Grit & Grind

Grit & Grind
Studio album by E-40
Released	July 9, 2002 (2002-07-09)
Recorded	2001–2002
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:09:44
Label	Sick Wid It Jive
Producer	Afroman B. Bumble Bosko Lil' Jon Michael "Mike D" Dinkins Mike Mosley Rick Rock Sam Bostic Smash Steve Vicious Tone Capone
E-40 chronology
Loyalty and Betrayal (2000) Grit & Grind (2002) Breakin' News (2003)
Singles from Grit & Grind
"Automatic / Rep Your City" Released: May 14, 2002

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
HipHopDX	4/5 [2]
RapReviews	8.5/10 [3]
The Source	[4]
Vibe	[5]

Grit & Grind is the seventh studio album by American rapper E-40. It was released on July 9, 2002, by Sick Wid It Records and Jive Records. Production was handled by Rick Rock, Tone Capone, Afroman, B. Bumble, Bosko, Lil' Jon, Michael "Mike D" Dinkins, Mike Mosley, Sam Bostic, Smash and Steve Vicious. It features guest appearances from 8Ball, Afroman, B-Legit, Bosko, Bun B, Fabolous, Harm, James "Stomp Down" Bailey, Keak da Sneak, Kokane, Lil' Jon & The Eastside Boyz, Petey Pablo, Suga Free and Suga-T.

The album peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200 and number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts in the United States. It was supported with two singles: "Automatic" and "Rep Yo City", which peaked on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts at No. 72 and No. 73, respectively.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Why They Don't Fuck Wit Us"	Earl Stevens Ricardo Thomas Dulon Stevens	Rick Rock	4:06
2.	"The Slap"	E. Stevens Thomas Tenina Stevens Kevin Davis	Rick Rock	4:03
3.	"Automatic" (featuring Fabolous)	E. Stevens John Jackson Thomas Harold E. Davis Donald Fletcher Weldon Dean Parks Kenneth Gamble	Rick Rock	4:42
4.	"Rep Yo' City" (featuring Petey Pablo, Bun B, 8Ball, Lil' Jon & The Eastside Boyz)	E. Stevens Moses Barrett III Bernard James Freeman Premro Smith Jonathan Smith Robert McDowell Omar Helton	Lil' Jon	5:13
5.	"It's All Gravity"	E. Stevens Thomas Timmy Gibson J. Gibson	Rick Rock	4:20
6.	"7 Much" (featuring Kokane)	E. Stevens Jerry Long Mike Mosley Samuel Ramone Bostic T. Stevens	Mike Mosley Sam Bostic	3:27
7.	"Mustard & Mayonnaise" (Intro)	E. Stevens Anthony Payne		0:58
8.	"Mustard & Mayonnaise"	E. Stevens Payne	Smash	3:47
9.	"My Cup" (featuring Suga-T)	E. Stevens T. Stevens B. Branch Michael Dinkins Sonny Sowles	B Bumble Mike D	3:46
10.	"Whomp Whomp" (featuring Keak da Sneak & Harm)	E. Stevens Charles Williams Rodney Waller Anthony Douglas Gilmour	Tone Capone	3:51
11.	"Lifestyles"	E. Stevens Steve Vicious	Steve Vicious	3:58
12.	"'Til the Dawn" (featuring Suga Free & Bosko)	E. Stevens Bosko Kante Ray Cham	Bosko	4:38
13.	"End of the World"	E. Stevens Thomas	Rick Rock	4:47
14.	"It's a Man's Game"	E. Stevens Thomas	Rick Rock	3:41
15.	"Pimps, Hustlas (Intro)" (featuring James "Stomp Down" Bailey)	E. Stevens Gilmour Louis King		1:06
16.	"Pimps, Hustlas"	E. Stevens Gilmour King	Tone Capone	4:00
17.	"Fallin' Rain"	E. Stevens Thomas Terrance Harrison William Marvin Smith	Rick Rock	3:47
18.	"Roll On" (featuring Afroman & B-Legit)	E. Stevens Joseph Foreman Brandt Jones	Afroman	5:34
Total length:				1:09:44

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [6]	13
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7]	5

References

1. Bush, John. "Grit & Grind - E-40 | Album". AllMusic . Retrieved November 16, 2024.
2. Hazell, Ricardo (August 12, 2002). "E-40 - Grit & Grind". HipHopDX . Archived from the original on September 3, 2009. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
3. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (July 16, 2002). "E-40 :: Grit & Grind – RapReviews". RapReviews. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
4. "E-40 – Grit & Grind". Record Report. The Source . No. 155. New York. August 2002. p. 171.
5. Patel, Joseph (August 2002). "E-40 – Grit N Grind". Revolutions. Vibe . New York. p. 162.
6. "E-40 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
7. "E-40 Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2024.

External links

• Grit & Grind at Discogs (list of releases)