Rich Boy – Throw Some D’s

“Throw Some D’s” is a colossal, trunk-rattling Southern trap classic by Alabama-born rapper Rich Boy (Maurice Richards), featuring uncredited guest vocals from Polow da Don. Released on August 29, 2006, as the lead single from Rich Boy’s eponymous debut studio album, the track became a defining anthem of the mid-2000s dirty south movement, popularizing a hyper-specific subculture centered around luxury wire wheels and oversized rims.

Produced by Polow da Don, the song is anchored by an unforgettable, menacing instrumental driven by a high-pitched, wailing synthesizer loop, thunderous marching-band snares, and heavy, speaker-punishing 808 bass. The beat was engineered specifically to rattle car trunks and dominate street subwoofers across the American South.

Lyrically, the track is an unapologetic dedication to car customization culture, specifically the obsession with putting “Daytons” (or “Ds”)—expensive, wire-spoke vintage rims—on luxury slab cars (“Throw some D’s on that bitch / Just throw some D’s on that bitch”).

• Rich Boy delivers his verses with a smooth, effortless, and swaggering Alabama drawl, detailing his rapid rise to wealth, designer clothes, and the supreme status symbol of rolling on custom chrome.
• Polow da Don anchors the hypnotic hook, turning a localized automotive trend into a massive national club phenomenon.

Bolstered by a high-profile remix featuring a star-studded lineup of hip-hop heavyweights (including André 3000, Lil Jon, Jim Jones, Nelly, and Murphy Lee) and an iconic music video showcasing classic southern car club culture, “Throw Some D’s” stands out as a definitive time-capsule hit of 2000s hip-hop, cementing Rich Boy’s brief but explosive imprint on the genre’s mainstream landscape.