After 10 long years of toil Kid Rock finally hits it big with his self-described "redneck, shit-kicking rock-n-roll rap album". Packed with cringe-worthy bangers like "Bawitdaba," "Cowboy," and "Only God Knows Why," 1998's "Devil Without a Cause" launched our hero into the stratosphere despite being one of the most ridiculous LPs of the 20th century. In this episode we break the album down in granular detail, from its sordid history to its stolen riffs to its utterly incongruous and baffling lyrics.
DID YOU KNOW??
--The chorus of "Bawitdaba" was "borrowed" from one of hip-hop's early pioneers.
--Kid Rock is the first major artist to use Auto-Tune. Seriously.
--If you think about it, having a 10 foot dick would be quite cumbersome...
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