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Robert James Ritchie |
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Male |
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6' 5" |
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US - United States of America |
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January 17, 1971 |
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Romeo, MI |
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Lava Records |
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1290 Avenue of the Americas |
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New York, NY 10104 |
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Biography |
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Kid Rock (real name Robert James Ritchie, born January 17, 1971 in Romeo, Michigan) is a performer of rap music. He began his hip-hop career at the age of 15. He became well-known in the Mt. Clemens housing project because of his unique style of rapping. He later moved to New York City, where he was said to have lived just below Queen Latifah. He got to know a lot of the area's rappers and landed a tour deal with Ice Cube and Too $hort when he was only 18 years old. In 1989, his first album, on the Jive label, was Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast, produced by Too $hort, D Nice and others. When a college DJ played the song from his album "Yodelin' in the Valley," he was fined $25,000 by the FCC. In 1993 The Polyfuze Method was released. In 1996, Early Morning Stoned Pimp dropped along with the EP, Fire it Up.
In 1998, he joined Atlantic Records and released his famous album Devil Without a Cause. This was his first real success. In 2000, Kid Rock released a compilation album, The History of Rock, which included tracks from many of his previous albums. Following this up he released his album "Cocky" which features all new songs. Rock dated actress Pamela Anderson. He is now dating actress Jesse Jane. Rock has also recently gained country music acclaim for such notable performances as "Picture" a duet with Sheryl Crow, his performance of "Luckenbach, Texas" on the Waylon Jennings tribute album "I've Always Been Crazy", and his appearance on Country Music Television's Crossroads episode with Hank Williams, Jr..
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