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Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), best known as Kid Rock, is an American rapper, singer and rock musician most notable for his albums Devil Without a Cause and Cocky and his hit singles "Bawitdaba" and "Picture." His backup band is known as Twisted Brown Trucker. Together, they fuse rap, hard rock, southern rock, country and blues. After Jive Records cut Kid Rockloose in 1991 it would take a 8 year struggle for stardom (Kid Rock as stated 10 years, but Grits Sandwiches For Breakfast was on a major label). Kid Rock's brand of Lynyrd Skynyrd boogie rock meets Run DMC rhymes would finally make Kid Rock a househould name in 1999. Devil Without A Cause's 3rd single "Bawitdaba" would help launch the "nu metal" explosion of the late 1990s, with its mixture of heavy metal riffs and rapped verses also helping sky rocket Devil's sales to an staggering 11 million. When the nu metal field became watered down, Kid Rock bolted quickly shifting gears going into Southern Rock and Country music. It would pay off as Kid Rock would have a massive cross-over hit in 2003 with Sheryl Crow called "Picture", which even garnered nominations from the CMA's. Kid Rock and Twisted Brown Trucker currently plan on releasing "Rock And Roll Jesus" on October 9, 2007. Rolling Stone Magazine editor Christain Horde obtained a sneek peek of the new album, confirming a second song titled "So Hot". Horde says, "The album is hot shit; a balls out rock record with strip club ready bangers like "So Hot", giant AC/DC style guitars, better singing and only 1 rap song." A side project with Rev Run of Run DMC is also in the works.

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