Kid Rock is more mature than his party-hearty persona.(Knight Ridder...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  April 11, 2002 ;     700+ words ......you're planning to one of his concerts, Kid Rock has a message for you: Just sit back...don't need you to scream the whole time, Kid Rock says by phone from his rural Michigan...son of a suburban Detroit car dealer, Kid Rock invented an outrageous trailer-park pimp...

Kid Rock gets serious about music

Herald News, The (Joliet, IL);  December 27, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Kid Rock NEW YORK -- When you think of Kid Rock, the words "songwriter" or "musician" are probably not the...full screech. But with his new album, the aptly titled Cocky, Kid Rock -- Bob Ritchie to friends and family -- hopes people will start...

Kid Rock brings chart-storming hip hop to Indiana U.

University Wire;  April 20, 1999 ;     700+ words ......Welcome to the world of the Bullgod, a.k.a. Kid Rock. After years of underground notoriety, Kid Rock is finally receiving national attention...crazy, they've got the right person coming," Kid Rock said. "I'm not concerned about politics...

Kid Rock is more mature than his party-hearty persona.

San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  April 11, 2002 ;     700+ words ......you're planning to one of his concerts, Kid Rock has a message for you: Just sit back...don't need you to scream the whole time, Kid Rock says by phone from his rural Michigan...son of a suburban Detroit car dealer, Kid Rock invented an outrageous trailer-park pimp...

Kid Rock, Rolling Into A New Phase

The Washington Post;  November 19, 2003 ;     494 words ...No matter how famous Kid Rock gets, he'll always be the Motor City...redneck, rock-and-roll son of Detroit," Kid Rock declares, swelling with pride. The...and harmonica-tinged outlaw country. Kid Rock's rap-metal roots are barely audible...

CD REVIEW: Kid Rock back with same 'Cocky' attitude, repetitive sound

University Wire;  November 27, 2001 ;     656 words ......There is no title more befitting of Kid Rock's first release since becoming the richest...SPIN story. "Cocky" is more of the same Kid Rock that Americans somehow fell in love with...hate him all the more for it. But with Kid Rock, lines of crotch-grabbing bravado seem...

Kid Rock follows his musical instincts and surprises on new album.(Knight...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  November 12, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Brian McCollum DETROIT _ Kid Rock is ready to take it easy. But he's not...listen to his latest work. The setting is Kid Rock's place on his sprawling property here...to get a new record out. The album is Kid Rock, with an emphasis on the Rock. It's an...

Kid Rock grows up to be big

Chicago Sun-Times;  July 12, 1999 ;     491 words ...Limp Bizkit with Kid Rock and Staind 7 p.m. Tuesday Aragon Entertainment...crowd would sometimes yell, "Watch that white kid rock!" That was pretty fly for that white guy, now known simply as Kid Rock. Kid Rock, 27, grew up in the very un-hip...

Kid Rock, Coming Through Loud & Clear; Mixing It Up at The Patriot Center

The Washington Post;  November 1, 1999 ;     612 words ...At the Patriot Center Saturday night, Kid Rock was running on AAA batteries--adrenaline...several inspirations cited from the stage by Kid Rock, along with Hank Williams, Aerosmith and...Following openers DDT and Powerman 5000, Kid Rock rose up above the stage in a floor-length...

CD REVIEW: Kid Rock's 'The History of Rock'

University Wire;  June 5, 2000 ;     545 words ......flat-top. Fifteen years later, neither Kid Rock's attitude nor his lack of fashion sense...History of Rock shows, has his music. Kid Rock's latest album reviews and remixes some...a few more recent creations. Indulging Kid Rock's twin lusts for rap and quasi-rock, The...

CD REVIEW: 'Cocky' shows soft side of Kid Rock

University Wire;  November 29, 2001 ;     450 words ......blues and liberal doses of the "f-word"? Kid Rock, the pride of Romeo, Mich. His new CD...with the blistering music provided by Kid Rock's backup, the Twisted Brown Trucker band...Something new is the kind and gentle side of Kid Rock. In these songs, he sings of love and...

KID ROCK, ON A STEADY ROLL, GETS `COCKY' WITH NEW ALBUM

The Boston Globe;  November 20, 2001 ;     639 words ...Kid Rock is living large, even by rock-star standards...the song. "But it's what people expect of Kid Rock - and it makes it fun for the fans. And...That's why I always liked Muhammad Ali." Kid Rock's new album comes out today - and will...

X MAN; KID ROCK WEARS HIS PARENTAL-ADVISORY STICKER LIKE A MEDAL OF HONOR....

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  May 24, 2002 ;     700+ words ......American male. Let's be honest: In public, Kid Rock is as brash and brazen as his fiancee...Junior, 8. The kid can read music, which Kid Rock can't, and he has a better sense of pitch...says, `It's a violin, Mr. Ritchie,' said Kid Rock, who was born Robert Ritchie 31 years...

CD REVIEW: Kid Rock's 'Cocky' confirms star's own image

University Wire;  December 3, 2001 ;     396 words ......Collegian) (U-WIRE) MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Kid Rock's "Cocky" proves he is the undisputed...about and by white trash. The same old Kid Rock is back on the new album with more songs...just that. For one reason or another, Kid Rock still appears to think screaming the F...

CD REVIEW: Uncle Kracker a Kid Rock rip-off

University Wire;  May 1, 2001 ;     285 words ......Wide" and saw that it was produced by Kid Rock, I thought, "Oh Angela, run away." I...album is. It's very obviously produced by Kid Rock; it's a complete rip-off of his music. Now, I enjoy some of Kid Rock's music, but the difference is, with...