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Grand Champ [Explicit Lyrics] [Extra tracks]

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  • Audio CD (15 Sep 2003)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Explicit Lyrics, Extra tracks
  • Label: Mercury Records Ltd (London)
  • ASIN: B0000CCZRS
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 36,062 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

1. Dog Intro
2. My Life feat. Chinky
3. Where The Hood At?
4. Dogs Out
5. Get It On The Floor feat. Swiss Beats
6. Come Prepared (Skit)
7. Shot Down feat 50 Cent & Styles P
8. Bring The Noize
9. Untouchable feat. Sheek, Syleena Johnson, Infa Red & Cross and Drag-On
10. F*** Y'all
11. Ruff Radio (Skit)
12. We're Back feat. Eve and Jadakiss
13. Ruff Radio 2 (Skit)
14. Rob All Night (If I'm Gonna Rob)
15. We Go Hard feat. Cam'Ron
16. We 'Bout To Blow feat. Big Stan
17. The Rain
18. Gotta Go (Skit)
19. Don't Gotta Go Home feat. Monica
20. A'Yo Kato feat. Magic and Val
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'Grand Champ' is the fifth album from Ruff Ryders co-founder and rapper DMX. Produced by various artists including Rockwilder and Swizz Beatz and featuring guest vocals from 50 Cent, Cam'ron, and soul diva Patti LaBelle to name but a few, the album is a mix of tough hip hop beats and DMX's hardcoregangsta rap vocals. The single 'Where The Hood At' is also included.

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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The Champ takes another bow, 15 Sep 2003
By S. Mazumder "s_maz" - See all my reviews
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After his very disappointing last album, 'The Great Depression', I and other DMX fans have been eagerly and anxiously awaiting the 5th album, and here it is...The Grand Champ.

On the first listen through this album, I must admit that I was a little disappointed with it. But I gave it a second hearing, and the album was growing on me quickly...there's definitely some excellent offerings on this CD.

There were 5 tracks which I thought were great on this album: 'Where the Hood at?' was his first release, but beware that this song has very strong and explicit lyrics, followed by the tear-jerking 'A'Yo Kato'. 'Don't Gotta go Home' featuring Monica is a fantastic track offering the best of both artists' styles. 'Shot Down' features a mouth-watering combination with 50 Cent and Styles P, and the G-Unit/Ruff Ryderz pairing does not fail to deliver. But my favourite on this CD is undoubtedly the heart-wrenching 'The Rain', which is reminiscent of songs like 'Slippin.'

There some other mentionable tracks as well: 'My Life' with Chinky, 'Untouchable' with Syleena Johnson, 'We're back' featuring fellow Ruff Ryderz Eve and Jadakiss, and 'We Go Hard' with Cam'ron. Certainly X hasn't been shy in doing collobarations on this album, and maybe that's what saves it.

The DVD isn't bad either, but is also not amazing...it offers a very brief behind-the-scenes look of DMX and his recording of the album, and also a live on-stage performance.

All in all, there's a lot of quality on this album, and if you willing to give it a go, then you won't be disappointed. But, still not quite DMX's very best, but better than the last album.

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17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars DMX....The Dogg Is Back!, 15 Nov 2003
The Dogg is back! And he is on top form with this new album which has already earned full respect!

I am a fan of rap and I partiuarly like DMX (Dark Man X). I like his style, how raw it is!

I love each and every song on this album! No Doubt!

1.Dog Intro 6/10
Slow, soothing intro, can be seen as a gradual build up to the rest of the album.

2.My Life(feat.Chingy) 6.5/10
A song about X's life, like the title says, it also features a recent star to the rap scene, chingy!

3.Where da' hood at! 7.5/10
A hit song, great song, get's you rappin' along every time!

4.Dogs Out 8.5/10
A song dedicated to the streets! Great example of DMX's skill, I love this one!

5.Get it on the Floor (feat. Swizz Beats) 8/10
Turn up the bass on this one, great song!

6.Come Prepared
Skit where someone isn't being accepted at a club, Ruff Ryders teaches him a lesson!

7.Shot Down (feat.50 Cent) 6.5/10
50 Cent, a rap chart topper of this year backs up DMX in this dark song, low toned, slow paced.

8.Bring the Noize 8/10
X turns up the tempo on this one, decent lyrics, decent tune, im happy!

9.Untouchable 9/10
Slow it back down, a great slow song from DMX, proving that he in Untouchable in the rap game!

10.F*ck Y'all 10/10
I love this one! Great beat to it, turn up the bass with this well paced song, catchy lyrics and everything, 10/10!

11.Ruff Radio (skit)
Ruff Ryders take over a radio station, funny!

12.We're Back! 8/10
DMX just lets everyone know that he is back, and he's brought the Ruff Ryders with him!

13.Ruff Radio 2 (skit)
Outro to Ruff Radio

14.Rob All Night 7/10
Average song, not a favourite but still good!

