He erupted into mainstream alternative radio in the late '90s with his rap-metal song "Bawitdaba" announcing repeatedly that his name was Kid Rock. But what a lot of people didn't know was that Kid Rock wasn't a new name in music. He'd actually already released three albums already. His first, Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast sounds more like Licensed to Ill-era Beastie Boys than it does Papa Roach. (It also contains the song "Yo-Da-Lin in the Valley," one of the few hip-hop songs where a rapper graphically boasts about his cunnilingus skills.) Through the years, Kid Rock has not only stayed relevant, he's shown incredible range by playing a more country-flavored southern-rock sound of late. There aren't a lot of musicians that have released rap-metal and country-rock albums, let alone those that have been able to chart with both. Sheryl Crow opens. - Aaron Carnes sanjose.com
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He erupted into mainstream alternative radio in the late '90s with his rap-metal song "Bawitdaba" announcing repeatedly that his name was Kid Rock. But what a lot of people didn't know was that Kid Rock wasn't a new name in music. He'd actually already released three albums already. His first, Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast sounds more like Licensed to Ill-era Beastie Boys than it does Papa Roach. (It also contains the song "Yo-Da-Lin in the Valley," one of the few hip-hop songs where a rapper graphically boasts about his cunnilingus skills.) Through the years, Kid Rock has not only stayed relevant, he's shown incredible range by playing a more country-flavored southern-rock sound of late. There aren't a lot of musicians that have released rap-metal and country-rock albums, let alone those that have been able to chart with both. Sheryl Crow opens. - Aaron Carnes sanjose.com
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