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.
E-40
Grit & Grind
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AllMusic Review by John Bush
Track Listing
| Title/Composer | Performer | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:06 | ||||
| 2 | 4:03 | ||||
| 3 | 4:42 | ||||
| 4 |
feat: Lil Jon
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5:13 | |||
| 5 | 4:20 | ||||
| 6 | 3:27 | ||||
| 7 | 0:58 | ||||
| 8 | 3:47 | ||||
| 9 | 3:46 | ||||
| 10 | 3:51 | ||||
| 11 | 3:58 | ||||
| 12 | 4:38 | ||||
| 13 | 4:47 | ||||
| 14 | 3:41 | ||||
| 15 | 1:06 | ||||
| 16 | 4:00 | ||||
| 17 | 3:47 | ||||
| 18 | 5:34 |
