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Encyclopedia Of Detroit

Singer Kid Rock was born Robert James Ritchie in Romeo, Michigan, on January 17, 1971. The musician has made a successful career from his blend of hip hop, rock, rap, country and heavy metal, with a dose of controversy. While growing up, Ritchie was interested in rap music and started performing at talent shows and working as a DJ in and around Detroit. As a teenager, he was christened Kid Rock, after club goers told him and club owners that they liked to see “that white kid rock.”

He was inspired by the group, The Beastie Boys and how they melded hard guitar rock with rap. Kid Rock made his first recording in 1988 though it wasn’t until a decade later that he hit it big. Kid Rock’s first contract was with Jive Records and he produced his first album, Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast for that label in 1990. However, Jive Records dropped him when the FCC fined a college radio station for playing a suggestive version of one of the album’s songs.

For the next several years, Kid Rock bounced around the edges of the music industry and eventually he decided to

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Kid Rock before the fame: The definitive Detroit oral history

"It felt like being part of this secret in Detroit that soon the whole world was going to know about." — Tommy Valentino

When Kid Rock kicks off a sold-out, 10-show stand Friday at DTE Energy Music Theatre, he'll roll out a set of familiar hits and stage moves — the material he's made famous since his national breakout in 1998.

But as most Detroit fans know, there's far more to the Kid Rock saga than that.

By the time his 10-show run wraps up, he'll have played to 150,000 hometown fans. Why is Kid Rock so big in Detroit?

Because Kid Rock got a head start in Detroit: a decade of building his name, grooming his sound and reinventing his persona from scrappy hip-hop street kid to swaggering rock-rap showman.

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This year brought a new career chapter: Rock's album, "First Kiss," marked his departure from Atlantic Records, the company that launched him into the national spotlight with 1998's 10-million-selling "Devil Without a Cause."

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Kid Rock

American musician (born 1971)

For the 2003 self-titled album, see Kid Rock (album).

Musical artist

Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), known professionally as Kid Rock, is an American musician, singer, rapper, and songwriter. After establishing himself in the Detroit hip-hop scene, he broke through into mainstream success with a rap rock sound before shifting his performance style to country rock. A self-taught musician, he has said he can play every instrument in his backing band and has overseen production on all but two of his albums.

Kid Rock started his music career as a rapper, releasing his debut album Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast (1990), on Jive Records. His subsequent independent releases The Polyfuze Method (1993) and Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp (1996) saw him developing a more distinctive style, which was fully realized on his breakthrough album Devil Without a Cause (1998), which sold 14 million copies. This album and its follow-up, Cocky (2001), were noted for blending elements of hip-hop, country, and rock.

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