Eminem Presents The Re-Up

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Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
What began life as an informal street mix-tape project to help launch fledgling Shady Records artists (Stat Quo, Ca$his, Bobby Creekwater, Obie Trice and producer The Alchemist) has now become an official release. Flowing fairly randomly from track to track, the project, perhaps surprisingly for such a high profile outing, retains its original mixtape vibe. It's a thuggish and sluggish affair, led by Alchemist's somber, strong-arm beats (with additional production from Dr. Dre amd Kon Artis), and inhabited by a varied range of voices, from the Shady Records artists previously mentioned to Eminem himself (on half a dozen tracks), and appearances from 50 Cent, the recently slain Proof, and others from the G Unit crew. With so many cuts at the same tempo and with the same moody aura, it can all start to wear a little in places. Indeed, with such a wealth of up and coming talent and established personnel at work, there really ought to be more stand-outs. As it is, we get perhaps six killers (including Eminem-led cuts, 'The Re-Up' and 'Jimmy Crack Corn'), a disproportionate amount of fillers, and a mixtape/album that – just about – leaves a vaguely positive impression.--Paul Sullivan

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Customer reviews

review by: dynamitekid156 date: 2008-04-19 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.

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review by: date: 2008-01-27 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.

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review by: date: 2007-11-26 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.

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review by: s.vernon date: 2007-11-08 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.


review by: Jo$h date: 2007-08-30 rating:
emz bak
This new album from eminem is slitly different to previouse ones such as the eminem show because it isnt relly his songs on it it s
EVERY1 s songs on it. Its more gangsta than most of eminems songs and makes the debut of bobby creek and ca$his. Other artists are fetured such as 50 cent stat quo obi trice and more. It also has there great single you know. some of my favourite traks are pistol pistol talkin all that by my side and we ride for shady

an overall good album and a relief to eminem fans to show hes still alive an kikin.

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