DMX: Grand Champ : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone

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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. He has returned from a two-year absence with Grand Champ, a forceful march through familiar territory. Guess what? He loves dogs (unfailingly), women (conditionally) and getting in fights (inevitably).

It would be nice to hear him take a few more chances -- how about a concept album, Journey Through the Secret Life of Dogs? But then, DMX has always seemed more passionate than ambitious, and it's not a bad trade-off. "Where the Hood At" is an exhilarating dose of fight music, "Shot Down" is a marvelously sullen collaboration with 50 Cent and Styles P, and "Don't Gotta Go Home" (with Monica) is an unexpectedly sweet thug-love ballad about cheating without lying.

KELEFA SANNEH
(RS 933, October 16, 2003)

(Posted: Sep 24, 2003)

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Dog Intro
My Life - (featuring Chinky)
Where The Hood At (track not available in Rhapsody)
Dogs Out (track not available in Rhapsody)
Get It On The Floor - (featuring Swizz Beatz)
Come Prepared - (skit) (track not available in Rhapsody)
Shot Down - (featuring 50 Cent/Styles P)
Bring The Noize
Untouchable - (featuring Sheek/Syleena Johnson/Infa-Red/Cross/Drag-On) (track not available in Rhapsody)
F*** Y'All (track not available in Rhapsody)
We're Back - (featuring Eve/Jadakiss)
Ruff Radio - (skit) (track not available in Rhapsody)
Rob All Night (If I'm Gonna Rob)
We Go Hard - (featuring Cam'Ron) (track not available in Rhapsody)
We 'Bout To Blow - (featuring Big Stan) (track not available in Rhapsody)
Ruff Radio 2 - (skit) (track not available in Rhapsody)
The Rain (track not available in Rhapsody)
Don't Gotta Go Home - (featuring Monica)
A 'Yo Kato - (featuring Magic/Val)
Thank You - (featuring Patti LaBelle) (track not available in Rhapsody)
Gotta Go - (skit) (track not available in Rhapsody)
The Prayer V (track not available in Rhapsody)
On Top - (bonus track, featuring Big Stan)