Vice President JD Vance recently gave a huge shout-out to Kid Rock’s inclusion in a major upcoming event. But that endorsement immediately caused a massive stir online as people resurfaced horrifying lyrics from one of the musician’s older songs, as reported by Penn Live.
Kid Rock, whose real name is Bob Ritchie, is set to headline Turning Point USA’s Super Bowl LX halftime show. After blasting the ‘incestuous nature’ of America’s elites, Vance was clearly thrilled about the booking, sharing a TPUSA post on X and writing, “Fantastic lineup for the TPUSA halftime show, including the great Bob Ritchie AKA KID ROCK.”
The inclusion of Kid Rock, along with other acts like Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett, has already been widely mocked outside of the MAGA world. When Kid Rock was announced for the gig, he made a point of taking a shot at Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny. The musician posted to social media that Bad Bunny “said he’s having a dance party, wearing a dress, and singing in Spanish.” Kid Rock insisted that his own show would instead “play great songs for folks who love America.”
If you’re wondering about the timing of all this, it gets even wilder
While the lineup is meant to celebrate “American values,” the internet quickly pointed out a major problem lurking in Kid Rock’s catalog: the 2001 song “Cool, Daddy Cool.” This track was featured on the soundtrack for the movie Osmosis Jones, and the lyrics are genuinely shocking, especially when you consider this event is being promoted as family-friendly entertainment.
The real issue comes in Verse 3, where the lyrics take an incredibly dark turn. Kid Rock sings, “Young ladies, young ladies, I like ‘em underage. See some say that’s statutory.” Then, his sidekick at the time, the late Joe-C, chimes in with a line that’s absolutely chilling: “But I say it’s mandatory.”
The controversy exploded right after the recent release of the Epstein files, making the resurfacing of those specific lyrics feel particularly unsettling. The online response to Vance’s praise was swift and heavily sarcastic. Parker Molloy was among the first to call out the issue, resharing Vance’s post along with the atrocious lyrics and writing, “Maye he’ll play this one!” It’s a safe bet that song won’t be making the final setlist, but the reactions kept pouring in.
People immediately called out the hypocrisy of promoting a “faith and family” friendly event with a performer who has those lyrics in his history. One person replied, “Wow @TPUSA sure know how to put together a faith and family friendly lineup.” Another simply summed up the irony with the phrase, “Faith! Family! Freedom!”
As the controversy continues to swirl, neither Kid Rock, VP Vance, nor Turning Point USA has addressed the highly controversial song or the lyrics that have been circulating. While it seems almost impossible that the song would ever make the cut for the Super Bowl halftime show, the fact that the lyrics were out there for everyone to see definitely puts a massive stain on the entire “fantastic lineup.”
Published: Feb 5, 2026 01:00 pm