Eminem Presents: The Re-Up cover

Released 20 years ago this November

Eminem Presents: The Re-Up

Eminem · 2006

74 min · 22 tracks · hip-hop

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

45 /100
Lowland
Higher than 0% of albums we've rated

Polished beats and a few memorable Eminem-led cuts give the showcase solid moments, but its long, roster-driven sequence feels more like a label sampler than a unified album.

What we noticed

  • Across 22 tracks, Eminem alternates with Shady signees and revisits outside songs through remixes; the closing “No Apologies” returns the focus to him alone.
Composition 25% of the score
5/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
6/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
4/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
5/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
4/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 3/10

Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Shady Narcotics 0:56
  • 2 We’re Back 3:59
  • 3 Pistol Pistol (remix) 2:25
  • 4 Murder 2:11
  • 5 Everything Is Shady 4:23
  • 6 The Re‐Up 2:57
  • 7 You Don’t Know 4:17
  • 8 Jimmy Crack Corn 3:54
  • 9 Trapped 0:58
  • 10 Whatever You Want 2:48
  • 11 Talkin’ All That 4:05
  • 12 By My Side 4:06
  • 13 We Ride for Shady 3:08
  • 14 There He Is 4:25
  • 15 Tryin’ ta Win 3:52
  • 16 Smack That (remix) 5:11
  • 17 Public Enemy #1 1:54
  • 18 Get Low 3:19
  • 19 Ski Mask Way (Eminem remix) 3:04
  • 20 Shake That (remix) 2:59
  • 21 Cry Now (Shady remix) 5:09
  • 22 No Apologies 4:16

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata