Kid Rock (né Robert James Ritchie) is an American singer and songwriter. After starting his career as a rapper and DJ in 1990, he broke out with his bestselling 1998 album, Devil Without a Cause ...

Kid Rock was born on January 17, 1971, in Romeo, Michigan. He developed an early interest in hip-hop, teaching himself to rap and DJ, and became active in Detroit's music scene during the late 1980s.