And your ears shall hear…

This is the Kid Rock that I knew, and grew up with.  The one that slept at Stu’s apartment on Damen, after the Cubby Bear show in Chicago.  The one that stole cases of beer from a left open locker in the basement of the Cubby Bear (with help from his Top Dog crew).  The same one that pulled his Top Dog trailer up in front of that same apartment on Damen, only to come inside with that boosted beer, and party with his fans and friends.

This Kid Rock got his high-top shoe stolen while passed out in Stu’s chair, after that Cubby Bear “after party.”  The same ‘Rock that I battled in the upstairs dorm room at Perdue.  The same stoned pimp that we did shots with at U of  I, and partied with inside of his new-er trailer.  And the same yodeler that I bartered with over  jerseys that he signed, fittingly enough, “I Got More Time Than Morris Day!”

Matter of fact, this Kid Rock, never really goes away.  I still listen to The Polyfuze Method, and Early Mornin’ Stoned Pimp, and Devil Without a Cause, monthly.  Quarterly, I’ll listen to “Grits, Sandwiches For Breakfast,” and bask in the memories of that “Short Dog’s In The House Tour,” where we first fell in love with the Kid.  The tour where he got booed off stage, middle finger in the air, Detroit boxers and all.  These records are the ones I will always go back to.  They furthered the genre, while at the same time widening it.  Kid Rock was the unofficial 4th Beastie Boy,  and the hardest working person in showbiz.  I’ve said it before, and I’ll always say, he deserves everything he gets.  

When a friend sent me this video, I was brought back to my high school days when Kid Rock was on the outside looking in.  He has worked hard to become a star, and I’m happy for him.  I still await his return to back to his roots and the rap game.  Kid, if your reading this, give us a few more classic rap albums.

On another note:

It’s cool to see how far ‘Rock has come.  Now he is being used for mash-ups and sampled.  Everything comes full circle in life.

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