15.We Go Hard (feat. Cam'Ron) 8/10
A different take to this song, sounds different, great intro where it merges into the song, gets to a nice beat....great!

16.We Bout' To Blow 10/10
Everytime I listen to this, I turn the volume waaaay up! Addictive or what!

17.The Rain 10/10
Another great great slow song!

18.Gotta Go (skit)
X's wife ain't at home, he's gotta find somewhere to go!

19.Don't Gotta Go Home 7/10
Another slow song to follow up to "The Rain", featuring an unknown female, good song....

20.A'Yo Kato 8.5/10
Respects to DMX's late friend Kato, all respects to this song!

21.Thankyou 7/10
DMX thanks, well, everyone! Being a religous man, it is based around jesus....

22.The Prayer V 6.5/10
Follows on from "Thankyou", a good prayer....

23.On Top 7.5/10
X shows that he's back on top!

24.X Gonna Give it To Ya 10/10
The hit song, first single from this awesome album!

Great album, worth buying, the best album in my collection!

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Album of 2003, No Debate, 13 Mar 2004
By "j_mendix" - See all my reviews
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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.

Some 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.

DMX 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.

Of 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:

1. Dog Intro: Odd build up, but great verse. 4/5

2. My Life: Incredibly repetitive verse - chorus structure. 2/5

3. Where the Hood At: Awesome track, typical DMX. 5/5

4. Dogs Out: Bafflingly good sample work from K West. 4/5

5. Get it on the Floor: The album's party piece. Thumping. 5/5

7. Shot Down: Darkness personified, verging on frightening. 4/5

8. Bring the Noize: Quite similar to 'Where the hood At'. 4/5

9. Untouchable: A brilliant Ruff Ryders collabo track. Ace. 5/5

10. F**k Y'all: Quite poor. Nuff said. 2/5

12. We're Back: Excellent production. 5/5

14. Rob All Night: Dodgy beat and re-use of older lyrics. 3/5

15. We Go Hard: Not keen on the tune, or Cam'Ron for that matter. 3/5

16. We 'Bout to Blow: Ace music, Big Stan is awesome. 5/5

17. The Rain: Similar to 'My Life', but not as repetitive. 3/5

19. Don't Gotta Go Home: Just awesome. Incredibly soulful. 5/5

20. A'Yo Kato: Heartfelt tribute to a lost friend. 4/5

21. Thank You: Another soulful joint, maybe a little loud though. 4/5

23. On Top: A bit like a bonus track, but still great. 4/5

24. X Gon' Give it to Ya: Just ace. But strangely censored(!). 5/5

So 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.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Worst DMX album
This album is pretty bad. Most of the songs are generic and the lyrics are the worst DMX has written. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Bungus Malone

1.0 out of 5 stars the dog lost his bite!
this album is X's worst by a longggg way! if you want to listen to X spittin in all his glory check out 'flesh of my flesh blood of my blood' - AWESOME ALBUM! Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2005 by superman_1984

5.0 out of 5 stars da bomb
yo to whoever said dis album was dmx's worst probably aint even a fan or hes da 1 dats deaf!! dis album has got everything, up beat fast tempo songs 2 heartfelt deep songs by da... Read more
Published on 30 Oct 2004 by tupac818

4.0 out of 5 stars The Grand Champ Is Back
X created the style back before K-Solo stole it, he original, dynamic and always bursting with energy. Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2004 by paulmcdougall

1.0 out of 5 stars are these listeners DEAF?
well,words cannot simply describe the emotion i felt listening to this pile of ( i was going to say crap but i'd of course be insulting crap).
DMX has fell off... Read more
Published on 15 Jun 2004 by rava2

5.0 out of 5 stars I will guide u!!
DMX rulz in my opinion,but if u get easily affended this isnt for u.Dont lik rap not for u.If u lik sean paul,50 Cent u will luv this. Read more
Published on 19 Dec 2003 by Craig

4.0 out of 5 stars The Dog Is Back & Ready To Bite
First of all people, stop wishing for the emotion & style, you heard from the "Flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood" & "Its Dark & Hell Is Hot" Albums. Read more
Published on 14 Dec 2003 by cmd_da_ryder

4.0 out of 5 stars DMX - Grand Champ
Very consistant with good tunes, love it! Also features the all time classic 'X Gon Give It To Ya', loads of tracks to turn up the bass on, love it!!
Published on 3 Oct 2003 by Andy

5.0 out of 5 stars X pulls another rabbit out the hat!!!
What can i say, fifth album and x can still destroy all other rappers. It is perhaps his most consitant ablum of all, every track is top quality with no weak tracks at all, some... Read more
Published on 22 Sep 2003 by Moff itch

5.0 out of 5 stars X pulls another rabbit out the hat!
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). Read more
Published on 19 Sep 2003 by Moff itch

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