Cheers (album)

Cheers
Studio album by Obie Trice
Released	September 23, 2003
Recorded	2001-2003
Genre	Hip hop
Length	74:27
Label	Shady, Interscope
Producer	Eminem (exec.) Dr. Dre, Mike Elizondo, Luis Resto, Timbaland, Emile, Denaun Porter, Fredwreck, DJ Muggs, DJ Green Lantern
Obie Trice chronology
Cheers (2003) Second Round's on Me (2006)
Singles from Cheers
"Got Some Teeth" Released: August 12, 2003 "The Set Up" Released: January 13, 2004 "Don't Come Down" Released: 2004

Cheers is the debut studio album by rapper Obie Trice, released on September 23, 2003 after he was signed to Shady Records in 2000. The title track "Cheers" celebrates Obie's successful debut into the rap game after being in the Detroit underground for many years. The album's title is a homage to the long running NBC sitcom of the same name, and the album cover features a logo similar to that used on the show.

The album consists of 17 tracks, with executive production from Eminem, and additional production by Dr. Dre, Timbaland, Mike Elizondo, Emile, Fredwreck and Denaun Porter. Artists featuring on Cheers include Busta Rhymes, D12, Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Timbaland, and Tony Yayo

Topics Obie has touched on this album include his life on the streets of Detroit, problems with his mother, relationships with women and the soulful reminder that, despite having made it into the mainstream, he has not forgotten his friends.

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Blender	[2]
HipHopDX	[3]
RapReviews.com	(8.5/10)[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]
The Situation	[6]
UKMix	[7]

Upon its release, Cheers received positive reviews from most music critics.^[8] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 73, based on 12 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Average Man"	Obie Trice, Marshall Mathers, Luis Resto, Steven King	Eminem, Luis Resto (co.)	4:16
2.	"Cheers"	O. Trice, M. Mathers, L. Resto, S. King	Eminem	3:34
3.	"Got Some Teeth"	O. Trice, M. Mathers, L. Resto, S. King, Anne Dudley, T. Horn, M. McLaren	Eminem, Luis Resto (co.)	3:47
4.	"Lady" (featuring Eminem)	O. Trice, M. Mathers, L. Resto	Eminem, Luis Resto (co.)	4:45
5.	"Don't Come Down"	O. Trice, M. Mathers, L. Resto, E. Haynie, W. Rineheart	Emile, Eminem (co.)	5:11
6.	"The Set Up" (featuring Nate Dogg)	O. Trice, Andre Young, Mike Elizondo, N. Hale	Dr. Dre, Mike Elizondo (co.)	3:13
7.	"Bad Bitch" (featuring Timbaland)	O. Trice, T. Mosley	Timbaland	4:09
8.	"Shit Hits the Fan" (featuring Dr. Dre and Eminem)	O. Trice, M. Mathers, A. Young, M. Elizondo	Dr. Dre, Mike Elizondo (co.)	4:53
9.	"Follow My Life"	O. Trice, M. Mathers, L. Resto, Ernie Isley, M. Isley, O. Isley, Ron Isley, Chris Jasper, F. Nassar, C. Wallace	Eminem, Fredwreck (add.)	3:55
10.	"We All Die One Day" (featuring Eminem, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, & Tony Yayo,)	O. Trice, M. Mathers, Curtis Jackson, C. Lloyd	Eminem	5:29
11.	"Spread Yo Shit" (featuring Denaun Porter)	O. Trice, D. Porter, L. Resto, S. King	Denaun Porter	4:03
12.	"Look in My Eyes" (featuring Nate Dogg)	O. Trice, M. Mathers, A. Young, M. Elizondo, N. Hale	Dr. Dre, Mike Elizondo (co.)	4:50
13.	"Hands on You" (featuring Eminem)	O. Trice, M. Mathers, L. Resto	Eminem	5:12
14.	"Hoodrats"	O. Trice, M. Mathers, L. Resto, E. Haynie	Emile, Eminem (add.)	4:12
15.	"Oh!" (featuring Busta Rhymes)	O. Trice, M. Mathers, M. Elizondo, T. Smith	Dr. Dre, Mike Elizondo (co.)	4:30
16.	"Never Forget Ya"	O. Trice, M. Mathers, L. Resto, S. King, Jeff Bass	Eminem, Jeff Bass (co.)	4:27
17.	"Outro" (featuring D12)	O. Trice, M. Mathers, L. Resto, S. King, Rufus Johnson, DeShaun Holton, V. Carlisle, O. Moore	Eminem, Denaun Porter (add.), Dr. Dre (add.)	4:02

Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"8 Miles"	DJ Muggs	3:57
19.	"Synopsis"	DJ Green Lantern	1:18

Samples

• "Got Some Teeth" contains resung elements from "Without Me" by Eminem
• "Spread Yo Shit" samples from "Blow My Buzz" by D12
• "Don't Come Down" samples from "When You Believe" by Quincy Jones & Tata
• "Follow My Life" samples from "Big Poppa" by Notorious B.I.G.

Singles

• "Got Some Teeth" (2003)
• "Shit Hits the Fan" feat. Dr. Dre & Eminem (2003)
• "The Set Up" feat. Nate Dogg (2003)
• "Don't Come Down (2004)

Diss songs

Shit Hits the Fan

The track 'Shit Hits the Fan' is a track which insults Ja Rule. Examples of disses from Dr. Dre in the track are: "This little nigga, Ja Rule, Talking bout he's gonna slap me, Nigga please, you gotta jump and swing up to hit me at the knees." At the end of the song, Obie spoke over the beat telling Ja Rule to, "Go behind all the gangsta's you want. Matter of fact get every gangsta from every hood in the United States of America to back you. Aint nobody reppin with you, you cant see that?" This was intended to mock Ja Rule's street credibility, declaring that no one was backing him again and that he "fell off."

We All Die One Day

The track is a diss to Benzino and The Source namely Kim Osorio from the Source magazine. Examples from Lloyd Banks include a subliminal shot at Ja Rule and Irv Gotti like, 'Your boss and your captain soft'. Eminem dissed The Source with lines like, 'We burn Source covers like fuckin' Cypress Hill'.

Outro

The outro was a diss to Murda Inc., Benzino & R.Kelly.

Chart positions

Album chart positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
2003	Cheers	5	3

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Blender review
3. ^ HipHopDX review
4. ^ RapReviews.com review
5. ^ Rolling Stone review
6. ^ The Situation review
7. ^ UKMix review
8. ^ ^{a b} Cheers (2003): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2011-06-15.