Eminem - Eminem Presents: The Re-Up

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This CD is certainly not one of Eminem's best. I personally don't like this CD at all and I am a huge fan of Eminem. September 19, 2008

A relatively good "Mix-Tape"...

Alright, I know I have been out of the loop for sometime and I did not get a chance to review the record during the time of its release. But I am gonna do it nearly a year since its release.
This is a good mixtape for the Shady camp, which introduces two new Emcees to the camp - - Bobby Creekwater & Ca. Each Emcee has a strength to their lyrical flow which can be displayed throughout the album on tracks like "There He Is", "Everything is Shady" & "We're Back" just to name a few.
The other Shady artists like D12, 50 Cent & Obie Trice seems to hold their own as well...Obie spits just as good as he did on his sophomore release "Second Rounds on Me" and D12 remain strong despite the passing of Proof (R.I.P.) on most of the tracks on the album. As for 50...he finally shows his strength on this album lyrically since he doesnt have total control on the album's content...just the way it needs to be.
For Eminem, well...he shows that he can still cut it better than any of these young wipper-snappers in the Rap Industry. On tracks like "We're Back", "Jimmy Crack Corn", and the best track "No Apologies"; Eminem shows his range of lyrical prowess, giving people that doubting him that he slacked off a middle-finger to all.
Production of Eminem has grown drastically and darker and even more bass to it despite a couple of tracks that were produce by The Alchemist, Mr. Porter & Akon.
Overall, "The Re-Up" is a good "Mixtape" album and probably would have done well if it stayed in the streets instead of release to the coporate masses. But, regardless, it shows of things to come from the Shady camp... April 11, 2008

Eminem (and company) reloaded

I've always been a fan of Eminem, from when he made silly songs (see "Get You Mad" or anything from The Slim Shady LP) to when he made more serious tracks (anything after "The Way I Am" -- aside from first singles, that is). But Encore (as well as 50 Cent's The Massacre) were so horrible that I almost felt like distancing myself from anything else they did. Thankfully, Em redeemed himself on "When I'm Gone", as does he on this compilation, The Re-Up.

Em recruited a lot of his friends -- some new, some old -- for this album, and they handle things pretty well. Basically, the album seems to be what the D12 albums should have been. Actually, some D12 members ARE here, but there are also some additional guests, like Bobby Creekwater, Ca (pronounced "cashes") and Stat Quo (who appears on three tracks by himself). Em also appears on two tracks by himself with great results: "Public Enemy #1" (no, it's not a remake) and the album's closer, "No Apologies".

Aside from those two tracks, Em doesn't really show up much on here except for the occasional hyping, which is fine because it's a compilation and it gives his friends a chance to shine. And Bobby Creekwater does just that on "There He Is", as does Obie Trice on "Pistol Pistol" and Ca on "Everything Is Shady". And the remix of 50 Cent's "Ski Mask Way" has much better production than the original.

Posse cuts also impress. Em, 50 and Ca do well on "You Don't Know", as do they when they're joined by Obie and Stat Quo on "We're Back". And most people should be familiar with "Shake That"; the only problem there is that Nate Dogg shouldn't still be talking about bein' "'bout it, `bout it". Another dated rhyme occurs in the otherwise dope title track, when Em talks about droppin' them zeroes and gettin' with these heroes (doesn't that remind you of another white rapper?).

There are also a small handful of songs that I can do without. Stat Quo's "Get Low" is his only strike, and "Murder" features Bizarre being wack as usual. "Jimmy Crack Corn" doesn't go anywhere; and although the remix of Akon's "Smack That" isn't bad, it just doesn't seem to belong. Still, The Re-Up proves that there's still some hope for Shady/Aftermath after all.

Anthony Rupert November 25, 2007

Good.

I wasn't overtly impressed with Eminem's The Re-Up. Although it's got some good songs, it's just lacking, severely lacking in some places.

The new artists aren't impressive, and the old ones don't give it their all. It's almost like a cash-in.

If you want to hear better from these artists, I suggest you go for their solo albums (group for D12). October 14, 2007

Dissapointment

Hardest hitting songs are Jimmy Crack Corn, Pistol Pistol, and Public Enemy #1. The rest are either decent or below par really. Just download those 3 on I-TUnes and you have the highlights of the CD. September 8, 2007

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