Kid Rock
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| Born | January 17, 1971 Romeo, Michigan |
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| Occupation | Musician |
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| Website | Official site |
Kid Rock (real name Robert James Ritchie, born January 17, 1971 in Romeo, Michigan) is a performer who combines many genres of music together ranging from hard rock to rapcore and even country.
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Career
Early Years
Kid Rock derives his name from his early years of rapping in parking lots and bars, when, so Kid Rock says, people in the audience would remark, "Look at that white kid rock." He dropped "white," and his stage name was born. He began his hip-hop career at the age of 15. He became well-known in a Mount Clemens, Michigan housing project because of his unique style of rapping. He later moved to New York City, where he was said to have lived just below Queen Latifah. He got to know a lot of the area's rappers and landed a tour deal with Ice Cube and Too $hort when he was only 18 years old.
First Albums
In 1989, his first album, on the Jive label, was Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast, produced by Too $hort, D Nice and others. This defined his outlandish attitude, although the album was not a success. When a college DJ played the song from his album "Yodelin' in the Valley," he was fined $25,000 by the FCC. The president of the university described the song as "the most indecent thing ever heard". After the release of his first album, Rock attended an autograph signing at Record Time in Roseville, Michigan to promote his CD. While there, a young musician got into an argument with him over his rise to fame. This young musician was 17-year-old Marshall Mathers III, who later became famous under the name of Eminem. The two formed a friendship that exists to this day, with each appearing on the others' first successful albums (Eminem doing the last verse of Fuck Off on Devil Without A Cause and Rock doing the cuts on Just Don't Give A Fuck from The Slim Shady LP).
In 1993 The Polyfuze Method was released. In 1996, Early Morning Stoned Pimp dropped along with the EP, Fire it Up.
Mainstream Success
After a whole decade from his first demo, in 1998, he joined Atlantic Records and released his famous album Devil Without a Cause. This was his first real success with the album going 11 times platinum in the US, almost becoming one of the top 50 top selling albums ever. The Detroit Red Wings, after their victory, chose the opening phrase from "Early Morning Stoned Pimp" as their victory chant.
New Millenium
In 2000, Kid Rock released his album The History of Rock. He had acquired the rights to his indie-label recordings and remixed or re-recorded the best material for the album. The only new track was "American Bad Ass" which was his first single from the album.
In 2001 he released his album Cocky which was marketed as the follow up to his 1998 success. It featured all new songs, but did not reach the same level of success due to many fans not appreciating his fusion of country music into many of the tracks. However, his most successful single on the album was infact the most country influenced. Rock has gained country music acclaim for such notable performances as "Picture", a duet with Sheryl Crow; his performance of "Luckenbach, Texas" on the Waylon Jennings tribute album I've Always Been Crazy; and his appearance on Country Music Television's Crossroads episode with Hank Williams, Jr..
In 2002, Rock released a cover of ZZ Top's "Legs" exclusively for the album on WWE's SmackDown Records intitled Forceable Entry. The song is still used on WWE television to this day.
In 2003, Kid Rock returned with a self-titled album which delved even more into country music. A cover of Bad Company's "Feel Like Makin' Love" marked the first single.
His talent can be shown by the fact that on his albums he is credited for not only vocals but guitar (steel, rhythm, electric and acoustic), bass, percussion, mixing, mellotron, keyboard, backing vocals, slide guitar, scratching, programming, producer and even banjo. He is famous for his high-energy personality on and off stage. Kid Rock's music has evolved considerably over time which has caused him to lose and gain millions of fans.
Recently, he has made cameo appearances in two of Gretchen Wilson's music videos for the songs "Redneck Woman" and "All Jacked Up".
Kid Rock is currently preparing to release a live album, compiled of songs from several different shows instead of just one, including the shows he did overseas. There isn't a tentative track listing yet, but the album will include a version of "Picture" done with Gretchen Wilson and a cover of the Gap Band song "Outstanding". The album, which is titled "When I'm Dead: Kid Rock Live", has the tentative release date of February 14, 2006 [1].
A new studio album from Kid Rock is also in the works. The current rumor is that there will not be much, if any, rap on it, because Kid Rock apparently wants to release 'the ultimate classic rock album'. The album is supposedly titled, "...and then there was Kid" and will include a DVD. The new album has no release date as of yet, but it is estimated that it will be out by the third quarter of 2006.
Twisted Brown Trucker
TBT is Kid Rock's band.
- Joe C (born Joesph Calleja) (Vocalist) - Part of Kid Rock's earlier stage performances included the white rapper. During his life his medication caused his body to remain childlike. He died of complications from coeliac disease in 2000.
- Uncle Kracker (Turn Tables, Vocalist)
- Kenny Olson (Lead Guitar) - Who has since quit the band to follow his own project
- Jason Krause (Guitar)
- Jimmie Bones (Keyboard)
- Stefanie Eulinberg (Drums)
- Aaron Julison (Bass)
- Paradime (Turn Tables)
Personal Life
Kid Rock has one son, Robert James Ritchie Jr.; born, born June 14, 1993 with Kelly South, a Detroit auto worker. In the fall of 2001, Kid Rock began dating actress and model Pamela Anderson. Their relationship was going great, in April 2002, they announced their engagement. In the fall of 2003, Kid Rock and Anderson broke up.
Kid Rock is also unique among artists of his genre as he has outspoken conservative-leaning political views. He has been a supporter of US President George W. Bush. While this made him seem like an ideal candidate for participation in the 2004 Republican National Convention concert, it is generally assumed that his lyrical content, which is rife with profanity and sexual innuendo, discluded his participation in the event. He was also scheduled to perform during the re-inauguration party of President Bush, though this was cancelled, apparently for similar reasons- Kid Rock spoke of "pimping Barbara Bush," the Preisdent's mother, on a song earlier in his music career.
Discography
| Album | Year | Rankings |
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| Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast | 1990 | N/A |
| Back from the Dead | 1992 | N/A |
| The Polyfuze Method | 1993 | N/A |
| Fire It Up | 1994 | N/A |
| Early Morning Stoned Pimp | 1996 | N/A |
| Devil Without a Cause | 1998 | The Billboard 200: #4 (11x Platinum) |
| Am the Bullgod | 1998 | Mainstream Rock Tracks: #31 |
| Bawitdaba | 1999 | Modern Rock Tracks: #10 |
| Only God Knows Why | 1999 | Mainstream Rock Tracks: #5 |
| Cowboy | 1999 | Modern Rock Tracks: #5 |
| Wasting Time | 2000 | Mainstream Rock Tracks: #35 |
| The History of Rock | 2000 | The Billboard 200: #2 (2x Platinum) |
| American Bad Ass | 2000 | Mainstream Rock Tracks: #20 |
| Cocky | 2001 | The Billboard 200: #3 (4x Platinum) |
| Forever | 2001 | Mainstream Rock Tracks: #18 |
| Picture (with Sheryl Crow) | 2002 | Highest played song on TV, radios, and downloads: #1 |
| Kid Rock | 2003 | The Billboard 200: #8 (Platinum) |
| Feel Like Makin' Love | 2004 | Mainstream Rock Tracks: #33 |
| Cold and Empty | 2004 | Mainstream Rock Tracks: #20 |
| Single Father | 2004 | Hot Country Singles & Tracks: #50 |
| Jackson, Mississippi | 2004 | Mainstream Rock Tracks: #14 |