Devil Without a Cause by Kid Rock
Devil Without a Cause is Kid Rock's fourth album. Produced by Kid Rock with John Travis, it was released in 1998 by Atlantic Records. The album was certified 11 times Platinum & by the RIAA by April 2003. It is Kid Rock's last album to be categorized as "hip hop" before crossing over to more traditional rock music. Allmusic labeled the album as a "rap-rock masterpiece".
The polar opposite of a sophomore slump, Kid Rock’s second major-label record rocketed the suburban Detroit MC to stardom on the strength of gloriously rude anthems like "Bawitdaba," "I Am the Bullgod," and "Cowboy." His redneck-and-proud attitude (“Not straight outta Compton…straight out the trailer”) was backed by wild collision of classic rock, old-school rap, and Southern-fried funk from his band Twisted Brown Trucker. And between the self-effacing one-liners and fist-pumping heavy metal riffs, <i>Devil Without a Cause</i> didn’t just redefine the possibilities of rap-rock; it made a righteous party.
