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| Born Bob Ritchie in Romeo, Mich., Kid Rock began his libidinous rap/djing career when he was just 15 years old. Raised in what he refers to as a "hick-town," Kid Rock quickly gained a reputation in the nearby Mt. Clemens housing projects, spinning up his rare brand of potty-mouthed raps -- which comprised psychedelic rock, hip-hop, soul, jazz and funk -- for nightly dance parties. After a move to New York City (where he reportedly lived below Queen Latifah), Kid Rock formed relationships with many area rappers and eventually landed an opening slot on a 20-city tour with Ice Cube and Too $hort. He was only 18 years old. | |||
| Kid Rock is an emcee/ DJ from the small town of Romeo, MI close to Mount Clemens, but he spent many of his formative years as "the white guy" in Detroit... Rock was signed to Jive in the early 90's, releasing an album known as Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast. It featured production from Too Short, D Nice, D Square, Chuck Chillout and others.. The main "hit' of the album was "Wax the Booty," but unfortunately the LP didn't sell. The biggest reason is that Rock is a ruff street m'f, and Jive tried to turn him into a Vanilla Ice clone.. Rock was also a part of one of rap's last great tours with Ice Cube, Yo Yo, Too Short and more.. These are topics he discusses in "I Wanna Go Back." | |||
| It wasn't until 1990 that he released his first album, Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast, on the Jive label. The album helped define Kid Rock's bad-boy attitude. After a college disc jockey played one song from the album, "Yodelin' in the Valley," Kid was fined almost $25,000 by the FCC for what was termed "the most indecent thing ever heard" by the president of the university. | |||
| In 1993, Kid Rock dropped the underground classic, The Polyfuse Method. This was on some drug enduced psycho gangsta shit, and it is out of print.. It was recently re-released as The Polyfuse Method Revisited, containing a few bonus tracks that weren't worth much.... Overall, I was very disappointed with this album, after hearing it was supposed to be Rock's best. The first few tracks have Rock dropping some syllables, but after that he gets corny.. The best track is "Desperate Rado"-- peep it.. | |||
| But the Rock pushed on, producing one lewd album after another -- including 1993's The Polyfuse Method, 1996's Early Morning Stoned Pimp and the tasteless Fire It Up EP -- and steadily gained a cult following. | |||
| Then in early 1996, Kid Rock dropped another dope album-- Early Morning Stoned Pimp. The production is heavy in instrumentation, ranging from Curtis Mayfield like joints ("EMSP"), to straight up metal/ rap stuff ("Where U At Rock"). As far as lyrical content, Rock is contend to "stick with what got him paid," on joints like "Classic Rock," and also get a little deep for you too.. "Black Chick, White Guy" tells Rock's life story in a very soulful manner, and "I Wanna Go Back" discusses his trials with Jive and coming up in the rap game, as well as the world... And for some straight up dope ass hip hop shit, check "Paid," the chorus is so dope! | |||
| In 1998, he signed with Atlantic Records, who released Devil Without a Cause in 1998. That same year, the Detroit Red Wings chose the opening rap from Early Morning Stoned Pimp, which boasts the phrase "Ain't no party like a Detroit party/ 'Cause a Detroit party don't stop," as their victory chant. | |||
Revision as of 00:38, 17 December 2001
Born Bob Ritchie in Romeo, Mich., Kid Rock began his libidinous rap/djing career when he was just 15 years old. Raised in what he refers to as a "hick-town," Kid Rock quickly gained a reputation in the nearby Mt. Clemens housing projects, spinning up his rare brand of potty-mouthed raps -- which comprised psychedelic rock, hip-hop, soul, jazz and funk -- for nightly dance parties. After a move to New York City (where he reportedly lived below Queen Latifah), Kid Rock formed relationships with many area rappers and eventually landed an opening slot on a 20-city tour with Ice Cube and Too $hort. He was only 18 years old.
It wasn't until 1990 that he released his first album, Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast, on the Jive label. The album helped define Kid Rock's bad-boy attitude. After a college disc jockey played one song from the album, "Yodelin' in the Valley," Kid was fined almost $25,000 by the FCC for what was termed "the most indecent thing ever heard" by the president of the university.
But the Rock pushed on, producing one lewd album after another -- including 1993's The Polyfuse Method, 1996's Early Morning Stoned Pimp and the tasteless Fire It Up EP -- and steadily gained a cult following.
In 1998, he signed with Atlantic Records, who released Devil Without a Cause in 1998. That same year, the Detroit Red Wings chose the opening rap from Early Morning Stoned Pimp, which boasts the phrase "Ain't no party like a Detroit party/ 'Cause a Detroit party don't stop," as their victory chant.