Champion Sounds

• Artist: Grandmaster Roc Raida
• Rating:
• Release Date: October 07, 2003
• Type: Contains explicit content, Contains explicit content
• Genre: Rap

Review

Only a handful of DJs deserve the title "Grandmaster," but Roc Raida's one of them. A DJ since the mid-'80s, founder of the X-Ecutioners, and one of the most technically skilled turntablists in hip-hop, Roc Raida has nothing to prove but plenty of excellent records to spin. Champion Sounds, his first record for DMC, displays a DJ fully in control of his mix; he blends instrumentals with vocal tracks, a few of his own new productions (with furious transformations over the top), and grooves from a host of friends and family (Rob Swift, D-Styles, DJ Radar, plus, naturally, the X-ecutioners' "Raida Theme"). Pacing and flow mean as much to Roc Raida as scratching, so Champion Sounds isn't an all-out scratchfest; in fact, a few of the vocal tracks -- "Bang Bang" from FCM featuring Scram Jones, Aasim on the Raida-produced "I Got You," and the vocal over D-Styles' "The Murder Faktory" -- make for most of the highlights. That's the genius of Roc Raida, though; even when he's top-billed on a record, it's still more about the groove than the turntable pyrotechnics. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Intro (Skit)		Roc Raida	(:26)
Hip Hop Shit	Roc Raida	Roc Raida	(3:41)
On the Cut	Roc Raida	Roc Raida	(2:12)
Bang Bang		Scram Jones, FCM	(3:58)
Hit 'Em Off		Triple Threat, Zion I	(4:31)
Hip Hop on Wax		Large Professor, Rob Swift, DJ Radar	(2:42)
All Hail to My Hands		The Allies	(4:19)
Scratch Break (Skit)		Roc Raida	(1:45)
I Got You	Roc Raida	Roc Raida, Bambattaa Khayan Aasim	(4:11)
Shout Out (Skit)		Roc Raida	(:23)
Raida's Theme	The X-ecutioners	The X-ecutioners	(4:37)
The Murder Faktory		D-Styles	(4:58)
The Funky Beat	Roc Raida	Roc Raida	(3:24)
The Cipha	J. Frank Cintra Cruz, A. Williams, Robert Aguilar	Roc Raida, Triple Threat, Rob Swift	(3:23)
Burn That Ass	Roc Raida	Roc Raida, Wayne D	(3:52)
Love It	Daily Plannet	Daily Plannet	(4:49)
Sub Level		Rob Swift	(3:36)
What More Can I Say		Scram Jones, Marvalous	(3:27)

Credits

Scram Jones (Producer), Vinroc (Producer), D-Styles (Producer), Bambattaa Khayan Aasim (Performer), Kyu M. Lee (Artwork)

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