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Music : Eminem Presents The Re-Up
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Rating: 
- Shady's Back!!!!
While everyone was debating whether Jay-Z's Kingdom Come would mark the resurrection of Hip-hop, the Gatman & Robin duo of 50 Cent & Eminem released "You Don't Know" featuring proteges Lloyd Banks and Ca$his to radio and watched it rise up the pop charts. It had been a long time since a non-Dance rap track had climbed so high up in the charts. Probably not since Eminem's "When I'm Gone" in '05. Such is the power of the man and it got me thinking that if anyone can 'save' hip-hop from hip-hop its Eminem, because he doesn't have to make you dance to make you listen. Maybe other rappers will start to believe that they do not have to make snap music to sell.
Em and Alchemist play it clever by including 4 remixes and a couple of single verse tracks to give the tape a real mixtape feel and as far as original beats are concerned Eminem continues to improve. He maintains the style he has become famous for but he experiments more with the instruments (even including some beat boxing on the title track) to great effect. Alchemist & Dr. Dre contribute a couple of gems and the rest is from some kids I never heard off but I'll definitely keep an eye on.
The biggest question for most fans is whether after doing it all musically and having a private life that rivals any soap opera (marriage, divorce, drugs, retirement, deaths etc.) does he (Eminem) still have it. Unfortunately we'll have to wait for an album before we can fully answer that question but this mixtape gives us hope that he can remain relevant. The full spectrum of the MC's skills are on display on here albeit in quick fixes, Slim Shady with the humour, Marshall Mathers showing off his serious side.
Eminem is not the only one who revives hope as the surprise (arguably best) performance is from Mr Curtis 'Interscope' Jackson a.k.a 50 Cent himself who raps with a renewed vigour on tracks with Eminem. Gone are the sing song choruses, or the soft verses to the ladies and in with the Gangsta, hustler we all fell in love with (albeit a bit more grown & comfortable i.e. less hungry). The disses are still there but they are more tastefully done (" I carried Game's style for 9 months and gave birth to it/ Now I feel like a proud father watching him do it"). His 4 appearances including a nice remix of his Disco D (R.I.P) classic "Ski Mask Way" are definite highlights of the tape.
As far as proteges go Obie Trice rubber stamps his position as the most gifted outside of Em, Dre & 50 by continuing where he left off on Second Rounds On Me. These days it seems MC's have forgotten all about the flow in favour of hard-core or conscious lyrics but Obie takes it back to when it was all about the flow.
Yeah, Trice is back on the Alche' track
With Ca$his, capitalizing on this mic in fact
We f%$@in with the captain of rap
My ni%%a with the Nike cap keep the continuity quite exact
So I lure you cats into the second classic
We're mature as the numero uno aspect, as yet
Who's to pass the driver?
O tries to flow to die fo' and the death blow survive (woo!)
I echo through your external vibe
with internal experiences I've acquired (uhh)
I'm probably the most honest hip-hopper alive
A victim depicting images from my own eyes (yeah!)
...
It's Ca$his, O. Tri', rappers we blow by
This is as accurate as the masses will have it, no lie
Ni%%a!
If I have to criticise Obie though I would have to bring up the fact that his swagger (or ego) is not as big as his talent and as a result when he speaks of revenge on the remix to "Pistol, Pistol" he is not quite convincing.
Ca$his is the most prominent MC on the tape after Em with two solo joints and while he is talented he doesn't have a style or voice that really set him apart and as a result he is at his best when the beat is also tight e.g. "Cry Now (Remix)" Bobby Creekwater is the more compelling of the two newbies with hard lyrics and a southern drawl that seems to be a requisite for a successful rapper these days. He has a style that makes him easy to listen to and more importantly easy to believe. Stat Quo on the other hand is a bit of a let down, given that he gets to helm one a rare Dr. Dre beat. Lyrically he is all over the place and its not clear if he wants us to take him seriously or whether he wants to play the joker role like Ludacris of old. Finally D-12 also make an appearance which will keep fans happy but won't necessarily win them any new ones, although Proof does kick a hot 16 on "Trapped"
Overall I'd say it is a masterpiece as far as mixtapes go and it is better than most compilations which are usually too all over the place. It acts as a teaser, a warm up record, a declaration of the return of Shady, a return of 'no gimmick hip-hop.' As an album it is slightly flawed but it serves its purpose
Rating:
- Middling.
Eminem may well be one of the greatest rappers ever. Despite the less than stellar Encore album being his last proper album to date, his reputation is already cemented based on its three predecessors and he will forever be remembered for that. Then why does he choose to surround himself with such mediocre peers?
