Kid Rock, who's
real name
is Robert James Ritchie,
struggled to achieve the
notariety that he's
currently
attained. Many may have
thought his first album
was Devil Without a Cause
in 1998, though he'd put
out two albums and two
singles before that.
His
first
album was released in 1990
entitled Grits
Sandwiches For Breakfast,
which was released by the
then tiny Jive Records,
before Britney, Backstreet
Boys, and *NSYNC came
along. The record included
songs that Kid dedicated
to oral sex, a continued
theme on all of his
albums. Perhaps his
difficulty
in landing mainstream
success was do to his
explicit lyrics, as his
second
album, The Polyfuze
Method, included yet
another blow job inspired
anthem Balls In Your
Mouth. The album was
released on Continuum
after he had troubles with
Jive. He later tried to
release
Fire it Up,
though this time again he
had problems with his
label and Continuum
Records
did nothing to promote it,
causing the album to flop.
In early 1996, Kid
Rock dropped Early Morning
Stoned Pimp, al album
which combined funk, rap,
soul and rock. Then, in
1998, Kid Rock released
his most celebrated album
to date, Devil Without
a Cause on a new
label, Lava Records, which
featured the mega hits Bawitdaba
and Cowboy. The
album also
featured a track with
Eminem entitled F*ck
Off. Kid's newest
offering
came in the new
millennium, and we're
guessing his latest label
Atlantic
would be too afraid to mix
with Kid Rock's album
creating formula now as
he's their main meal
ticket. This year his
smash The History of
Rock
climbed to the top of the
charts. As the title
suggests, the album covers
Kid's greatest hits, as
well as the new American
Bad Ass.
Bob Ritchie
was born in Romeo,
Michigan on
January 17th, 1972. Kid
Rock was raised in a
churchgoing
household though his
parents also liked to
party, and Kid seemed to
embrace
the latter. Kid ran away
from home at 17 and got
in various innocent
trouble
with baby-sitters and
the like, though he
lived in the middle of
nowhere
so he otherwise was a
good kid. He grew up
listening to a mix of
Jim Croce,
Bob Segar, Hank Williams
Jr., Van Halen, and
Lynyrd Skynyrd. His
teenage
years in Mt. Clemens
Michigan with Barn
Parties, Trans Am cars
all seemed
to suggest Kid was a
typical redneck,
although he mixed that
vibe with
hip-hop and
breakdancing, listening
to Run DMC and Whodini.
In fact, Kid
was a member of the
local breakdancing crew
the Furious Funkers.
It's that
mix of influence that
has helped create the
sound he has today.
Kid Rock also
has a child
out of wedlock, and is
currently in a custody
battle with the boy's
mother,
Kelley South, who claims
the child is supposed to
be in her guardianship
while he's on tour,
which her lawyer claims
hasn't always been
happening.
Kid also has been linked
with celebrity groupie
Carmen Electra, as well
as Midori, Jodi Watley's
porn star sister. Kid is
noted for his use of
adult film stars when he
performs (nude when he
can get away with it),
as Kobe Tai and Jenna
Jameson have danced on
stage while Kid does his
thing.
Jenna though was singled
out a the Grammy's in
March when The Academy
of
Recording Arts &
Sciences banned her from
appearing, though
letting
lesser known porno
queens perform,
prompting Joy King, v.p.
of Wicked Pictures
to say "The fact that a
few lesser-known porn
stars will be allowed to
appear is a disturbing
hypocrisy." In Devil
Without a Cause,
porno
stars Houston, Claudia
Chase and Coral Sands
were on the cover with
Kid
Rock for the vinyl
version.
His latest
relationship is
with model James King,
who Kid says he met in
1998 though only the
Spring
of 2000 did they start
dating. Kid told Howard
Stern that James is a
health
nut and he's anything
but, as he'll smoke and
eat eggs and bacon. Kid
told
Howard that he's
faithful to her but
groupies may find that
hard to believe.
Groupie Central has two
accounts of Kid which
describe him saying "Kid
Rock is the filthiest,
nastiest man I've ever
been with" also claiming
Kid and his midget
sidekick Joe C were
involved in fisting and
using cigars
like Bill Clinton is
noted for. Both groupies
claim his oral skills
are
good, which considering
his love for the act
should be no surprise.
The
site also awarded him
the Sluttiest Male
Celebrity at the 1999
MTV Video
Music Awards, saying
"Think of Kid Rock as
one big giant throbbing
d**k
that's always ready to
go. He's a slut and not
only does he know it, he
loves it!"
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