Scorpion

Rolling Stone (3/29/01, p.63) - 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 (3/29/01, p.63) - 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..." Spin (5/01, p.141) - 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 (5/01, p.141) - 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..." Entertainment Weekly (12/28/01, p.136) - Ranked #4 "Album of the Year" in EW's "Best of 2001". Entertainment Weekly (3/9/01, pp.78-9) - "...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 (12/28/01, p.136) - Ranked #4 "Album of the Year" in EW's "Best of 2001". Entertainment Weekly (3/9/01, pp.78-9) - "...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 Q (5/01, p.106) - 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 (5/01, p.106) - 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..." NME (Magazine) (3/3/01, p.32) - 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 (Magazine) (3/3/01, p.32) - 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..." Pitchfork (Website) - "SCORPION is one of the most explicit pro-woman declarations in rap."