Scorpion [PA] by Eve (CD, Mar-2001, Interscope (USA))

Album Features
UPC:	606949084523
Artist:	Eve
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2001
Record Label:	Interscope (USA)
Genre:	East Coast Rap, R&B

Track Listing
1. Intro
2. Cowboy
3. Who's That Girl?
4. Let Me Blow Ya Mind - (featuring Gwen Stefani)
5. 3 Way (Skit) - (featuring Erex/Stevie J.)
6. You Had Me, You Lost Me
7. Got What You Need - (featuring Drag-On)
8. Frontin' (Skit) - (featuring Mo'nique)
9. Gansta B****** - (featuring Da Brat/Trina)
10. That's What It Is - (featuring Styles Of The Lox)
11. Scream Double R - (featuring DMX)
12. Thug in the Street - (featuring The LOX/Drag-On)
13. No, No, No - (featuring Damian "Junior Gong" Marley/Stephen Marley)
14. You Ain't Gettin' None
15. Life Is So Hard - (featuring Teena Marie)
16. Be Me - (featuring Mashonda Tifrere)

Details
Playing Time:	57 min.
Contributing Artists:	DMX, Mo'Nique, Trina, Da Brat, Damian Marley, Gwen Stefani, Stephen Marley, Teena Marie, Drag-On, Stevie J., Erex, Lox & Dragon, Mashonda Tifrere, Styles Of The Lox
Distributor:	Universal Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel includes: Eve (rap vocals); Da Brat, Trina, Teena Marie, Gwen Stefani, DMX, The Lox, Yung Won, Stephen Marley.Producers include: Dr. Dre, The Neptunes, The Marleys, Stevie J., Swizz Beatz.Engineers include: Chris Theis, Scott Kieklak, Steve Conover."Let Me Blow Ya Mind" won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.Personnel includes: Eve (rap vocals); Da Brat, Trina, Tina Marie, Gwen Stefani, DMX, The Lox, Yung Won.Producers include: Dr. Dre, The Neptunes, The Marleys, Stevie J., Swizz Beatz."Let Me Blow Ya Mind" won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.Personnel: Eve (vocals, background vocals); Stephen Marley, Stevie J. (vocals, background vocals); DMX, Da Brat, Drag-On, Gwen Stefani, Mashonda Tifrere, Styles P, Teena Marie, The LOX, Trina (vocals); Mike Elizondo (guitar); Scott Storch (keyboards); Damian "Junior Gong" Marley, Dede O'Neal, Verline Beard, Angel Eve (background vocals).Audio Mixer: Rich Keller.Recording information: Enterprise Studios; Hit Factory Criteria; Record One; Record One, Sherman Oaks, CA; sony Music Studios; The Hit Factory Criteria.Photographers: Kithe Brewster; Nitin Vadukul.Unknown Contributor Role: Rich Keller.Eve's 1999 debut album LET THERE BE EVE found this feisty female rapper emerging definitively from the shadow of the Ruff Ryders crew, establishing herself as a hip-hop artist to be reckoned with. Eve's up-front approach and image betray no weakness, but on SCORPION she's comfortable enough with her credibility to allow for melodic pop hooks like the tasty, Gwen Stefani-sung chorus of "Who's That Girl?" in the arrangements."Swallow it up while I shove it down" is the imperative Eve directs to those who thought she'd be a one-hit wonder. If anything, SCORPION improves upon the first album, employing a wider range of styles that adds some funk and R&B to the mix, and utilizing a wider sonic palette. Of course, it's Eve's lyrical skills and forthright, confident approach that add the definitive signature to this impressive sophomore effort.

Editorial Reviews
10 out of 10 - ...The strongest, sexiest, most determined, focused, joyful and inspirational album you'll hear this year. Ladies, this one's for you...
NME

3 stars out of 5 - ...A rap blockbuster: big budget, all-star cast and a leading lady styled to perfection....Swizz Beatz providing gleaming hooks and club-friendly beats by the truckload so that every track sounds like a hit...
Q (20010501)

...Rooted in hardcore stomp, rhymes, boasts, and slams...SCORPION whacks out its own path with a sharp machete....[It] pumps up the volume, the rhythms, everything... - Rating: A
Entertainment Weekly (20010309)

Ranked #4 Album of the Year in EW's Best of 2001.
Entertainment Weekly (20011228)

7 out of 10 - ...Eve has moved her Ruff Ryders to the back half, scored some marquee-value collaborators, and found 2 guys who can mimic Swizz Beatz....The prime value of [this] album is that the music is so legible...
Spin (20010501)

3 stars out of 5 - ...Mired in the sound of her heyday, still talking tough and inviting all her friends to step up for this 16 track party and rave....All the eleaborate tricks of gold-dripping hip-hop boast records are in place...
Rolling Stone (20010329)