Checks Thugs and Rock n Roll is the debut solo studio album by American musician Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels from hip hop group Run-DMC. It was released on March 14, 2006, through Romen Mpire/Rags 2 Riches Records. He was inspired to put out this album when, at age 35, he found out he was adopted.
AllMusic's David Jeffries felt the record "sounds like the most contrived rock and rap blends that major-label execs declared the future of music back in the mid-'90s, with touches of P.M. Dawn at their most woeful and indulgent", praising tracks like "Lovey Dovey" and "Machine Gun" for allowing DMC and his collaborators to "just hang out and have some fun" but criticized "Watchtower" and "Just Like Me" for its poor sample interpolations and "thin, maudlin lyrics all drowning in excess." He concluded that: "[T]he best thing you can say about this letdown is that DMC's commitment to changing the world and opening eyes is admirable and attractive, but sadly, his skills are blunted and he's not up to the challenge."[1] Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews felt the album paled in comparison to Rev Run's Distortion, criticizing the runtime throughout the track listing, DMC's personality being "replaced by insecurity and self-doubt", and for giving a disappointing performance, concluding that: "Checks Thugs and Rock N Roll is often compelling, but for all the wrong reasons - it's the trainwreck you can't look away from no matter how hard you try. Most listeners will feel their $15 would have been better spent donating to spasmodic dysphonia research that would help others like D rather than listening to a painful album that just makes you yearn for what was and will never ever be again."[2]
^ abJeffries, David. "Checks Thugs and Rock N Roll - DMC". AllMusic. from the original on March 23, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ abJuon, Steve 'Flash' (March 28, 2006). "DMC :: Checks Thugs and Rock N Roll :: DMC/Warner". RapReviews. from the original on May 21, 2006. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^"DMC Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Checks Thugs and Rock n Roll news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Checks Thugs and Rock n Roll is the debut solo studio album by American musician Darryl D M C McDaniels from hip hop group Run DMC It was released on March 14 2006 through Romen Mpire Rags 2 Riches Records He was inspired to put out this album when at age 35 he found out he was adopted Checks Thugs and Rock N RollStudio album by DMCReleasedMarch 14 2006 2006 03 14 Recorded2004 06GenrePop raprap rockLength57 43LabelRomen Mpire RecordsRags 2 Riches RecordsProducerDMCRomeo AntonioDJ LethalKid RockShatek Kingthe Platinum BrothersSingles from Checks Thugs and Rock N Roll Lovey Dovey Released February 14 2006 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts 5 References 6 External linksCritical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 RapReviews5 10 2 Vibe nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 AllMusic s David Jeffries felt the record sounds like the most contrived rock and rap blends that major label execs declared the future of music back in the mid 90s with touches of P M Dawn at their most woeful and indulgent praising tracks like Lovey Dovey and Machine Gun for allowing DMC and his collaborators to just hang out and have some fun but criticized Watchtower and Just Like Me for its poor sample interpolations and thin maudlin lyrics all drowning in excess He concluded that T he best thing you can say about this letdown is that DMC s commitment to changing the world and opening eyes is admirable and attractive but sadly his skills are blunted and he s not up to the challenge 1 Steve Flash Juon of RapReviews felt the album paled in comparison to Rev Run s Distortion criticizing the runtime throughout the track listing DMC s personality being replaced by insecurity and self doubt and for giving a disappointing performance concluding that Checks Thugs and Rock N Roll is often compelling but for all the wrong reasons it s the trainwreck you can t look away from no matter how hard you try Most listeners will feel their 15 would have been better spent donating to spasmodic dysphonia research that would help others like D rather than listening to a painful album that just makes you yearn for what was and will never ever be again 2 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Length1 Watchtower featuring Elliot Easton and Josh Todd Robert Allen Zimmerman3 542 Freaky Chick Darryl Matthews McDanielsRomeo D Antonio3 483 Just Like Me featuring Sarah McLachlan McDanielsHarry ChapinSandra Chapin4 524 Lovey Dovey featuring Doug E Fresh McDanielsDouglas DavisLyleJ RussellStanton4 565 Find My Way featuring Kid Rock McDanielsRobert James Ritchie4 586 Machine Gun featuring Tal B and Gary Dourdan McDanielsGary DourdanAntonio4 527 Cold featuring Ms Jade and Sonny Black Sheer4 128 What s Wrong featuring Napolean McDanielsMutah BealeLeor Dimant3 459 Cadillac Cars Zimmerman4 3910 Only God Knows McDanielsDimantJohn Otto4 1811 Come 2Gether featuring Rev Run McDaniels4 1412 Sucka Sucka McDanielsAntonioJason Mizell4 1913 Goodbye featuring Lil Mizzo McDanielsM MillerBealeAdam Maurice GibbsMichael A Chesser4 56Total length 57 43Personnel editDrums Joey Kramer Ashwin Sood Drum Programming Romeo Antonio Bass Tom Hamilton Romeo Antonio Guitars Romeo Antonio Elliot Easton Billy Roues Keyboards Romeo Antonio Multi Instruments Kid Rock Romeo Antonio DJ Kid Rock Vocals Sonny Black Gary Dourdan Doug E Fresh Kid Rock Programming Shatek King Orchestration Conducting Romeo Antonio Violin Anna Stafford Executive Producers Romeo Antonio DMC Erik Blam Producers Romeo Antonio DMC Kid Rock DJ Lethal Shatek King Engineer Romeo Antonio Jam Master Jay Mixing Romeo Antonio Jean Marie Horvat Paul McKenna Ron Saint Germain Ashwin Sood Mastering Nancy MatterCharts editChart 2006 Peakposition US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 4 87References edit a b Jeffries David Checks Thugs and Rock N Roll DMC AllMusic Archived from the original on March 23 2013 Retrieved February 15 2021 a b Juon Steve Flash March 28 2006 DMC Checks Thugs and Rock N Roll DMC Warner RapReviews Archived from the original on May 21 2006 Retrieved February 15 2021 Johnson Lynne D April 2006 Vibe Vibe Vixen 14 4 Vibe Media Group 152 ISSN 1070 4701 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint date and year link DMC Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved February 15 2021 External links editChecks Thugs And Rock N Roll at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Checks Thugs and Rock n Roll amp oldid 1161777708, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
