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6	[[quoteright:197:[[FlippingTheBird https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kid_rock_4646.jpg]]]]
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9	Influences:
10	+Music/{{ACDC}}, Music/ZZTop, Music/HankWilliamsJr, Music/BeastieBoys, Music/RunDMC, Music/LynyrdSkynyrd, Music/BobSeger, Music/TheRollingStones, Music/DavidAllanCoe, Music/GeorgeJones, Music/TheClash, Music/JohnnyCash, Music/GrandmasterFlashAndTheFuriousFive
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13	->''I don't like small cars or real big women''\
14	''But somehow, I always find myself in 'em''
15	-->-- "Welcome 2 the Party, Ode 2 the Ol' School"
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17	Robert James Ritchie, a.k.a. Kid Rock (born January 17, 1971), is an American rapper and singer-songwriter from Michigan. In The90s, he became known for performing a GenreRoulette which includes HipHop, RapRock and Country Rock, although most of his output since 2003 has leaned more into the Country Rock side of his musical equation.
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19	At the age of 11, after becoming interested in rap, he began break-dancing in a breakdance crew, and used the money made to get turntable equipment. He then became a DJ who would play in clubs for beer, getting his nickname after clubgoers called him "that white kid that can rock".
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21	Kid Rock formed the rap group The Beast Crew with local rapper Champtown, but it broke up when he signed to Creator/JiveRecords. He released his debut album ''Grit Sandwiches for Breakfast'' soon afterwards in 1990, but it was perceived as a Music/BeastieBoys ripoff, and he was dropped from the record label due to the backlash towards Music/VanillaIce (who claimed Kid Rock took his record deal) leading Jive to decide they didn't want a white rapper on their label.
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23	Kid's next two albums, ''Music/ThePolyfuzeMethod'' and ''Music/EarlyMorninStonedPimp'', were released independently and changed up his sound. ''Polyfuze'' displayed PsychedelicHipHop tendencies à la ''Music/PaulsBoutique'' (with heavy use of experimental sampling and some live instrumentation, including guitars and a flute solo), and ''EMSP'' featured a mix of different styles including Rap Rock, {{Soul}} and {{Funk}}, solidifying the Genre Roulette approach he'd take on subsequent albums. To help with the recording, Kid Rock recruited a band of musicians known as the "Twisted Brown Trucker Band", who provided the instrumental backing for his rhymes.
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25	After years of independent records, he and his band got signed to Creator/AtlanticRecords, where they released the breakthrough album ''Music/DevilWithoutACause'' in 1998. This successful fusion of Southern-fried RapRock inspired Kid Rock to re-work his previous songs in ''History of Rock'', but his love for CountryMusic and SouthernRock caused him to change emphasize the Country Rock side of his sound more, starting with his [[Music/KidRock2003 2003 self-titled album]], and he continues to work in this style today. His #1 single "All Summer Long" borrowed from both the Music/LynyrdSkynyrd hit "Sweet Home Alabama" and Music/WarrenZevon's "Werewolves of London", and had extensive radio play across the Rock and Country charts.
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27	Kid has also had occasional acting roles in films including ''Film/JoeDirt'', ''Film/OsmosisJones'' and ''Creator/LarryTheCableGuy: Health Inspector''.
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29	He is close friends and a frequent collaborator of Music/UncleKracker, who is also a Country, Rap, and Rock-influenced musician from Detroit that used to play for Kid Rock during his biggest era.
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31	He also has an association with the Wrestling/{{WWE}}, with some of his songs used for Pay-Per-View and Superstar Entrance Themes, particularly "American Badass" for Wrestling/TheUndertaker during his early "Bikertaker" days. He was inducted into the celebrity wing of the Wrestling/WWEHallOfFame in 2018.
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33	!!Discography:
34	* ''Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast'' (1990)
35	* ''Music/ThePolyfuzeMethod'' (1993)
36	* ''Music/EarlyMorninStonedPimp'' (1996)
37	* ''Music/DevilWithoutACause'' (1998)
38	* ''[[GreatestHitsAlbum The History of Rock]]'' (2000)
39	* ''Music/{{Cocky}}'' (2001)
40	* ''[[Music/KidRock2003 Kid Rock]]'' (2003)
41	* ''[[LiveAlbum Live Trucker]]'' (2006)
42	* ''Rock N Roll Jesus'' (2007)
43	* ''Born Free'' (2010)
44	* ''Rebel Soul'' (2012)
45	* ''First Kiss'' (2015)
46	* ''Sweet Southern Sugar'' (2017)
47	* ''Bad Reputation'' (2022)
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52	!! "Devil Without a Trope":
53	* ArtifactTitle: "Kid" Rock has been an adult for a very long time now. More so now that he is a grandfather.
54	* AsTheGoodBookSays: In "Lonely Road of Faith", during the bridge, Kid Rock says a verse that is similar to Psalm 23:4: "Though I walk in the valley of darkness / I am not afraid / 'Cause I know [[YouAreNotAlone I'm not alone]]."
