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Article: The evolution of Kid Rock.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- November 21, 2001
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"Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast" (1990): After making his name on the local underground circuit, 19-year-old Kid Rock released his debut album for Jive Records. Primitive by today's production standards, it nevertheless reveals young Rock's penchant for dirty rhymes and an obsession with his enduring themes: sex and partying.
"The Polyfuze Method" (1993): Rock lived briefly in Brooklyn, where he recorded this sophomore album, which sees him starting to explore the hard-rock sounds that would later become a substantial part of his music.
"Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp" (1996): Though still nodding to old-school hip-hop styles, Rock firmly cemented his ...