Grand Champ
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Released | September 16, 2003 | |||
Recorded | 2002–03 | |||
Genre | East Coast hip hop | |||
Length | 74:40 | |||
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Singles from Grand Champ | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | (58/100)[1] |
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Blender | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
E! Online | C+[1] |
Entertainment Weekly | C−[3] |
Playlouder | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
PopMatters | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
RapReviews | (7/10)[6] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Vibe | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Grand Champ is the fifth studio album by American rapper DMX. The album was released on September 16, 2003, by Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings. The album included the singles "Where the Hood At?" and "Get It on the Floor".
Commercial performance
The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 312,000 copies in the United States.[10]
Track listing
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[11]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Dog Intro" (featuring Bashir Fadai) |
| Darold "Pop" Trotter | 3:32 |
2. | "My Life" (featuring Chinky) |
| Dart La | 3:09 |
3. | "Where the Hood At?" |
| Tuneheadz | 4:46 |
4. | "Dogs Out" | Kanye West | 4:03 | |
5. | "Get It on the Floor" (featuring Swizz Beatz) |
| Swizz Beatz | 4:22 |
6. | "Come Prepared" (Skit) |
| 0:35 | |
7. | "Shot Down" (featuring 50 Cent & Styles P) |
| DJ Salam Wreck | 3:42 |
8. | "Bring the Noize" |
| Tuneheadz | 3:30 |
9. | "Untouchable" (featuring Syleena Johnson, Cross, Infa-Red, Sheek Louch & Drag-On) |
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| 6:05 |
10. | "Fuck Y'all" |
| Ron Browz | 3:43 |
11. | "Ruff Radio" (Skit) |
| 0:43 | |
12. | "We're Back" (featuring Eve & Jadakiss) |
| Tuneheadz | 4:25 |
13. | "Ruff Radio 2" (Skit) |
| 0:18 | |
14. | "Rob All Night (If I'm Gonna Rob)" |
| Rockwilder | 3:27 |
15. | "We Go Hard" (featuring Cam'ron) |
| No I.D. | 3:36 |
16. | "We 'Bout to Blow" (featuring Big Stan) |
| Dame Grease | 3:31 |
17. | "The Rain" |
| DJ Scratch | 3:27 |
18. | "Gotta Go" (Skit) |
| 1:07 | |
19. | "Don't Gotta Go Home" (featuring Monica) |
| 4:17 | |
20. | "A'Yo Kato" (featuring Magic & Val) |
| Swizz Beatz | 3:46 |
21. | "Thank You" (featuring Patti LaBelle) |
| 3:01 | |
22. | "Prayer V" | Simmons | DMX | 1:47 |
23. | "On Top" (featuring Big Stan) |
| Mac G | 3:34 |
24. | "X Gon' Give It to Ya" (International Bonus Track) |
| Shatek | 3:38 |
Notes
Sample credits[11]
- "Where the Hood At?" contains an interpolation of "Young, Gifted & Black", written by Antonio Hardy.
- "Dogs Out" contains a sample of "Dedicated to the One I Love", written by Ralph Bass and Lowman Pauling, and performed by Stacy Lattisaw.
- "Untouchable" contains an interpolation of "Why You Treat Me So Bad", written by Jay King, Denzil Foster, and Thomas McElroy.
- "Fuck Y'all" contains a sample of "What Do You Want Me To Do", written by Lou Courtney, and performed by Ben E. King.
- "We Go Hard" contains a sample of "Didn't I Fool You", written by Fred Bridges, Richard Knight, Robert Eaton, and Ric Williams, and performed by Ruby Andrews.
- "We 'Bout to Blow" contains a sample of "Sesame Street", written by Clarence Reid, and performed by Blowfly.
- "The Rain" contains a sample of "Will She Meet The Train in the Rain", written by Leonard Perry, Katie Davis, and Mallory Cowart, and performed by Greg Perry.
- "Thank You" contains a sample of "Make the Music With Your Mouth", written by Marcel Hall and Marlon Williams, performed by Biz Markie. It also contains a sample of "I Want To Thank You" written by Kevin McCord, and performed by Alicia Myers.
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[30] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[32] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ a b c d "Critic Reviews for Grand Champ". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
- ^ Jason Birchmeier (2003-09-16). "Grand Champ - DMX | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
- ^ Fiore, Raymond (2003-10-03). "Grand Champ Review". Entertainment Weekly: 73. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
- ^ "PLAYLOUDER | review - Grand Champ". Archived from the original on September 20, 2003. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
- ^ "DMX: Grand Champ". PopMatters. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
- ^ "DMX :: Grand Champ :: Def Jam". Rapreviews.com. 2003-09-16. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
- ^ "DMX: Grand Champ : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. 2003-09-24. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
- ^ Group, Vibe Media (October 2003). "Vibe - Google Livres". Retrieved 2015-12-19.
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