On November 11, 1990, Kid Rock released his debut album titled Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast.

His work with Body Count, whose 1992 debut album Marrow described as a " rock album with a rap mentality ", is described as paving the way for the success of rap rock fusions by bands like Kid Rock and Limp Bizkit ; however, Marrow states that the band's style does not fuse the two genres, and is solely a rock band.

* 1971 – Kid Rock, American singer

Robert James " Bob " Ritchie ( born January 17, 1971 ), known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist and rapper with five Grammy Awards nominations.

Kid Rock released several studio albums that mostly went unnoticed before his 1998 record Devil Without a Cause, released with Atlantic Records, sold 11 million albums behind the hits, " Bawitdaba ", " Cowboy ", and " Only God Knows Why ".

Kid Rock released the follow-up in 2001, Cocky.

This gives Kid Rock his sixth Platinum album certification and gives him a career tally of 23 million albums sold.

The only Kid Rock album available on iTunes is " Grits Sandwiches For Breakfast " because Jive Records owns the rights to the album.

He was then given his stage name ; club goers dubbed him " Kid Rock " after they had enjoyed watching " that white kid rock.

On December 30, 1990 Kid Rock released his debut album Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast.

As noted by Insane Clown Posse member Violent J, this album made Kid Rock one of the two biggest rap stars in Detroit in 1990, along with local independent rapper Esham.

Jive Records released Kid Rock from his contract in 1991.

In late 1991 Kid Rock was picked up by an independent record label called Continuum Records.

Though Insane Clown Posse's Violent J disliked Kid Rock's rapping style, he paid Kid Rock to appear on Insane Clown Posse's first album, Carnival of Carnage in 1992, in an attempt to gain notice for the album.

Kid Rock showed up to record the song " Is That You?

In March 1993, Continuum released his second album The Polyfuze Method, which featured a more rap rock-oriented sound with Kid Rock teaching himself how to play several different instruments including guitar, drums, keyboard and organ.

Kid Rock re-released " Back From The Dead " as a single to mainstream radio, but that too failed as a single.

Continuum didn't see a future with Kid Rock after this and released him from his contract in 1994.

Kid Rock released monthly demo tapes dubbed The Bootleg Series which featured demos of him and other up-and coming rappers and garage rock bands in the Detroit area.

Around the same time Kid Rock formed his back up band Twisted Brown Trucker, later recruiting Joseph " Joe C ." Calleja whom he met at a 1994 concert as part of the group.

When he wasn't working, Kid Rock recorded the material that eventually made up his fourth album Early Mornin ' Stoned Pimp, which Rock released on his own label Top Dog Records.

The film was Mabel's Strange Predicament, but " The Tramp " character, as it became known, debuted to audiences in Kid Auto Races at Venice — shot later but released two days earlier.

A download code was given to users who registered two selected 3DS games with Nintendo in Japan and Europe or pre-ordered Kid Icarus: Uprising in North America from certain retailers before it was released.

A Game Boy sequel to Kid Icarus, titled Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters, was released in North America in November 1991, and in Europe on May 21, 1992.

A new series entry for the Nintendo 3DS, Kid Icarus: Uprising, was eventually revealed at the E3 2010 trade show and was released in 2012.

In 1997, Kid Rock added drummer / vocalist Stefanie Eulinberg to his band, joining Kenny Olson, Jason Krause, Jimmie Bones, Uncle Kracker, Misty Love, Shirley Hayden and Joe C .. On August 18, 1998, Atlantic released Devil Without a Cause behind the single " Welcome 2 The Party.

In November, Kid Rock released Cocky, which was marketed as the official follow up to Devil Without a Cause.

When " Picture " was released it introduced Kid Rock to a wider audience, and was ultimately the most successful single on the album.

On February 28, 2006, Kid Rock released his first live album, Live Trucker, comprising songs from his homestead performances in Clarkston ( on September 1, 2000, and August 26 through August 28, 2004 ), and Detroit's Cobo Hall ( March 26, 2004 ).

Rock n Roll Jesus was released on October 9, 2007, becoming Kid Rock's first album to go number 1, selling 172, 000 copies in its first week.

Kid Rock released Born Free on November 16, 2010 and it debuted at No 5 selling 189, 000 copies in its first week.

In November 2011, Kid Rock released " Care " a protest song about current politics in D. C.

Some of Bob Hope's films originally released by Paramount ( including The Seven Little Foys and The Lemon Drop Kid ) were owned by Hope himself ; the copyrights were later transferred to Columbia Pictures Television.

Enraged, Aubrey severely cut Peckinpah's film from 124 to 106 minutes, resulting in Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid being released in a truncated version largely disowned by cast and crew members.

Rich Kid Blues ( 1984 ) was another collection of her early work combined with new recordings, a double record showcasing both the pop and rock ' n ' roll facets of her output to date.

Also in 1994, TLC played the musical group " Sex as a Weapon " in the New Line Cinema feature film House Party 3, starring Kid ' n Play.

Their musical inspirations came from 1950s rock ' n ' roll musicians such as Little Richard and Elvis Presley ( their name referenced his 1962 film, Kid Galahad ) and 1960s proto-punk bands like The Missing Links, The Stooges and MC5.

The two communities were often referred to as one " Corona / East Elmhurst " and is the childhood home of the first African American US Attorney General, Eric Holder, to Rap ( Hip Hop ) artists Kid n ' Play, Kwamé, Salt-n-Pepa and Kool G Rap, and is home to Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, New York State Assemblymember Jeffrion Aubry and Jimmy Heath recognized as a brilliant instrumentalist and a magnificent composer and arranger.

It stars Kid and Play of the popular hip hop duo Kid ' n Play, and also stars Paul Anthony, Bow-Legged Lou, and B-Fine from Full Force, and Robin Harris ( who died of a heart attack nine days after House Party was released ).

Lawrence is close friends with hip-hop duo Kid ' n Play.

* Kid ' n Play-Wiz, Hurbie

Popular haircuts ranged from the early-1980s Jheri curl to the early-1990s hi-top fade popularized by Will Smith ( The Fresh Prince ) and Christopher " Kid " Reid of Kid ' n Play, among others.

In the early 1990s, pop rappers such as The Fresh Prince, Kid ' n Play, and Left Eye of TLC popularized baseball caps and bright, often neon-colored, clothing.

Kid ' n Play is an American hip-hop and comedy duo from New York City that was popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

By 1987 they had changed their name to Kid ' n Play.

Kid ' n Play in their heyday

Kid ' n Play recorded three albums together between 1988 and 1991: 2 Hype ( 1988 ), Kid ' n Play's Funhouse ( 1990 ), and Face the Nation ( 1991 ).

Hurby " Luv Bug " Azor, the producer for Salt-n-Pepa ( who had been a member of the The Super Lovers with Play ) served as Kid ' n Play's manager and producer during the early portion of their career.

Among the group's most successful singles were 1989's " Rollin ' with Kid ' n Play " (# 11 on the Billboard R & B singles chart ), 1990s " Funhouse " (# 1 on the Billboard rap singles chart ), and " Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody " ( another # 1 rap hit ).

Kid ' n Play were also notable for their dance known as the Funky Charleston, first seen in their video " Gittin Funky ".

This dance also was made quite popular in Kid ' n Play's feature film House Party, in which Kid and Play have a dance competition with Tisha Campbell and A. J.