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Grand Champ |  | Artist: DMX
Label: Mercury Records Ltd (London)
Category: Music
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 17653
Format: Explicit Lyrics, Extra tracks
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Running Time: 78 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.6 x 0.5
UPC: 602498610213
EAN: 0602498610213
ASIN: B0000CCZRS
Release Date: September 15, 2003
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Dog Intro | | • | My Life feat. Chinky | | • | Where The Hood At? | | • | Dogs Out | | • | Get It On The Floor feat. Swiss Beats | | • | Come Prepared (Skit) | | • | Shot Down feat 50 Cent Styles P | | • | Bring The Noize | | • | Untouchable feat. Sheek, Syleena Johnson, Infa Red Cross and Drag-On | | • | F*** Y'all | | • | Ruff Radio (Skit) | | • | We're Back feat. Eve and Jadakiss | | • | Ruff Radio 2 (Skit) | | • | Rob All Night (If I'm Gonna Rob) | | • | We Go Hard feat. Cam'Ron | | • | We 'Bout To Blow feat. Big Stan | | • | The Rain | | • | Gotta Go (Skit) | | • | Don't Gotta Go Home feat. Monica | | • | A'Yo Kato feat. Magic and Val | | • | Thank You feat. Patti LaBelle | | • | The Prayer V | | • | On Top feat. Big Stan | | • | X Gon' Give It To Ya (UK Bonus Track) |
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 DMX....The Dogg Is Back! November 15, 2003
17 out of 21 found this review helpful
The Dogg is back! And he is on top form with this new album which has already earned full respect!pI am a fan of rap and I partiuarly like DMX (Dark Man X). I like his style, how raw it is!pI love each and every song on this album! No Doubt!p1.Dog Intro 6/10brSlow, soothing intro, can be seen as a gradual build up to the rest of the album.p2.My Life(feat.Chingy) 6.5/10brA song about X's life, like the title says, it also features a recent star to the rap scene, chingy!p3.Where da' hood at! 7.5/10brA hit song, great song, get's you rappin' along every time!p4.Dogs Out 8.5/10brA song dedicated to the streets! Great example of DMX's skill, I love this one!p5.Get it on the Floor (feat. Swizz Beats) 8/10brTurn up the bass on this one, great song!p6.Come PreparedbrSkit where someone isn't being accepted at a club, Ruff Ryders teaches him a lesson!p7.Shot Down (feat.50 Cent) 6.5/10br50 Cent, a rap chart topper of this year backs up DMX in this dark song, low toned, slow paced.p8.Bring the Noize 8/10brX turns up the tempo on this one, decent lyrics, decent tune, im happy!p9.Untouchable 9/10brSlow it back down, a great slow song from DMX, proving that he in Untouchable in the rap game!p10.F*ck Y'all 10/10brI love this one! Great beat to it, turn up the bass with this well paced song, catchy lyrics and everything, 10/10!p11.Ruff Radio (skit)brRuff Ryders take over a radio station, funny!p12.We're Back! 8/10brDMX just lets everyone know that he is back, and he's brought the Ruff Ryders with him!p13.Ruff Radio 2 (skit)brOutro to Ruff Radiop14.Rob All Night 7/10brAverage song, not a favourite but still good!p15.We Go Hard (feat. Cam'Ron) 8/10brA different take to this song, sounds different, great intro where it merges into the song, gets to a nice beat....great!p16.We Bout' To Blow 10/10brEverytime I listen to this, I turn the volume waaaay up! Addictive or what!p17.The Rain 10/10brAnother great great slow song!p18.Gotta Go (skit)brX's wife ain't at home, he's gotta find somewhere to go!p19.Don't Gotta Go Home 7/10brAnother slow song to follow up to "The Rain", featuring an unknown female, good song....p20.A'Yo Kato 8.5/10brRespects to DMX's late friend Kato, all respects to this song!p21.Thankyou 7/10brDMX thanks, well, everyone! Being a religous man, it is based around jesus....p22.The Prayer V 6.5/10brFollows on from "Thankyou", a good prayer....p23.On Top 7.5/10brX shows that he's back on top!p24.X Gonna Give it To Ya 10/10brThe hit song, first single from this awesome album!pGreat album, worth buying, the best album in my collection!