Em's crew, which takes in the ultra-offensive D12, 50 Cent's mostly awful G-Unit and the likes of newcomers like Bobby Creekwater, all pile into this mixtape-a-like album that doesn't really gain Eminem much ground following Encore. This isn't an Eminem album, this is an album that is executive produced by Eminem, and quite frankly, production is not Marshall Mathers' strong suit. His basslines and beats are almost always far too weak and his taste for octave vocals grates after a while, but here we are with almost a whole album produced by him.
Coupled with the death of Proof, this album was made under less than auspicious circumstances. In hindsight, it's probably about as good as it could be considering. Too many of the songs - D12's 'Murder,' the title track and the late Proof's contribution - sound like sketches or weak filler for the individuals' own albums and as previously mentioned, Eminem's production is often uninspired. Even his own rhymes are below par, as while his multi-faceted, intricate style melds effortlessly to all of these beats, he doesn't really mention a great deal of his recent life events, which could all have made for fascinating listening.
Luckily, the album's not a complete bust. Fantastic lead single 'You Don't Know' is probably the album's best song, its thudding drums and party atmosphere a welcome change to the otherwise fairly grey atmosphere. 'Jimmy Crack Corn' isn't too bad either, hopping along on a sprightly beat that matches its name, though 50 Cent's rapping lets it down. Almost as good as 'You Don't Know' is 'There He Is' by the relatively unknown Bobby Creekwater. A masterful, psychedelic production laden with samples (which by the way, sounds totally out of place here) backs his unfortunately slightly generic rhymes.
All in all, this is really only a necessary purchase for a hardcore Eminem fan. Otherwise, you may as well not bother, becuase this is far from essential listening.
Rating:
- Disappointing...
Like most people, I brought this album after hearing the track 'You Don't Know'. 'You Don't Know' is the best track on this album, featuring new artist Ca$his. Even though Ca$his does not have a long verse, it doesn't lower the quality of the song.
The other tracks on the album are just not good. The intro really gets ready to bring you into the album and it disappoints.
If you're a fan of Eminem, I'd recommend buying it just to have it on the shelf.
But if your after a great album stay away.
Ca$his has an EP out called 'The County Hound' and his LP is expected to be released in the first quarter of 2008.
Rating:
- superb
a great album there is not a bad track on the album.
It looks like eminem is back to his best.My favourite track on the album has to be no apoligies but they are all great.There is also other great songs from bobby creek water and stat quo.So overall it is woth the money.
Rating: - A BRILLIANT ALBUM SHOWCASING THE TALENT
Seemed like drama was always something Eminem craved, but in the year leading up to The Re-Up, the drama was heavy, a really, really bad kind of heavy. He checked himself into rehab, got remarried for a few months to the infamous Kim before that went south, then his best man and best friend Proof is murdered in a bizarre and depressing incident that made all the gangster talk that came previously extra chilling. A mixtape that was originally planned to be released on the underground circuit, The Re-Up has plenty of that serious heat that influenced Eminem to go aboveground with the release. There's the surging remix of 50 Cent's "Ski Mask Way," the excellent all-star single "You Don't Know," a couple clever redo's of Akon's "Smack That" single with various members of the Shady family, and "There He Is" with newcomer Bobby Creekwater living up to his hype over a rich Alchemist beat. Tacked onto the end is Eminem's shining moment, "No Apologies," which speaks to his frozen heart, then lashes out at critics. The man's lyrical dexterity is on display for the soul-searching closer, there's no doubt about that, but the target is questionable, since it didn't really seem like Em was getting a critical drubbing in 2006. A diversion maybe? Could be, since he's sidestepping a whole lot of the other issues here. While Proof gets his due with the intro to his unreleased track "Trapped," this is hardly his memorial, plus his D12 brothers Bizarre and Kuniva are in no hurry to lay off the gun talk with their visceral and knowingly irresponsible "Murder." The quick marriage/divorce and rehab are barely noted, either, and while Em has every right to keep whatever he wants private, longtime fans looking for that usual candor are in for a shock. Instead of using the mixtape format as an up-to-the-minute dispatch from the soul, Em has decided to bring the Shady empire back into focus with The Re-Up. 50 Cent and his G-Unit crew are brought back into the Shady scene when it seemed they just about outgrew it, and with Creekwater, Cashis, and Stat Quo all anxious to become "rookie of the year," the Shady spotlight is validated. Once the Eminem hardcore accept that this is more about the whole talented and hungry crew than the man with a devastating year on his hands, they'll co-sign.
