Eminem Presents: The Re-Up

Eminem Presents: The Re-Up
Compilation album by Eminem
Released	December 5, 2006
Recorded	2002-2006
Genre	Hip hop, Rap
Length	74:38
Label	Shady, Interscope
Producer	Eminem (exec.) Akon, The Alchemist, Disco D, Dr. Dre, Focus..., Luis Resto (add.), Mike Elizondo, Rikinatti, Witt & Pep
Eminem chronology
Encore (2004) Eminem Presents: The Re-Up (2006) Relapse (2009)
Singles from Eminem Presents: The Re-Up
"You Don't Know" Released: November 7, 2006 "Jimmy Crack Corn" Released: March 6, 2007

Eminem Presents: The Re-Up is a rap compilation album performed by various artists, designed to help launch new Shady Records artists Stat Quo, Cashis and Bobby Creekwater. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and has since sold over one million copies in the U.S alone and is certified Platinum.

Background

The album first began as a street mixtape project; an underground, unofficial CD with raw production values. "But what happened is that the material was so good and the tracks were getting produced like a regular album", Eminem said: "Instead of putting it out there rough and unfinished, I thought we should add some other new tracks, make it a real album, and put it in the record stores to give these new artists a real boost". The album was executive-produced by Eminem, who also produced the majority of the songs. A handful of tracks were produced by The Alchemist, who also compiled the album in mixtape fashion.

Each of the tracks was a new song which debuted on the album, though Stat Quo's "Billion Bucks", produced by LT Moe and Obie Trice's "Cry Now" (Remix), produced by SickNotes, were recently released on mixtapes and to radio. The first single and video from the album is "You Don't Know", performed by Eminem, 50 Cent, Cashis and Lloyd Banks. The second single from the album is "Jimmy Crack Corn", which features 50 Cent and peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

Rampant misinformation about Eminem Presents: The Re-Up included many false internet track listings and the claim that the mixtape would be a tribute to the late Proof of D12. "The D12 album and those unreleased songs with Proof are coming", said Eminem, "but The Re-Up is about these new artists and these new songs. It isn't fair to them or to the memory of Proof to mix them up".

Eminem revealed in a Shade 45 interview that he had fellow rapper Bizarre draw the cover to make up for his lack of rapping skills, reportedly it took him over three months to finish one person.

On the U.S. Billboard 200, the album debuted at number two behind Ciara's The Evolution, selling about 309,000 copies in its first week. The album has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, as it has sold over 1.1 million copies in the U.S..

Eminem appears on nine of the album's tracks (more than any other artist, including the new artists being launched): "Jimmy Crack Corn", "No Apologies", "Public Enemy #1", "Shady Narcotics (Intro)", "Shake That (Remix)", "The Re-Up", "We're Back", "You Don't Know" and "Murder".

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(50/100)
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Entertainment Weekly	(B)
Okayplayer
HipHopDX
IGN	(7.4/10)
RapReviews	(7/10)
Rolling Stone
Sputnikmusic

Initial critical response to Eminem Presents: The Re-Up was mixed to positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 50, based on the 13 reviews. It opened up at number 2 with sales of approximately 309,000, only behind R&B songstress Ciara. The album has since sold a little over a million copies in the United States alone.