Best Album of 2003, No Debate March 13, 2004
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
Earl 'DMX' Simmons does it again. After a two year absence, DMX returns with what was to be his final album 'Grand Champ'; and it's one hell of a return. Over the last six years, DMX has consistently proven to be one of hip-hop's biggest players, injecting all his material with the token enthusiasm and aggression that first got him noticed, and producing some of the all time great rap anthems. This album is right up there with 'It's Dark and Hell is Hot' and 'Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood', but somehow even manages to surpass those classics.pSome have criticised his overuse of explicit language and some have even dared to say that his subject matter is repetitive; what they failed to mention is that virtually no other rapper projects so much of their soul and character into their raps as DMX does. This album is no exception, as every single song, of which there are 19 (plus 5 skits), stands out as a truly innovative piece of work.pDMX shows here that he doesn't need to recruit the likes of The Neptunes in order to garner interest and record sales, and instead gets the producers he knows best to pepper the album with hot beats and diverse production. Old faces such as Swizz Beatz, Dame Grease and Rockwilder make a welcome return, as well as new recruits Tuneheadz, Kayne West, and Shatek King, to name but a few. And with each different producer comes a different flavour, ranging from the fiery aggression of Tuneheadz' 'Where the Hood At', to the sinister bass of Salaam Wreck's 'Shot Down' to the soulfoul collaboration joint 'Ain't Gotta go Home', which perfectly blends Monica's silky smooth singing voice with X's gruff street slanging.pOf course there are some joints that aren't so hot, namely 'My Life' and 'F**k Y'all', but the hot joints totally eclipse these weaker sections. To summarise, here's a breakdown and verdict of each song:p1. Dog Intro: Odd build up, but great verse. 4/5p2. My Life: Incredibly repetitive verse - chorus structure. 2/5p3. Where the Hood At: Awesome track, typical DMX. 5/5p4. Dogs Out: Bafflingly good sample work from K West. 4/5p5. Get it on the Floor: The album's party piece. Thumping. 5/5p7. Shot Down: Darkness personified, verging on frightening. 4/5p8. Bring the Noize: Quite similar to 'Where the hood At'. 4/5p9. Untouchable: A brilliant Ruff Ryders collabo track. Ace. 5/5p10. F**k Y'all: Quite poor. Nuff said. 2/5p12. We're Back: Excellent production. 5/5p14. Rob All Night: Dodgy beat and re-use of older lyrics. 3/5p15. We Go Hard: Not keen on the tune, or Cam'Ron for that matter. 3/5p16. We 'Bout to Blow: Ace music, Big Stan is awesome. 5/5p17. The Rain: Similar to 'My Life', but not as repetitive. 3/5p19. Don't Gotta Go Home: Just awesome. Incredibly soulful. 5/5p20. A'Yo Kato: Heartfelt tribute to a lost friend. 4/5p21. Thank You: Another soulful joint, maybe a little loud though. 4/5p23. On Top: A bit like a bonus track, but still great. 4/5p24. X Gon' Give it to Ya: Just ace. But strangely censored(!). 5/5pSo there you go. People who doubted that DMX could make a comeback after a two year absence have been put in their place. I just hope that he sticks with his decision not to retire, as the game needs more artists like DMX. Long live the king.
X pulls another rabbit out the hat! September 19, 2003
Moff itch (UK)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
What can i say, fifth album and X can still produce a classic album to add to his four previous ones(even though the great depression may have been too raw for some of you). One of the main points of the ablum is that there arent actually any weak tracks on it, every tune is either a banger like 'where the hood at' or a good roller like 'Kato'. Lyrically X is as mad as ever. This is his last ablum (i hope not) and if it is he certainly has left in style. Get this album if you like any of dmx's other work or artists like 50 Cent, Method Man, Nas etc its not for fans of chart rap like Ja 'fool' Rule. Tracks to look for are 3,5,7,8,12,16,17,20 all classics and the rest are still top quality. Go buy and enjoy....
THE DOGG IS BACK! September 12, 2003
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
5-Star, most def! This is a brilliant album, just recieved it on import and is excellent! DMX is back with some mean lyrics and phat beats, people thought DMX left to do a view movies and wouldn't return, but now he's back, new album.... GRAND CHAMP! It suits the name! The cover is a picture of his dog, "Boomer" which looks just about as mean as it's owner, DMX! You gotta get this album if you like rap!
DMX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! September 18, 2003
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
This album has some quality beats whoever's reading this should order it now and by scarface DVD as well well worth listening to
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