Checks Thugs and Rock n Roll

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 Roll
The cover features DMC folding his arms together, wearing a white t-shirt and hat, and blue jeans with a belt buckle honoring Jam Master Jay. The artist's logo and album title appear besides him on a cracked concrete wall.
Studio album by
DMC
ReleasedMarch 14, 2006 (2006-03-14)
Recorded2004–06
Genre
Length57:43
Label
  • Romen Mpire Records
  • Rags 2 Riches Records
Producer
Singles from Checks, Thugs and Rock N Roll
  1. "Lovey Dovey"
    Released: February 14, 2006

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
RapReviews5/10[2]
Vibe[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
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Watchtower" (featuring Elliot Easton and Josh Todd)Robert Allen Zimmerman3:54
2."Freaky Chick"
3:48
3."Just Like Me" (featuring Sarah McLachlan)
4:52
4."Lovey Dovey" (featuring Doug E. Fresh)
4:56
5."Find My Way" (featuring Kid Rock)
4:58
6."Machine Gun" (featuring Tal B. and Gary Dourdan)
4:52
7."Cold" (featuring Ms. Jade and Sonny Black)Sheer4:12
8."What's Wrong" (featuring Napolean)
3:45
9."Cadillac Cars"Zimmerman4:39
10."Only God Knows"
4:18
11."Come 2Gether" (featuring Rev Run)McDaniels4:14
12."Sucka Sucka"
4:19
13."Goodbye" (featuring Lil Mizzo)
  • McDaniels
  • M. Miller
  • Beale
  • Adam Maurice Gibbs
  • Michael A. Chesser
4:56
Total length:57:43

Personnel

Charts
Chart (2006) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 87

References
  1. Jeffries, David. "Checks Thugs and Rock N Roll - DMC". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 23, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  2. 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.
  3. Johnson, Lynne D (April 2006). "Vibe". Vibe Vixen. Vibe Media Group. 14 (4): 152. ISSN 1070-4701.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  4. "DMC Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
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