"Awnaw" (featuring

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) is the first single by the Kentucky rap group Nappy Roots, produced by James "Groove" Chambers. It was released in 2001, taken from Nappy Roots's first album '' Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz'' (2002). It peaked at number 51 in the U.S. and features vocals by

who sang the hook/chorus. The instrumental portions are often used on the public radio program ''

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''.

Music video

The music video was released in 2002. The video for the rock remix was released later on that year.

Remixes

The main official remix features

, Cam'ron and

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and the second official remix is a rap rock remix featuring Jazze Pha and

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from P.O.D. who performs a guitar solo that was featured on the soundtrack of Madden 2003.

Track listing

#Radio Edit #Album Version #Instrumental #Acappella #Rock Remix

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{authority control 2001 debut singles Nappy Roots songs 2001 songs 2000s Atlantic Records singles