I Am the Bullgod

"I Am the Bullgod" is a rap metal song by Kid Rock, first released in 1993 on his Fire It Up EP, and later appearing on his 1998 breakout album Devil Without a Cause.

Music

"I Am the Bullgod", according to AXS, was a tribute to the band Monster Magnet.[1] The song also appeared on the vinyl release of The Polyfuze Method and in 1998, the vocals were re-recorded for Kid Rock's fourth studio album, Devil Without a Cause, where one line was changed in the song ("I would like to learn but I can't be taught" to "You can bid all day but I can't be bought").[2]

This version of the song is featured in the EA Sports American football video game Madden NFL 10.[3]

Reception

azcentral described the song's style as Southern rock, with elements of funk.[4] Billboard described the song as stoner rock.[5] MTV compared the song to a cross between Alice in Chains and Public Enemy.[6]

1998 Single
"I Am the Bullgod"
Single by Kid Rock
from the album Devil Without a Cause
ReleasedNovember 23, 1998
RecordedThe White Room and Temper Mill Studios, Detroit, Michigan
Genre
Length4:50
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)RJ Ritchie
Producer(s)Kid Rock
Kid Rock singles chronology
"Welcome 2 the Party (Ode 2 the Old School)"
(1998)		 "I Am the Bullgod"
(1998)		 "Bawitdaba"
(1999)

Track listing
  1. "I Am the Bullgod" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Where U at Rock"

Charts
Chart (1999) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 31[8]

References
  1. "The 10 best Kid Rock songs". AXS. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  2. "Kid Rock before the fame: The definitive Detroit oral history". Freep.com. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  3. "BLACK SABBATH, IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST Featured On 'Madden NFL 10' Soundtrack". Blabbermouth.net. July 27, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  4. "15 Best Kid Rock singles, from 'Bawitdaba' to 'First Kiss'". amp.azcentral.com. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  5. "August 18, 1998: Korn, Kid Rock, Orgy & The Biggest Day in Nu-Metal History". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  6. "Kid Rock Raps With The Devil". MTV.com. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  7. Echlin, Hobey (November 25, 1999). "A Country B-Boy Survives". Phoenix New-Times. Retrieved July 30, 2019. ["He subsequently spent the rest of the '90s drifting in and out of indie deals, founding his own Top Dog label in 1993, and releasing the before-its-time Alice in Chains-ish rap-metal "I Am the Bullgod." That song, half a decade later, became Devil's calling card to FM America. "You gotta give radio something they can understand," Rock explains, "even if it is five years old. But with my record, I couldn't go to radio and be like, 'Well, here's an old-school rap song.' I had to give 'em something they'd understand right away, something they could work with.""]
  8. Official Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, 1999
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