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2.8 ( 25 total votes )
Nelly - The Champ
Artist: Nelly
Producer: Drew Money
Album: None (Promo Single)
Label: Derrty/Universal Motown
What could be better than hearing your song booming through stadium speakers at a major sporting event? Try having it broadcast to ESPN-viewing households across the nation. With the 2011 college football season winding down, the cable giant has commissioned urban-music heavyweight Nelly to create an anthem for their coverage of 33 bowl games airing through the remainder of 2011 and into January. The resulting record, The Champ is just as epic and sweeping as you’d expect. Here, producer Drew Money layers bubblegum-pop synths and heartstring-tugging piano arpeggios over a drumline-informed beat as the St. Louis native enters the headspace of a triumphant athlete. Reflecting upon the hard work that brought him to this point and the teammates who helped make it happen, he sings, “Everybody up, now we back down all my pain and sweat was for this moment right now / All from different places well we came with each other / We came together as a team, but we’re leaving as brothers.” This uplifting promo cut is available now for purchase on iTunes, and fans can keep it locked for the latest on Nelly’s forthcoming seventh album.
This song first appeared on the
Rap Chart
on January 9, 2012
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11882 |
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Catchy tune from an emcee who has athletic skill and has already stayed in shape, but I would have loved to see ESPN reach out to a newer, upcoming talent.
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| Posted on Dec 23, 2011 |
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I don't like this beat and I don't like the chorus either. This has a sound that is too pop-inspired for me. I can't even finish this.
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| Posted on Dec 23, 2011 |
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This beat is mad annoying, and man this is just a bad overall track. What happened to you Nelly?
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| Posted on Dec 23, 2011 |
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Mediocre at best.
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| Posted on Dec 23, 2011 |
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sounded great fresh lyric this song made me happy
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| Posted on Dec 23, 2011 |
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This is not a right path for Nelly if he wants to reclaim the the title of a champ.
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| Posted on Dec 23, 2011 |
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| Posted on Dec 23, 2011 |
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| Posted on Dec 26, 2011 |
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God awful
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| Posted on Dec 26, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 7 |
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The beat is ok too me. Its just that Nelly effed it up! Its another case of decent production being wasted.. Somebody with a better vision and or Idea would have saved it...
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| Posted on Dec 27, 2011 |
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| Posted on Dec 27, 2011 |
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It's okay. Decent by Nelly! Everyone has super high expectations for him. I think Nelly is just having fun with his music and doing what he loves reinventing himself.
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| Posted on Dec 27, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 380 |
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Its cool... track is nice, and nelly has been getting most of his exposure from pop tracks so i'm not mad he decided to do this track
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| Posted on Dec 29, 2011 |
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joke.
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| Posted on Dec 30, 2011 |
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Not a good song
Nelly is a sell out just like Ice Cube |
| Posted on Dec 31, 2011 |
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| Posted on Dec 31, 2011 |
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You won't here this in a club, but it's perfect for ESPN. I hated listening to the production for the first five seconds, but this track grew on me fast.
It's not classic Nelly. Unfortunately, this is the type of music where Nelly's supportive fan-base is right now so he's going to be making more tracks just like this. |
| Posted on Jan 02, 2012 |
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Meh. Its what you gotta do these days. Still, Nelly could do better pop than this
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| Posted on Jan 02, 2012 |
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| Posted on Jan 03, 2012 |
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| Posted on Jan 06, 2012 |
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I don't understand why you guys find the beat annoying, it's pretty generic, but pleasing to the ears. I like it better than "Just A Dream".
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| Posted on Jan 09, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 29 |
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Ok, it's Nelly this is exactly what I expected, a fun simple upbeat song with a nice message. Nothing amazing on any front but then that in itself is why it's well simply pleasing.
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| Posted on Jan 10, 2012 |
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Never cared for Nelly before but this is GREAT! So inspirational. Was VERY annoyed when ESPN abandoned it on New Year's Day, was really waiting to see the cuts and clips for the Rose Bowl. I think Nelly got the shaft on that. This will be the theme song for my business team! So cool! Not rap crap, fun, catching, a mover!
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| Posted on Jan 18, 2012 |
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I can see this being played in high school gyms all over the country. It's not Nelly's greatest work, but I bet it will be a hit.
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| Posted on Feb 04, 2012 |
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| Posted on Nov 14, 2012 |
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