In a rap world increasingly populated by monotoned players and smoother-than-smooth R&B crooners, E-40's deft delivery and playful wordplay remain a real breath of fresh air. As usual for him (as well as most rappers), Grit & Grind has a few too many tracks; still, it's definitely front-loaded with talent, from the opener, "Why They Don't F**k Wit Us" (punctuated by organ lines and a female chorus), to the second track, "The Slap," with a barrage of rhyming riffs that finds him worrying a batch of suffixes like a dog with a bone. The productions, most by Rick Rock, are fleshed-out and never reliant on the usual West Coast clichés. The metro-mentioning "Rep Yo City," with Petey Pablo, Eightball, Bun B, Lil' Jon & the Eastside Boyz, is another highlight.
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Grit & Grind Review
by John Bush
Track Listing
| Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E-40 | 04:06 | Amazon | |||
| 2 | E-40 | 04:03 | Amazon | |||
| 3 | E-40 | 04:42 | Amazon | |||
| 4 | E-40 feat: Lil Jon | 05:13 | Amazon | |||
| 5 | E-40 | 04:20 | Amazon | |||
| 6 | E-40 | 03:27 | Amazon | |||
| 7 | E-40 | 00:58 | Amazon | |||
| 8 | E-40 | 03:47 | Amazon | |||
| 9 | E-40 | 03:46 | Amazon | |||
| 10 | E-40 | 03:51 | Amazon | |||
| 11 | E-40 | 03:58 | Amazon | |||
| 12 | E-40 | 04:38 | Amazon | |||
| 13 | E-40 | 04:47 | Amazon | |||
| 14 | E-40 | 03:41 | Amazon | |||
| 15 | E-40 | 01:06 | Amazon | |||
| 16 | E-40 | 04:00 | Amazon | |||
| 17 | E-40 | 03:47 | Amazon | |||
| 18 | E-40 | 05:34 | Amazon |
