released	December 2, 2008
Recorded	2008
Genre	Hip hop
Length	50:16
Label	Rap-A-Lot; Asylum; Warner Bros.;
Producer	Scarface, DJ Green Lantern, Nottz, N.O. Joe, Cool & Dre, Jake One, Sha Money XL, Scram Jones
Scarface chronology

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]
Urb	^[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^[update].^[14] Upon its release, Emeritus received praise from music critics, with critical response aggregator Metacritic assigning a score of 85/100.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(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	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

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 positions

Weekly charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[16]	24
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[17]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[18]	42

References

^ ^a ^b "Critic Reviews for Emeritus". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
^ Jeffries, David. "Emeritus - Scarface". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ Tardio, Andres (2008-12-04). "Scarface - Emeritus". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
^ Caramanica, Jon (2009-01-05). "CRITICS' CHOICE - Scarface ('Emeritus')". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ Lynn, Ginger (2008-12-05). "Scarface (Emeritus)". Okayplayer. Archived from the original on 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
^ Cohen, Ian (2009-01-14). "Scarface: Emeritus". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
^ 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.
^ Milne, Conan (2008-12-01). "Scarface - Emeritus". URB. Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
^ 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.

[Metacritic-1] "Critic Reviews for Emeritus". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-10-05.

[Jeffries-2] Jeffries, David. "Emeritus - Scarface". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-01-30.

[Tardio-3] Tardio, Andres (2008-12-04). "Scarface - Emeritus". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2013-10-05.

[Caramanica-4] Caramanica, Jon (2009-01-05). "CRITICS' CHOICE - Scarface ('Emeritus')". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-01-30.

[Lynn-5] Lynn, Ginger (2008-12-05). "Scarface (Emeritus)". Okayplayer. Archived from the original on 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2013-10-05.

[Cohen-6] Cohen, Ian (2009-01-14). "Scarface: Emeritus". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2013-10-05.

[Juon-7] Juon, Steve "Flash" (2008-12-09). "Scarface :: Emeritus :: Rap-A-Lot/Asylum Records". RapReviews. Retrieved 2010-01-30.

[Cataldo-8] Cataldo, Jesse (2008-12-03). "Scarface: Emeritus". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2010-01-30.

[Milne-9] Milne, Conan (2008-12-01). "Scarface - Emeritus". URB. Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2013-10-05.

[Greene-10] Greene, Jayson (2008-12-03). "Scarface Is Never Gonna Change, and Thank God". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2010-01-30.

[11] 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.

[12] Arnold, Paul W (2008-11-30). "Scarface: The Grand Finale". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2010-01-30.

[13] Lewis, Randy (2008-12-11). "Spears Album Tops Sales Chart". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-01-30.

[14] "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on August 25, 2015.

[credits-15] Credits: Emeritus. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2010-01-30.

[ac_Billboard200_Scarface-16] "Scarface Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Scarface-17] "Scarface Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.

[18] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2020.

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v t e Scarface
Studio albums	Mr. Scarface Is Back The World Is Yours The Diary The Untouchable My Homies The Last of a Dying Breed The Fix My Homies Part 2 Made Emeritus Deeply Rooted
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Balls and My Word The Best of Scarface Deeply Rooted: The Lost Files
Collaboration albums	The Other Side of the Law One Hunid
Mixtapes	Dopeman Music
Singles	"Mr. Scarface" "A Minute to Pray and a Second to Die" "Let Me Roll" "Now I Feel Ya" "I Seen a Man Die" "Hand of the Dead Body" "Among the Walking Dead" "Smile" "Guess Who's Back" "My Block"
Other songs	"WW III"
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