Song · Nappy Roots
“Awnaw” by Nappy Roots
From the album Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz (2002)
“Awnaw” by Nappy Roots appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2002. It was first released in 2002 on the album Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz. Its best result is #97 on the WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #619 alternative song of 2002.
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"Awnaw" was the first single from Kentucky rap group Nappy Roots, out in 2001 ahead of their first album, Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz, which followed in 2002. James "Groove" Chambers produced it and shares the writing credit with Melvin Adams, Ryan Anthony, William Rahsaan Hughes and Vito Tisdale, and Jazze Pha sings the hook. It peaked at number 51 in the US.
It had a long afterlife. The main remix brought in Cam'ron and Twista alongside Jazze Pha, while a rap-rock version with a guitar solo from P.O.D.'s Marcos Curiel got its own video and landed on the Madden 2003 soundtrack. Its instrumental stretches also turn up often on the public radio show This American Life. "Po' Folks" came next as a single.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 97 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2002 | 100 |
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