GRITS Grits are a type of porridge made from boiled cornmeal. Hominy grits are a type of grits made from hominy – corn that has been treated with an alkali in a process called nixtamalization, with the pericarp (ovary wall) removed. Grits are o ...

's album ''Grammatical Revolution'' was released in 1999 on

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. The song "They All Fall Down" won a

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for "Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song" in 2000."Dove Award Recipients for 2000"
. Published by the

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. Retrieved Jan 8, 2007.

Critical reception

Awarding the album three stars for

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, Steve Huey writes, "With each successive album, Grits continue to improve their production, arranging, and rhyming skills; Grammatical Revolution is their most accomplished recording yet, and does the most effective job of getting the duo's spiritual message across." Mike Rimmer, giving the album a ten from

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, states, "Judging from the band's performance on this album, Christian hip hop has the chops to take on the world. This is as good as anything out there! Be inspired and join the grammatical revolution!" Rating the album three stars at Jesus Freak Hideout, Kevin Hoskins says, "Grits put out a very solid album."

Track listing

#"Lil' Man Intro" #"Ima Showem" #"They All Fall Down" #"Strugglin" (featuring

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, Enormous and Jason Eskridge) #"C2K" (featuring

) #"Time Is Passing" #"Supreme Being" #"Man's Soul" #"Count Bass D Reading From #"Soundcheck" #"Stop Bitin'" #"It Takes Love" (featuring

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) #"Return of the Antagonist" #"I Still Know What You Bit Last Summer" #"Millennium" #"The End" (featuring

)

References

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