Scorpion
by Eve
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. CDNow
    80
    A sophomore album that actually lives up to its hype.
  2. Dot Music
    50
    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.
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    100
    From start to powerful finish 16 tracks later, Scorpion pumps up the volume, the rhythms, everything.
  5. L.A. Weekly
    90
    Scorpion propels her into pop stardom’s embrace, smartly blending party anthems with thug themes.
  6. PopMatters
    50
    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.
  7. Q Magazine
    60
    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.
  8. Revolver
    70
    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]
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  9. Rolling Stone
    60
    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
  10. Sonicnet
    60
    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.
  11. Spin
    70
    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]
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  12. The A.V. Club
    70
    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."
  13. Wall of Sound
    70
    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.

Awards & Rankings

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#48 Most Discussed Album of 2001
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#48 Most Shared Album of 2001

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User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 26
  3. Negative: 3 out of 26
  1. BWETMatangi
    Aug 17, 2013
    9
    I love it! One of the best rap albums of the decade! Eve's lyrics are great, but some of the people featured in the songs aren't thatI love it! One of the best rap albums of the decade! Eve's lyrics are great, but some of the people featured in the songs aren't that talented. The best songs are "Who's That Girl" and "Scream Double R".… Full Review »
  2. HollyM
    Apr 19, 2005
    9
    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 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… Full Review »
  3. [Anonymous]
    Feb 18, 2005
    7
    Over-rated but solid. Doesn't drag on like some other hip hop albums.
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