Grand Champ

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".

Grand Champ
Studio album by
DMX
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2003
Recorded2002-2003
GenreEast Coast hip hop
Length74:40
Label
Producer
DMX chronology
The Great Depression
(2001)		 Grand Champ
(2003)		 Year of the Dog… Again
(2006)
Singles from Grand Champ
  1. "Get It on the Floor"
    Released: August 2, 2003
  2. "Where the Hood At?"
    Released: November 17, 2003
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(58/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[1]
E! OnlineC+[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[3]
Playlouder[4]
PopMatters[1][5]
RapReviews(7/10)[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Vibe[8]
USA Today[9]

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.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Dog Intro" (featuring Bashir Fadai)
Darold "Pop" Trotter3:32
2."My Life" (featuring Chinky)
  • Simmons
  • John Parker
  • Talia Burgess
Dart La3:09
3."Where the Hood At?"
Tuneheadz4:46
4."Dogs Out"
Kanye West4:03
5."Get It on the Floor" (featuring Swizz Beatz)
Swizz Beatz4:22
6."Come Prepared" (Skit) 
  • Joaquin "Waah" Dean
  • Jay "Icepick" Jackson
0:35
7."Shot Down" (featuring 50 Cent & Styles P)
DJ Salam Wreck3:42
8."Bring the Noize"
  • Simmons
  • Crum
  • Serrano
Tuneheadz3:30
9."Untouchable" (featuring Syleena Johnson, Cross, Infa-Red, Sheek Louch & Drag-On)
6:05
10."Fuck Y'all"
Ron Browz3:43
11."Ruff Radio" (Skit) 
  • Joaquin "Waah" Dean
  • Jay "Icepick" Jackson
0:43
12."We're Back" (featuring Eve & Jadakiss)
Tuneheadz4:25
13."Ruff Radio 2" (Skit) 
  • Joaquin "Waah" Dean
  • Jay "Icepick" Jackson
0:18
14."Rob All Night (If I'm Gonna Rob)"
Rockwilder3:27
15."We Go Hard" (featuring Cam'ron)
No I.D.3:36
16."We 'Bout to Blow" (featuring Big Stan)
Dame Grease3:31
17."The Rain"
DJ Scratch3:27
18."Gotta Go" (Skit) 
  • Joaquin "Waah" Dean
  • Jay "Icepick" Jackson
1:07
19."Don't Gotta Go Home" (featuring Monica)
  • Antoine Macon
  • Ryan Bowser
  • Simmons
  • Antoine "Bam" Macon
  • Ryan Bowser
  • Mr. Devine[b]
  • Victor Flowers[b]
4:17
20."A'Yo Kato" (featuring Magic & Val)
  • Simmons
  • Dean
  • Floyd Massey
  • Valerie Rangel
Swizz Beatz3:46
21."Thank You" (featuring Patti LaBelle)
  • Simmons
  • Ron Holden
  • Niem Washington
  • DMX
  • Ron H
  • Nemo
  • Gerald Flowers[b]
  • Victor Flowers[b]
  • Reggie Flowers[b]
3:01
22."Prayer V"SimmonsDMX1:47
23."On Top" (featuring Big Stan)
  • Simmons
  • Jermaine Russ
  • Joyner
Mac G3:34
24."X Gon' Give It to Ya" (International Bonus Track)
  • Simmons
  • Shatek King
Shatek3:38

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer.
  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer.

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[29] Platinum 1,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

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