Kid Rock
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Kid Rock Biography
One of the unlikeliest success stories in rock at the turn of
the millennium, Detroit rap-rocker Kid Rock shot to superstardom with
his fourth full-length album, 1998's Devil Without a Cause. What made
it so shocking was that Rock had recorded his first demo a full decade
before, been booted off major label Jive following his Beastie Boys-ish
1990 debut, Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast, and toiled for most of the
decade in obscurity, releasing albums to a small, devoted, mostly local
fan base while earning his fair share of ridicule around his home
state. Nevertheless, Rock persevered, and by the time rap-metal had
begun to attract a substantial audience, he had perfected the
outlandish, over the top white-trash persona that gave Devil Without a
Cause such a distinctive personality and made it such an infectious
party record.
Bob Kid Rock Ritchie (b. Robert James Ritchie, January 17, 1971) grew
up in Romeo, MI, a small rural town north of the Detroit metro area.
Finding small-town life stiflingly dull, Ritchie immersed himself in
rap music, learned to breakdance, and began making the talent-show
rounds in Detroit. Inspired by the Beastie Boys' Licensed to Ill --
white performers fusing rap and hard guitar rock -- Kid Rock recorded
his first demos in 1988, and eventually scored an opening slot at a
Boogie Down Productions gig. That performance, in turn, led to a
contract with Jive Records, which issued Kid Rock's debut album, Grits
Sandwiches for Breakfast, in 1990. Produced by Kid Rock, Too Short, and
D-Nice, the album was heavily
derivative of Licensed to Ill. Rock briefly became notorious when a New
York college radio station aired the album's profanity-laced ode to
oral sex, Yodelin' in the Valley, and was fined over $20,000 (a
judgment later rescinded). However, despite a tour with Too Short and
Ice Cube, Jive didn't see much of a future for Kid Rock and dropped him
from their roster.
Moving to Brooklyn, Rock hooked up with the small Continuum label, and
moved his brand of rap further into hard rock with The Polyfuze Method,
released in 1993. Reviews were mixed, with some critics praising the
record's humor and eclecticism while others dismissed it as awkward and
forced. The EP Fire It Up followed in 1994, appearing on Rock's own Top
Dog imprint (which was still distributed by Continuum). Rock eventually
returned to the Detroit area and began work on another album; recorded
on a shoestring budget, Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp was released in 1996.
Although sometimes forced to sell bootleg dubs of his own records to
pay the rent, Rock set about forming a full-fledged backing band, which
he dubbed Twisted Brown Trucker. While its membership fluctuated early
on, rapper Joe C. (b. Joseph Calleja) was one of the first to join; a
longtime fan and frequent concert attendee, Calleja caught Rock's eye
in 1994, partly because of his diminutive stature (due to a digestive
condition known as celiac disease, which required both dialysis and
extensive medication) and partly because of his encyclopedic knowledge
of Rock's song lyrics. The rest of the lineup settled around mostly
Detroit-area musicians: guitarists Kenny Olson and Jason Krause,
keyboardist Jimmy Bones (b. Jimmy Trombly, he handles the basslines
himself), drummer Stefanie Eulinberg, DJ/turntablist Uncle Kracker (b.
Matt Shafer, who had been with Rock since the early '90s), and backing
vocalists Misty Love and Shirley Hayden.
As rap-metal acts like Korn, Limp Bizkit, and Rage Against the Machine
began to dominate the hard rock landscape, Atlantic Records decided to
take a chance on signing Rock. Devil Without a Cause didn't do much
upon its initial release in August 1998, but a big promotional push
from the label and MTV helped make the album's second single and video,
Bawitdaba, a nationwide smash. The follow-up, Cowboy, achieved
similar success, and suddenly, after a decade of trying, Kid Rock was a
superstar with a Top Five, seven-times-platinum album and a gig at
Woodstock '99. While pondering how to follow up Devil, Rock acquired
the rights to his indie-label recordings and remixed or re-recorded the
best material for The History of Rock, which was released in the summer
of 2000 and featured some new songs as well. Sadly, after being forced
to take a break from touring a year earlier by his medical
difficulties, Joe C. passed away in his sleep on November 16, 2000.
Even with a tragedy like this in his life, Rock continued work on his
follow-up to Devil Without a Cause. The media focused more on his
relationship with actress Pamela Anderson than his musical career,
which many magazines were beginning to ridicule. His DJ, Uncle Kracker,
had a successful solo career during the spring and summer of 2001,
leaving Rock without one of his most frequent collaborators. Still, by
the winter of that year he had completed work on Cocky and had released
Forever to success on rock radio. In fall 2003, Kid Rock returned
with a self-titled effort. A cover of Bad Company's Feel Like Makin'
Love marked the first single. The cover art to his 2006 live album,
Live Trucker, paid tribute to Bob Seger's Live Bullet. ~ Steve Huey,
All Music Guide
Written by Steve Huey