Emeritus (album)

Emeritus
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 2, 2008 (2008-12-02)
Recorded2008
Studio
GenreHip hop
Label
Producer
Scarface chronology
Made
(2007)
Emeritus
(2008)
Deeply Rooted
(2015)

Emeritus is the tenth solo studio album by American rapper Scarface. Promoted as his final studio album,[1] it was released on December 2, 2008, through J. Prince Entertainment, Rap-A-Lot 4 Life and Asylum Records.

The recording sessions took place at M.A.D. Studios in Houston, Dean's List House of Hits in Cypress, The Record Room in North Miami, The Durt Factory Studio in Norfolk, and The Ranch Studio in New York. Production was handled by N.O. Joe, Illmind, Mike Dean, Nottz, Cool & Dre, Jake One, Scram Jones, Sha Money XL, Tone Capone, Young Cee, and Scarface himself. It features guest appearances from Wacko, Bilal, Bun B, J. Prince, K-Rino, Lil' Wayne, Papa Reu, Porsha, Slim Thug, Shateish, Takai "Cookie" Hicks and Z-Ro.

In the United States, the album debuted at number 24 on the Billboard 200, number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number-one on the Top Rap Albums charts, selling 42,000 copies in its first week.[2] According to Hits Daily Double, it has sold 167,000 copies in the US as of August 2015.[3]

  1. ^ Reid, Shaheem (September 29, 2008). "Maino Brings New York To The Masses; Scarface Preps His Last Solo LP: Mixtape Monday - Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV.com". MTV. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved October 25, 2012 – via Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ Lewis, Randy (December 11, 2008). "Spears album tops sales chart". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. Archived from the original on 2015-08-25. Retrieved August 25, 2015.