Emeritus is the eleventh studio album by American rapper Scarface

Scarface (rapper)

Brad Terrence Jordan , better known by his stage name Scarface, is an American rapper, and recording artist from Houston, Texas and a member of the Geto Boys. He is originally from South Park, Houston.-Life and career:...

, released December 2, 2008 on Rap-a-Lot Records

Rap-A-Lot Records

Rap-a-Lot Records is a Houston hip hop record label. Rap-a-Lot was created in 1986. Sublabels include Smoke-a-Lot Records. The label was founded by James Prince in the mid-1980s and, with its most famous act the Geto Boys, put the South on the hip hop map. Since then, it has maintained its success...

 in the United States. He has stated that it is his final studio album. The album debuted at number 24 on the U.S. Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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 chart, selling 42,000 copies in its first week. Upon its release, Emeritus received general acclaim from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 85/100 from Metacritic

Metacritic

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Track listing

#	Title	Songwriters	Production	Time
1	"Intro" (featuring J. Prince James Prince James Prince is the CEO of Houston-based Rap-a-Lot Records.Prince, who for 20 years has worked to promote Houston's rap scene and rap artists, is now working to promote underprivileged neighborhoods and communities... )	Dean, M./Jordan, B./Prince, J.	Mike Dean, No I.D. No I.D. No I.D., officially known as Immenslope and also known as Ernest Wilson , is a hip hop and R&B record producer, also the vice-president of Def Jam Recordings, best known for his early work with Chicago rapper Common and is known as "The Godfather of Chicago hip hop".. The nickname No I.D...	3:58
2	"High Powered" (featuring Papa Rue)	Johnson, J./Jordan, B.	N.O. Joe N.O. Joe Joseph Johnson , known by his stage name N.O. Joe, is a musician, producer, songwriter, and artist. He operates a production company named Gumbo Funk, which is also a name given to his melange of musical styles.-History:...	3:04
3	"Forgot About Me" (featuring Lil Wayne Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...  & Bun B Bun B Bernard Freeman better known by his stage name Bun B, is an American rapper and was one half of the southern hip hop duo UGK . He is also a guest lecturer at Rice University located in Houston, Texas... )	Carter, D./Freeman, B./Jordan, B./Lyon, A./Montilla, E./Valenzano, M.	Cool & Dre Cool & Dre Cool & Dre are a team of hip hop producers from Miami, Florida, consisting of Marcello "Cool" Valenzano and Andre "Dre" Christopher Lyon.-Epidemic Records:...	3:36
4	"Can't Get Right" (featuring Bilal)	Jordan, B./Lamb, D./Oliver, B.	Nottz Nottz Dominick Lamb better known by his stage name, Nottz is a music producer, writer and rapper from Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. He sometimes extends his executive name to Nottz Raw.-History:...	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.	Scram Jones Scram Jones Marc Shemer, better known by his stage name Scram Jones, is a producer, DJ and emcee from New Rochelle, New York. He has produced music for the Wu-Tang Clan. Mariah Carey, Jae Millz, Saigon, and Lloyd Banks. As an emcee he has been featured alongside Nas, Saigon, Styles P, Kool G Rap and Immortal...	3:47
7	"Who Are They" (featuring K-Rino K-Rino K-Rino, the stage name of Eric Kaiser, is an American rapper from Houston, Texas. He is affiliated with Horrorcore rapper Ganksta N-I-P...  & Slim Thug Slim Thug Stayve Jerome Thomas , better known as Slim Thug, Boss Hogg or Thug Boss, is an American rapper. He gained mainstream attention for his contribution to the popular single from rapper Mike Jones, "Still Tippin'".... )	Ibanga, R. Jr./Jordan, B./Kaiser, E./Thomas, S.	Scram Jones	3:58
8	"Soldier Story" (The Product featuring Z-Ro Z-Ro Joseph Wayne McVey , better known by his stage name Z-Ro, is an American rapper, singer and producer from Houston, Texas. He was named one of America's most underrated rappers by the New York Times.-Early life:... )	Gilmour, A./Jordan, B./McVey, J.	VMAN Productions	4:25
9	"Redemption Song"	Johnson, J./Jordan, B.	N.O. Joe	3:15
10	"High Note"	Dutton, J./Jordan, B.	Jake One Jake One Jacob Dutton, better known as Jake One, is an American hip hop record producer from Seattle, Washington.-Biography:Dutton grew up in Capitol Hill and moved to the North End of Seattle when he was 15. He started making music on a Casio keyboard in 1992. He attended the University of Washington and...	3:54
11	"We Need You" (featuring Wacko)	Grisom, D./Johnson, J./Jordan, B.	VMAN Productions	3:28
12	"Unexpected" (featuring Wacko)	Clervoix, M./Grisom, D./Jordan, B./Thompson, R.	T-Mix	4:11
13	"Emeritus"	Jordan, B./Shemer, M.	DJ Scratch DJ Scratch DJ Scratch is an American hip hop DJ and producer.-Career:DJ Scratch is the 1988 New Music Seminar Battle For World Supremacy DJ Champion, Grammy nominated, Multi Platinum Producer & The 2010 Master Of The Mix World Champion....	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"
  • "Never Let You Be Without Love" by Willie Hutch
    Willie Hutch
    Willie McKinley Hutchison, known professionally as Willie Hutch was an American singer, songwriter as well as a record producer and recording artist for the Motown record label during the 1970s and 1980s....
    
    
• "Forgot About Me"
  • "Just a Prisoner" by Billy Paul
    Billy Paul
    Billy Paul is a Grammy Award winning American soul singer, most known for his 1972 number-one single, "Me and Mrs. Jones" as well as the 1973 album and single "War of the Gods" which blends his more conventional pop, soul and funk styles with electronic and psychedelic influences...
    
    

Personnel

Credits for Emeritus adapted from Allmusic.

• 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
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	24
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...	4

External links

• Emeritus at Discogs
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• Emeritus at Metacritic
  Metacritic
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