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Kid Rock, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actor. His 1. 99. 8 album Devil Without a Cause sold 1. The RIAA certified him selling 2.

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He has sold over 3. Rock performed rap and hip hop with five releases between 1. EP. After signing a recording contract with Atlantic Records in 1. After the success of Devil Without a Cause in 2. The History of Rock, a compilation of remixed and remastered versions of songs from previous albums as well as the hit rock single, . His collaboration with Sheryl Crow on the song .

Hot 1. 00. The album featured the song . Europe and Australia. The album was certified gold in April 2. Kid Rock released First Kiss on February 2. In July 2. 01. 7, Kid Rock began showing interest in running for U. S. Senate in Michigan, against incumbent Democrat Debbie Stabenow, though has not officially entered the race. Early life. He grew up on a six- acre estate.

In high school, Ritchie deejayed at parties for beer. He eventually joined Bo Wisdom of Groove Time Productions in Mount Clemens, Michigan, to perform basement parties for $3. He chose his stage name while performing at these venues; club goers dubbed him . Clemens at 1. 5 and stayed with his friend Chris Pouncy.

During this time he sold drugs out of a car wash at which he worked, for a local drug gang known as the . In an attempt to keep the kids out of trouble, a man in the neighborhood organized a rap group, composed of its founder The Blackman, Champtown, KDC, Chris . They were known as . While performing, Rock befriended producer D- Nice of the hip- hop group Boogie Down Productions. When Rock opened for BDP one night, D- Nice invited an A& R representative from Jive Records to see him perform. This meeting led to a demo deal that developed into a full record contract. Against his parents' wishes, Rock signed the deal at age 1.

He later became part of the Straight From The Underground Tour alongside several major rap artists, including Ice Cube, Too Short, D- Nice, Mac Dre, and Yo- Yo. As noted by Insane Clown Posse member Violent J, this album made Kid Rock one of the two biggest rap stars in Detroit in 1. Esham. The album sold an estimated 1. Kid Rock's career had begun to decline towards the end of 1. Once back in Detroit, he became friends with Uncle Kracker after battling his brother in a freestyle rapping competition. Afterward, Uncle Kracker became Kid Rock's DJ. At the time Uncle Kracker had no clue how to work the turntables.

In late 1. 99. 1, Kid Rock was picked up by an independent record label called Continuum Records, which previously managed Pink Floyd. Though Insane Clown Posse's Violent J disliked Kid Rock's rapping style, he paid Kid Rock to appear on Insane Clown Posse's first album, Carnival of Carnage in 1. The album, which sold approximately 1. The album heavily sampled psychedelic blues from Led Zeppelin (Prodigal Son, My Oedipus Complex), Pink Floyd (The Cramper) and The Doors (U Don't Know Me), Black Sabbath (Pancake Breakfast ) and The Smiths (Back From The Dead) amongst others. The album saw some local college radio success at Central Michigan University with the tracks . It failed to chart, and the music video received little airplay on major music video channels.

Kid Rock re- released . The vocals on this version were more raw.

The singles . Continuum did not see a future with Kid Rock after this, and released him from his contract in 1. He began side work with a local Detroit rap metal group Harm's Way in 1. He also produced Thornetta Davis's gospel album Sunday Morning Coming Down at the same time. Hard- pressed for cash and with a kid on the way, Kid Rock released monthly demo tapes dubbed . He discovered the rap- blues- funk hybrid band Howling Diablos at a club called Alvin's in Detroit one night and became heavily influenced by the lead singer Martin . He began attending their concerts every weekend. He liked the aspect of a live band and a rapper.

Kid Rock eventually befriended the band and would jam with them. Club owners didn't like him however with his long dreaded hair, foul raps and turntables. Kid Rock decided to form a back up band, Twisted Brown Trucker. There were several members that were in and out because the gigs weren't pulling in money. He later recruited Joseph . In 1. 99. 5, Rock took a job as a janitor at Whiterooms Studios to pay studio fees in the secondary room called the B Room.

It was a grunge, hard rock studio. But producer Andrew Nerha eventually asked for his assistance with loops and programming while working on Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise album because of Bob's knowledge of hip hop. In return, Kid Rock asked for live guitars and drums on the album he was working on Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp, which he released on his own label, Top Dog Records. He would ask Robert Bradley's piano player to drop in to record some piano parts. It ended up being Jimmie Bones who eventually joined his live band.

The album was released on February 1. A loan from his father aided the release. The album was heavily influenced by the Howling Diablos and they were featured on the title track and . The album was a local success and sold 6,0.

Kid Rock's car after monthly concerts that he built up with a larger street team working for him. This led to him re- releasing The Polyfuze Method as the Polyfuze Method Revisited in 1. He also released a home video with various live performances called Unsung And Underrated in 1. Only 2. 50 copies were distributed. Lava/Atlantic Records A& R man Andy Karp starting following Kid Rock's career after seeing him in Cleveland in December 1. Detroit on March 1. They were the only label to show up at his showcase show at the State Theatre in Detroit.

Hours prior Jason Krause had just joined the band but the show went without a hitch. They met at a club after the concert at 2 am to talk about a deal. Following a two- song demo tape containing . While the conflict slowed down production, Devil Without a Cause was completed on schedule with Rock mostly playing all the instruments himself. He was mainly aided by local musicians Kenny Tudrick and Bobby East.

In early 1. 99. 8, Kid Rock was featured on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno's segment . On August 1. 8, 1. Atlantic released Devil Without a Cause behind the single . Kid Rock released a low budget music video of the song. Sales of . This led to substantial airplay of the single . In the summer of 1.

DJing at a club, he met and became friends with MTV host Carson Daly. Daly made him his DJ on the MTV Beach House. Kid Rock was a judge on Say What Karaoke and commentator for a WCW event on MTV.

He talked Daly into getting him a performance on MTV and on December 2. MTV Fashionably Loud in Miami, Florida, creating a buzz from his performance, even upstaging Jay- Z. In May, his sales began taking off with the third single . It was also heard in the movies .

Even Bette Midler did a show tunes version on her short lived TV comedy show . ECW wrestler Kid Kash used the song as his entrance song and because of his resemblance to Kid Rock he dressed like him. In June 1. 99. 9, Kid Rock's first major tour was Limptropolis, where he opened for Limp Bizkit with Staind. He solidified his fame with a Woodstock 1.

July 2. 4 of that year, he was double platinum. Hot 1. 00 and No. It became the theme song of WCW's Jeff Jarrett remixed has . He performed the song on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. The song was also featured in the movies .

In September 1. 99. MTV Video Music Awards, Rock reunited Run DMC and Aerosmith doing a medley of . It remains the highest rated segment in MTV history. Rock's next single, the slow, back porch blues ballad . Billboard Hot 1. 00.

It was the first song to use Auto- Tune. By the time the final single, . Devil Without A Cause was certified 1. RIAA on April 1. 7, 2. He was nominated for . It was used in the WWF (now WWE) as the Undertaker's theme song for his new .

The second new song . The song replaced . His unreleased 1.