Track listing

#	Title	Performer(s)	Composers	Producer(s)	Length
01	"Shady Narcotics" (Intro)	Eminem	M. Mathers, L. Resto, S. King	Eminem	0:56
02	"We're Back"	Eminem, Obie Trice, Stat Quo, Bobby Creekwater & Cashis	M. Mathers, L. Resto, O. Trice, S. Benton, A. Rogers, R. Johnson	Eminem, Luis Resto (add.)	3:59
03	"Pistol Pistol" (Remix)	Obie Trice	V. Carlisle, D. Holton, R. Johnson, M. Mathers, O. Moore, D. Porter, O. Trice	Eminem	2:27
04	"Murder"	Bizarre & Kuniva of D12	M. Mathers, L. Resto, R. A. Johnson, R. Johnson, V. Carlisle	Eminem, Luis Resto (add.)	2:10
05	"Everything Is Shady"	Cashis	R. Johnson, R. Parham	Rikanatti	4:23
06	"The Re-Up"	Eminem & 50 Cent	M. Mathers, L. Resto, C. Jackson, A. Young, M. Elizondo	Eminem	2:57
07	"You Don't Know"	Eminem, 50 Cent, Cashis & Lloyd Banks (Background vocals by Tony Yayo)	M. Mathers, C. Jackson, C. Lloyd, R. Johnson, L. Resto	Eminem, Luis Resto (add.)	4:17
08	"Jimmy Crack Corn"	Eminem & 50 Cent	M. Mathers, L. Resto, C. Jackson	Eminem, Luis Resto (add.)	3:54
09	"Trapped"	Proof of D12	M. Mathers, D. Holton	Eminem	0:58
10	"Whatever You Want"	Swifty McVay & Mr. Porter of D12	D. Porter, O. Moore, D. Moore, B. Johnson, D. Campbell	Witt & Pep	2:48
11	"Talkin' All That"	Cashis	R. Johnson, R. Parham	Rikanatti	4:05
12	"By My Side"	Stat Quo	S. Benton, B. Edwards, Jr.	Focus...	4:08
13	"We Ride for Shady"	Obie Trice & Cashis	A. Maman, Trice, Johnson, B. Heath, E. Peters, R. Hunter	The Alchemist	3:09
14	"There He Is"	Bobby Creekwater	A. Maman, A. Rogers, F. Bongusto	The Alchemist	4:27
15	"Tryin' Ta Win"	Stat Quo	A. Maman, S. Benton	The Alchemist	3:52
16	"Smack That" (Remix)	Akon feat. Stat Quo & Bobby Creekwater	M. Mathers, A. Thiam, M. Strange, L. Resto, S. Benton, A. Rogers	Akon	5:14
17	"Public Enemy #1"	Eminem	M. Mathers, L. Resto	Eminem	1:58
18	"Get Low"	Stat Quo	S. Benton, A. Young, D. Parker, M. Elizondo, T. Moore	Dr. Dre, Dawaun Porter (co.)	3:20
19	"Ski Mask Way" (Eminem Remix)	50 Cent	C. Jackson, M. Mathers, L. Resto, D. Shayman, B. Sigler, R. Tyson, S. King	Disco D, Eminem, Luis Resto (add.)	3:03
20	"Shake That" (Remix)	Eminem, Nate Dogg, Obie Trice & Bobby Creekwater	M. Mathers, L. Resto, S. King, N. Hale, O. Trice, A. Rogers	Eminem, Luis Resto (add.)	2:59
21	"Cry Now" (Shady Remix)	Obie Trice, Kuniva, Bobby Creekwater, Cashis & Stat Quo	O. Trice, D. Moore, B. Johnson, J. Scott, D. Robey, C. Louis, D. Campbell, S. Benton, R. Johnson, V. Carlisle, A. Rogers	Witt & Pep	5:12
22	"No Apologies"	Eminem	M. Mathers, L. Resto	Eminem, Luis Resto (add.)	4:21
23	"Billion Bucks" (Bonus track)	Stat Quo		L.T. Moe	3:41

Samples

• "Trapped" samples "Oil Can Harry" by Proof
• "The Re-Up" contains samples from the composition and sound recording from "In Da Club" as performed by 50 Cent
• "We Ride For Shady" contains samples from the composition and sound recording "North Face" written by Bobby Heath, Eric Peters and Robert Hunter
• "There He Is" contains samples from "Las Tentaciones De Georgia" by Fred Bongusto
• "Cry Now" contains a sample of the recording "Blind Man" by Bobby Blue Bland

Personnel

• Dr. Dre - Producer, mixing
• Jeff Bass – keyboards
• Leslie Brathwaite – mixing
• Tanya Bridges – sample clearance
• Tony Campana – engineer, vocal engineer, vocal mixing, vocal recording
• Dru Castro – engineer
• Sarah Catlett – studio coordinator
• Mike "Dat Nigga Chav" Chavarria – engineer
• Chris Clancy – marketing
• Dennis Dennehy – publicity
• Mike Elizondo – keyboards
• Eminem – keyboards, producer, rap, executive producer, mixing, illustrations, cover design, audio production
• Joshua Fisher – marketing coordinator
• Andrew Flad – product manager
• Nicole Frantz – creative assistance
• Brian Gardner – mastering
• Scott Gutierrez – engineer
• Marcus Heisser – A&R
• Mauricio Iragorri – engineer, mixing
• Steven King – bass, guitar, engineer, mixing
• Marc Labelle – A&R
• Andrew Mains – editing
• Deborah Mannis-Gardner – sample clearance
• Tracy McNew – A&R
• Greg Miller – publicity
• Riggs Morales – A&R
• Alec Newell – engineer
• Dart Parker – A&R
• Dawaun Parker – keyboards, producer
• Oscar "Filtrate" Ramierez – engineer
• Luis Resto – keyboards, producer
• Robert "Roomio" Reyes – assistant
• David Saslow – promotions director
• Les Scurry – production coordination, production supervisor
• Manny Smith – A&R
• Thomas Pepper – keyboards, producer
• Steve Sola – mixing
• Randy Sosin – video producer
• Joe Vaughn – photography
• Tony Yayo – backing vocals

Certifications

Country	Provider(s)	Certification	Sales/Shipments
Australia	ARIA	Gold	35,000
Austria	IFPI	Gold	35,000
Brazil	ABPD	n/a	10,000
Russia	IFPI	Platinum	20,000
Switzerland	IFPI	Gold	15,000
Japan	RIAJ	n/a	16,451
Sweden	IFPI	Gold	30,500
New Zealand	RIANZ	2x Platinum	30,000
U.S.	RIAA	Platinum	1,051,508+
U.K.	BPI	Gold	210,000

Singles chart positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
		Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Rhythmic Top 40	Pop 100
2006	"You Don't Know"	#12	#87	#40	#16
2007	"Jimmy Crack Corn"	#101	-	-	#77