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Kid Rock: Devil Without A Cause
It's fitting that the Kid Rock revival got started when the
Beastie Boys featured him in their Grand Royal magazine--and not because the
kid from Detroit shares their skin tone. Rock has often been compared with the
early Beasties--the boys of "Fight for Your Right to Party" and
"Brass Monkey," the boys no one ever thought would grow up. With
lines like "I ain't straight outta Compton, I'm straight out the trailer"
and "I started an escort service--for all the right reasons," it's
obvious that Kid Rock doesn't aim to follow suit. But that's no hindrance to
Devil--backed by the funky metal band Twisted Brown Trucker and special guests
like blues vets Robert Bradley and Thronetta Davis, Rock is hosting one hell of
an interesting party. Ultimately, Rock's party is great, schlocky fun, equal
parts old Beasties and Sebastian Bach--making Devil a guilty pleasure, the
Starship Troopers of hip-hop.
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