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Scorpion

EMAILPRINTby Eve

Eve reviews
70
9.3 User Score:

Generally favorable reviews

Based on 12 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?

Based on 20 votes
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Album Info

Label: Interscope

Release Date: 06 March 2001

Discs: 1 cd

Genre(s): Rap

Summary

What The Critics Said

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100

Entertainment Weekly

From start to powerful finish 16 tracks later, Scorpion pumps up the volume, the rhythms, everything.

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90

L.A. Weekly

Scorpion propels her into pop stardom’s embrace, smartly blending party anthems with thug themes.

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80

CDNow

A sophomore album that actually lives up to its hype.

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70

Revolver

Eve ultimately transcends dog-bait stereotypes with an evolving sense of style that finds her waxing rough and cool one minute and warmly grooving along to reggae the next... [May/June 2001, p.108]

70

Wall of Sound

Scorpion, her second solo album in three years, stands a good chance of blowing up the airwaves and charts, though it still battles with the hardcore elements that made her first album such a disappointment.

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70

The Onion (A.V. Club)

While a step up from her promising debut, Scorpion is far from perfect: Eve is too smart for testosterone-heavy, shout-along nonsense like "Cowboy," "Scream Double R," and "Thug In The Streets."

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70

Spin

Eve has moved her Ruff Ryders to the back half, scored some marquee-value collaborators, and found two guys who can mimic Swizz Beatz well enough to fill the spaces around Mr. Beatz's four tracks without too many seams showing. [5/2001, p.141]

60

Q Magazine

Like most blockbusters, the script is predictable - topics include no-good men, being hard and how great Eve is - but this is designed for booming out of car stereos rather than close listening.

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60

Rolling Stone

On about half the cuts, Eve sits back and allows her featured guests to take over completely. This ploy might make for an interesting mix if either the huge roster of producers or Eve herself had managed to exploit the walk-ons' uniqueness - DMX, Mo'nique, Gwen Stefani, Drag-On and Styles of the Lox all make undistinguished cameos

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60

Sonicnet

None of these songs are as ear-catching as the first album's "Gotta Man." And to play up Swizz Beatz's contributions is to point out how frequently Eve gets lots in the beats when they're slamming, and how she never enhances them when they're not.

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50

PopMatters

Stick with the up-tempo tunes and this is solid enough fare.... But I don't think there is anything new lyrically, despite the various claims.

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50

Dot Music

What it all adds up to is an effective commercial album, littered with potential singles, taking few risks and adding little to hip hop culture.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this album is 9.3 (out of 10) based on 20 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Holly M gave it a9:
there was 1 song i like on this cd and it was Whos that girl, thats y i bought it now all the songs on it r brill. if i wuz a rich girl lalalalalalala lol

[Anonymous] gave it a7:
Over-rated but solid. Doesn't drag on like some other hip hop albums.

Berneice S gave it a 10:
this is another one of eve's best songs made. no disgrace to other rappers and fans, but i am one of eve's #1 fans and i think all of her cd's are a cut at the partys i go to.

Hollywood gave it a 3:
Honestly this CD was horrible. I like Eve as a person, but her lyrics really suck. Sorry I give a three just for being Eve.

Faqir P gave it a 10:
One of raps best albums of all time.

Sherry S gave it a 10:
The album is the Bomb. Eve is my homeskillet!!!

Brittany L. gave it a 10:
This is a very good album...I have always loved Eve...and hopefully she will keep putting dope albums out...ya heard

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