- Shady's Back!!!!While everyone was debating whether Jay-Z's Kingdom Come would mark the resurrection of Hip-hop, the Gatman & Robin duo of 50 Cent & Eminem released "You Don't Know" featuring proteges Lloyd Banks and Ca$his to radio and watched it rise up the pop charts. It had been a long time since a non-Dance rap track had climbed so high up in the charts. Probably not since Eminem's "When I'm Gone" in '05. Such is the power of the man and it got me thinking that if anyone can 'save' hip-hop from hip-hop its Eminem, because he doesn't have to make you dance to make you listen. Maybe other rappers will start to believe that they do not have to make snap music to sell.
Em and Alchemist play it clever by including 4 remixes and a couple of single verse tracks to give the tape a real mixtape feel and as far as original beats are concerned Eminem continues to improve. He maintains the style he has become famous for but he experiments more with the instruments (even including some beat boxing on the title track) to great effect. Alchemist & Dr. Dre contribute a couple of gems and the rest is from some kids I never heard off but I'll definitely keep an eye on.
The biggest question for most fans is whether after doing it all musically and having a private life that rivals any soap opera (marriage, divorce, drugs, retirement, deaths etc.) does he (Eminem) still have it. Unfortunately we'll have to wait for an album before we can fully answer that question but this mixtape gives us hope that he can remain relevant. The full spectrum of the MC's skills are on display on here albeit in quick fixes, Slim Shady with the humour, Marshall Mathers showing off his serious side.
Eminem is not the only one who revives hope as the surprise (arguably best) performance is from Mr Curtis 'Interscope' Jackson a.k.a 50 Cent himself who raps with a renewed vigour on tracks with Eminem. Gone are the sing song choruses, or the soft verses to the ladies and in with the Gangsta, hustler we all fell in love with (albeit a bit more grown & comfortable i.e. less hungry). The disses are still there but they are more tastefully done (" I carried Game's style for 9 months and gave birth to it/ Now I feel like a proud father watching him do it"). His 4 appearances including a nice remix of his Disco D (R.I.P) classic "Ski Mask Way" are definite highlights of the tape.
As far as proteges go Obie Trice rubber stamps his position as the most gifted outside of Em, Dre & 50 by continuing where he left off on Second Rounds On Me. These days it seems MC's have forgotten all about the flow in favour of hard-core or conscious lyrics but Obie takes it back to when it was all about the flow.
Yeah, Trice is back on the Alche' track
With Ca$his, capitalizing on this mic in fact
We f%$@in with the captain of rap
My ni%%a with the Nike cap keep the continuity quite exact
So I lure you cats into the second classic
We're mature as the numero uno aspect, as yet
Who's to pass the driver?
O tries to flow to die fo' and the death blow survive (woo!)
I echo through your external vibe
with internal experiences I've acquired (uhh)
I'm probably the most honest hip-hopper alive
A victim depicting images from my own eyes (yeah!)
...
It's Ca$his, O. Tri', rappers we blow by
This is as accurate as the masses will have it, no lie
Ni%%a!
If I have to criticise Obie though I would have to bring up the fact that his swagger (or ego) is not as big as his talent and as a result when he speaks of revenge on the remix to "Pistol, Pistol" he is not quite convincing.
Ca$his is the most prominent MC on the tape after Em with two solo joints and while he is talented he doesn't have a style or voice that really set him apart and as a result he is at his best when the beat is also tight e.g. "Cry Now (Remix)" Bobby Creekwater is the more compelling of the two newbies with hard lyrics and a southern drawl that seems to be a requisite for a successful rapper these days. He has a style that makes him easy to listen to and more importantly easy to believe. Stat Quo on the other hand is a bit of a let down, given that he gets to helm one a rare Dr. Dre beat. Lyrically he is all over the place and its not clear if he wants us to take him seriously or whether he wants to play the joker role like Ludacris of old. Finally D-12 also make an appearance which will keep fans happy but won't necessarily win them any new ones, although Proof does kick a hot 16 on "Trapped"
Overall I'd say it is a masterpiece as far as mixtapes go and it is better than most compilations which are usually too all over the place. It acts as a teaser, a warm up record, a declaration of the return of Shady, a return of 'no gimmick hip-hop.' As an album it is slightly flawed but it serves its purpose
Rating:
- Middling.Eminem may well be one of the greatest rappers ever. Despite the less than stellar Encore album being his last proper album to date, his reputation is already cemented based on its three predecessors and he will forever be remembered for that. Then why does he choose to surround himself with such mediocre peers?
