Bawitdaba

This is a reworking of the 1979 rap landmark "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang. That song uses some alliterative wordplay in the refrain: Bang bang, the boogie to the boogie Say up jump the boogie to the bang bang boogie Rock transforms this into a hardcore scream that sounds like "Bawitdaba da bang de bang diggy," thus the title is "Bawitdaba."

The images in this song are filled with snapshots from Kid Rock's life: topless dancers, crackheads, Southern Comfort, crooked cops, etc. It plays to his origin story and his reputation as a blue-collar rapper close to his roots. Regarding the meaning of the song, he told Q: "I guess that song is about finding good in all people: crackheads, whores, anyone. Instead of looking down on these people, why not try to find some good in them? Although if somebody steals my car to buy crack, I'm gonna kill the motherf--ker."

At concerts, Rock used this as his opening number, letting his DJ, Uncle Kracker, hype the crowd for a while before he made his grand entrance. His opening line, "My name is kiiiiiiiid...," would trigger some pyro. Perhaps his most memorable performance was at Woodstock 1999, where he made a huge impact.