Grand Champ
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Not quite the big comeback DMX needed at this point in his quietly sagging rap career, Grand Champ regardless has its share of highlights. Longtime fans may decide to drop off at about this point, if they hadn't already, while those content with the usual -- or new to DMX -- should find plenty to savor on Grand Champ.
70
Grand Champ explores more of the same inner feelings of the dig that’s been heard on all of his albums.
67
He rouses the troops ("Where The Hood At?") one minute, then angrily retreats. But when the hooks fall off, his lone-gunman purging becomes more tiring than cathartic.
60
Most of the material on the album suffers from hollow lyrics and a lack of varying themes.
60
A few years ago, DMX's tendency to make strong, predictable albums might have seemed like his greatest weakness, but now it seems like his greatest strength.
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It becomes apparent that the album is just part of a promotional pitch for his new doggie clothes business venture. That’s confirmed by the utter lack of creativity behind his beats and rhymes, which all employ the same canine metaphors to restate Grand Champ’s main message: don’t mess with DMX.
Last time I heard y'all was havin' sex... WITH THE SAME SEX!π±π±π±
I SHOW NO LOVEπ«β€οΈ
TO H0M0 THUGSπ³οΈππ¦Ή
EMPTY OUT, RELOAD, AND BLOW MORE SLUGSπ₯π₯π₯
HOW YOU GON' EXPLAIN FUCKIN' A MAN?π€¨
EVEN IF WE SQUASH THE BEEF ππ₯©
I AIN'T HOLDIN' YOUR HANDπ«π«±π«²
RATING: 79.7/100
On his 5th album, DMX still reminds us that he still has the dog in him, and is indeed still very pissed off.
I feel like after his 2nd album, he got way too comfortable and lost his charm a little bit, with his 3rd and 4th album he couldn't rekindle the spark that he got with his first 2 albums.
With this one, he pretty much succeeded on many fronts, he sounds hungry again, pretty much brought it back to 1998 DMX.
It is nothing groundbreaking, but there are bangers from this ... read more
It's a bit better than The Great Depression, mainly through the album's production. Album isn't really pushing DMX forward either. His most "banger" focused album.
Um álbum ótimo, não entendo o porque considerarem medíocre, claro que mantém a base do que já conhecemos do DMX e isso pode ser considerado "jogar no seguro", mas o projeto ainda é consistemente bom, flow excelente como sempre com beats envolventes, liricamente é o Gangsta Rap de sempre, mas, em essência, representa o que DMX é.
Melhor Música: Where the Hood at? um clássico, faixa maravilhosa com um ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Dog Intro 3:32 | 75 |
| 2 | My Life 3:09 feat. Chinky | 80 |
| 3 | Where the Hood At? 4:46 | 82 |
| 4 | Dog's Out 4:03 | 73 |
| 5 | Get It On The Floor 4:22 feat. Swizz Beatz | 88 |
| 6 | Come Prepared (Skit) 0:35 | |
| 7 | Shot Down 3:42 | 82 |
| 8 | Bring the Noize 3:30 | 72 |
| 9 | Untouchable 6:05 | 78 |
| 10 | Fuck Y'all 3:43 | 75 |
| 11 | Ruff Radio (Skit) 0:43 | |
| 12 | We're Back 4:25 | 76 |
| 13 | Ruff Radio 2 (Skit) 0:18 | |
| 14 | Rob All Night (If I'm Gonna Rob) 3:27 | 72 |
| 15 | We Go Hard 3:36 feat. Cam'ron | 90 |
| 16 | We 'Bout To Blow 3:31 feat. Big Stan | 80 |
| 17 | The Rain 3:27 | 92 |
| 18 | Gotta Go (Skit) 1:07 | |
| 19 | Don't Gotta Go Home 4:17 feat. Monica | 73 |
| 20 | A'Yo Kato 3:46 | 60 |
| 21 | Thank You 3:01 feat. Patti LaBelle | 65 |
| 22 | Prayer V 1:47 | |
| 23 | On Top 3:34 feat. Big Stan | 68 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 14 minutes
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Added on: August 15, 2014