Kid Rock's Bio
Born Bob Ritchie on January 17th 1971, 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 fist 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.
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