55	* BadassBoast: "I'm goin' platinum sellin' rhymes/I went platinum seven times...", from "American Bad Ass," and referring to the sales of his previous breakthrough album, ''Devil Without a Cause.'' He was referring to the previous album's sales at the time, but it would eventually sell past the 10 million mark.
56	* Bittersweet17: "All Summer Long":
57	-->''It was 1989 my thoughts were short my hair was long''\
58	''Caught somewhere between a boy and man''\
59	''She was seventeen and she was far from in-between''\
60	''It was summertime in Northern Michigan.''
61	* {{Bowdlerise}}: Lampshaded on "Cowboy":
62	-->"Curse like a sailor/Drink like a mick/My only words of wisdom are to <''RADIO EDIT''>"
63	** Also on the video of "American Badass"
64	--->"I'm an American Badass, watch me kick! You can roll with rock or you can <''RADIO EDIT''>"
65	** "Picture" had different edits to censor the line "Fueling up on cocaine and whiskey". One version changed "cocaine" to "water", and another just muted the word entirely.
66	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: His debut album ''Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast'' is traditional HipHop, as opposed to the RapRock of his later albums. It's also the only album of his to contain no influences from CountryMusic.
67	* FakeShemp: Due to label issues, the official single version of "Picture" has Allison Moorer singing Music/SherylCrow's part. However, most stations played the Sheryl Crow version anyway, and it was even listed as "Kid Rock with Sheryl Crow or Allison Moorer" on the charts. He also recorded the song with Gretchen Wilson on the ''Live Trucker'' album.
68	* GenreMashup: His albums ''Music/DevilWithoutACause'' and ''Music/{{Cocky}}'' fused PunkRock, HipHop and SouthernRock.
69	* NewSoundAlbum: After the Hip Hop sound of his debut, ''Music/ThePolyfuzeMethod'' started to feature a RapRock sound. [[Music/KidRock2003 His self-titled album]] emphasized Country Rock more compared to his previous albums. ''Born Free'' was the first album of his in which he didn't rap at all, and ''First Kiss'' was the first album of his to contain no rapping.
70	* ProgressiveInstrumentation:
71	** "Celebrate" starts with drums, then keyboards and bass, then guitars, then voice.
72	** "New Orleans" starts with what sounds like a drum sample, then guitars, then trumpet, then voice, then sax, then piano and claps, and finally the rest of the band.
73	* RapRock: Prominently from ''The Polyfuze Method'' to ''Cocky''. Sporadically thereafter, with ''Born Free'', ''Rebel Soul'' and ''First Kiss'' containing no Rap Rock whatsoever.
74	* RockStarSong: So, so many of them.
75	* {{Sampling}}: Most blatantly for "All Summer Long", sampling "[[Music/LynyrdSkynyrd Sweet Home Alabama]]" and "[[Music/WarrenZevon Werewolves of London]]", which are both in the same key and, coincidentally, have the same chord progression.
76	** Music/{{Metallica}}'s "Sad But True" on "American Bad Ass."
77	** You can find numerous examples [[https://www.whosampled.com/Kid-Rock/ here]].
78	* SelfTitledAlbum: ''Music/KidRock2003.''
79	* ShoutOut: "American Bad Ass" has Kid Rock name-drop bands he listened to or toured with, mentioning Music/{{ACDC}}, Music/ZZTop, Music/BeastieBoys, Music/LynyrdSkynyrd, Music/LimpBizkit, Music/{{Korn}}, Music/HankWilliamsJr, Music/{{The Rolling Stones\|Band}}, Music/RunDMC, Music/DavidAllanCoe, Music/BobSeger and Music/GeorgeJones.
80	* SingerNamedrop:
81	** "Bawitdaba" gives us this:
82	-->"My name is KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII[[IncrediblyLongNote IIIIIIIIIIID]]...Kid ROCK!!"
83	** "Cowboy" gives us two "Kid Rock"s in the first verse and a third in the third.
84	** "American Badass" ends with "Kid Rock's in the house and that's where I'm at".
85	* TakeThat: From "Ya' Keep On": "Don't call me Joe 'cause [[Music/InsaneClownPosse the Joes I know can't even flow]]".
86	** "Back From the Dead" from ''Music/ThePolyfuzeMethod'' features the line "[[MusicIsPolitics My first LP wasn't pushed for shit]], so Creator/JiveRecords, yo, go and suck a fat dick".
87	** The song "Half Your Age" from ''Rock And Roll Jesus'' paints a very unflattering picture of Kid Rock's ex-wife Pamela Anderson.
88	** The music video for "Never Met A Motherfucker Quite Like Me" includes a scene of Kid Rock using toilet paper with {{Music/Radiohead}}'s name printed all over it.
89	* WolverinePublicity: In Southeast Michigan, at least. His music has constant airplay on the local Rock and country stations there (especially the area's flagship rock station, 101 WRIF), and he is frequently featured in the local media.
90	* WordPureeTitle: "Bawitdaba."

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