Em's crew, which takes in the ultra-offensive D12, 50 Cent's mostly awful G-Unit and the likes of newcomers like Bobby Creekwater, all pile into this mixtape-a-like album that doesn't really gain Eminem much ground following Encore. This isn't an Eminem album, this is an album that is executive produced by Eminem, and quite frankly, production is not Marshall Mathers' strong suit. His basslines and beats are almost always far too weak and his taste for octave vocals grates after a while, but here we are with almost a whole album produced by him.
Coupled with the death of Proof, this album was made under less than auspicious circumstances. In hindsight, it's probably about as good as it could be considering. Too many of the songs - D12's 'Murder,' the title track and the late Proof's contribution - sound like sketches or weak filler for the individuals' own albums and as previously mentioned, Eminem's production is often uninspired. Even his own rhymes are below par, as while his multi-faceted, intricate style melds effortlessly to all of these beats, he doesn't really mention a great deal of his recent life events, which could all have made for fascinating listening.
Luckily, the album's not a complete bust. Fantastic lead single 'You Don't Know' is probably the album's best song, its thudding drums and party atmosphere a welcome change to the otherwise fairly grey atmosphere. 'Jimmy Crack Corn' isn't too bad either, hopping along on a sprightly beat that matches its name, though 50 Cent's rapping lets it down. Almost as good as 'You Don't Know' is 'There He Is' by the relatively unknown Bobby Creekwater. A masterful, psychedelic production laden with samples (which by the way, sounds totally out of place here) backs his unfortunately slightly generic rhymes.
All in all, this is really only a necessary purchase for a hardcore Eminem fan. Otherwise, you may as well not bother, becuase this is far from essential listening.
Rating:
- Disappointing...Like most people, I brought this album after hearing the track 'You Don't Know'. 'You Don't Know' is the best track on this album, featuring new artist Ca$his. Even though Ca$his does not have a long verse, it doesn't lower the quality of the song.
The other tracks on the album are just not good. The intro really gets ready to bring you into the album and it disappoints.
If you're a fan of Eminem, I'd recommend buying it just to have it on the shelf.
But if your after a great album stay away.
Ca$his has an EP out called 'The County Hound' and his LP is expected to be released in the first quarter of 2008.
Rating:
- superb a great album there is not a bad track on the album.
It looks like eminem is back to his best.My favourite track on the album has to be no apoligies but they are all great.There is also other great songs from bobby creek water and stat quo.So overall it is woth the money.
Rating:
- A BRILLIANT ALBUM SHOWCASING THE TALENTSeemed like drama was always something Eminem craved, but in the year leading up to The Re-Up, the drama was heavy, a really, really bad kind of heavy. He checked himself into rehab, got remarried for a few months to the infamous Kim before that went south, then his best man and best friend Proof is murdered in a bizarre and depressing incident that made all the gangster talk that came previously extra chilling. A mixtape that was originally planned to be released on the underground circuit, The Re-Up has plenty of that serious heat that influenced Eminem to go aboveground with the release. There's the surging remix of 50 Cent's "Ski Mask Way," the excellent all-star single "You Don't Know," a couple clever redo's of Akon's "Smack That" single with various members of the Shady family, and "There He Is" with newcomer Bobby Creekwater living up to his hype over a rich Alchemist beat. Tacked onto the end is Eminem's shining moment, "No Apologies," which speaks to his frozen heart, then lashes out at critics. The man's lyrical dexterity is on display for the soul-searching closer, there's no doubt about that, but the target is questionable, since it didn't really seem like Em was getting a critical drubbing in 2006. A diversion maybe? Could be, since he's sidestepping a whole lot of the other issues here. While Proof gets his due with the intro to his unreleased track "Trapped," this is hardly his memorial, plus his D12 brothers Bizarre and Kuniva are in no hurry to lay off the gun talk with their visceral and knowingly irresponsible "Murder." The quick marriage/divorce and rehab are barely noted, either, and while Em has every right to keep whatever he wants private, longtime fans looking for that usual candor are in for a shock. Instead of using the mixtape format as an up-to-the-minute dispatch from the soul, Em has decided to bring the Shady empire back into focus with The Re-Up. 50 Cent and his G-Unit crew are brought back into the Shady scene when it seemed they just about outgrew it, and with Creekwater, Cashis, and Stat Quo all anxious to become "rookie of the year," the Shady spotlight is validated. Once the Eminem hardcore accept that this is more about the whole talented and hungry crew than the man with a devastating year on his hands, they'll co-sign.