Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast

Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast
Studio album by Kid Rock
Released	December 30, 1990
Recorded	1989-1990 at Battery Studios and One Little Indian
Genre	Hip hop, rap rock
Length	58:11
Label	Jive / RCA / Top Dog 1409-J
Producer	Too Short, D-Nice, Mike E. Clark, Kid Rock, Chuck Nice, The Blackman, The Dice Sound
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Kid Rock chronology
Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast (1990) The Polyfuze Method (1993)

Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast is Kid Rock's debut album, released by Jive Records in 1990. A college radio station, WSUC-FM 90.5 Cortland, NY which played an uncensored version of the song "Yo-Da-Lin in the Valley" was fined $23,750 by the FCC. Jive dropped Kid Rock soon after and Kid Rock re-released the album on his own label, Top Dog Records. The album sold only 1,000 copies upon initial release. This remains the only Kid Rock album to be available at the iTunes store, other than his 1999 hit single "Bawitdaba".

Oakland rapper Too $hort produced the tracks "Super Rhyme Maker" and "Wax The Booty". KRS-One associate D-Nice was also a producer on the album, and Mike E. Clark helped produce "Yo-Da-Lin in the Valley".

Legacy

As noted by Insane Clown Posse member Violent J, this album made Kid Rock one of the two biggest rap stars in Detroit in 1990, along with local independent rapper Esham. However, following the release of the album, Kid Rock's career had began to decline, and he did not make another album until the release of The Polyfuze Method in 1993, which featured a more rap rock-oriented sound.

Track listing

1. "Yo-Da-Lin in the Valley" – 4:18
2. "Genuine Article" – 4:42
3. "Cramp Ya Style" – 4:19
4. "New York's Not My Home" – 4:27
5. "Super Rhyme Maker" – 3:37
6. "With a One-Two" – 3:38
7. "Wax the Booty" – 5:20
8. "Pimp of the Nation" – 5:10
9. "Abdul Jabar Cut" – 4:29
10. "Step in Stride" – 3:24
11. "The Upside" – 5:06
12. "Style of X-Pression" – 4:20
13. "Trippin' Over a Rock" – 3:11

Samples

• "Yo Da Lin In The Valley"
  • "Mary Mary" by Run DMC
• "Genuine Article"
  • "Free Your Mind" by The Politicians
• "Cramp Ya Style"
  • "Cheap Sunglasses" by ZZ Top
• "New York's Not My Home"
  • "Hot 'n' Nasty" by Humble Pie
  • "Flying High Again" by Ozzy Osbourne
• "Super Rhyme Maker"
  • "Sucker MC's" by Run DMC
• "With A One Two"-
  • "China Grove" by The Doobie Brothers
• "Pimp Of The Nation"
  • "Under One Groove" by Parliament
• "The Upside"
  • "The Upside" by Diana Ross
  • "Honky Tonk Women" by The Rolling Stones

Additional crew

• D Nice – producer
• David Bright – keyboard
• Roz Davis – Drums
• Doug E. Doug – Bass
• Patricia Halligan – guitar
• Mike E. Clark – producer
• Too Short – Mixing, producer
• The Blackman – producer
• Chuck Nice – producer
• The Dice Sound – producer
• D-Square – mixing on "The Upside"
• Kid Rock – Guitar, bass, turntable, keyboard, drums, producer