Devil Without a Cause

Studio album by Kid Rock

Released

August 18, 1998

Recorded

September 1997–July 1998

Genre

Rap rock,rap metal,nu metal

Length

71:12

Label

Lava/Atlantic

Producer

Kid Rock, John Travis

Kid Rock chronology

Early Morning Stoned Pimp
(1996)

Devil Without a Cause
(1998)

The History of Rock
(2000)

Singles from Devil Without a Cause

"Welcome 2 the Party (Ode 2 the Old School)"
Released: July 30, 1998
"I Am the Bullgod"
Released: November 23, 1998
"Bawitdaba"
Released: April 8, 1999
"Cowboy"
Released: August 17, 1999
"Only God Knows Why"
Released: October 9, 1999
"Wasting Time"
Released: January 25, 2000

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Pitchfork Media	(1.3/10)
Robert Christgau	A−
Rolling Stone

Devil Without a Cause is the fourth studio album by Kid Rock, released on August 18, 1998. The album was produced by Kid Rock with John Travis. 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 album was certified 11× Platinum by the RIAA by April 2003. It is Kid Rock's best-selling album, and as of 2015 it has sold 9,500,000 plus copies in the United States, according to Nielsen soundscan. (RIAA is units shipped, Soundscan is units scanned)

Initially, Atlantic Records was not sold on the idea of signing Kid Rock based on the strength of his material. Kid Rock then entered the studio and cut a two-song demo tape featuring "Somebody's Gotta Feel This", a punk rock song with a southern rock chorus and "I Got One for Ya" a blues song with Robert Bradley. Jason Flom immediately signed him and the band for $100,000 after hearing the tracks.

The song "Bawitdaba" which blended hard rock and hip hop helped increase the popularity of nu/rap metal along with the bands Limp Bizkit and Korn. This led to the success of new groups like Linkin Park, P.O.D., Papa Roach and Saliva. "Cowboy" also aided in ushering in the then-new genre "country rap" or "hick hop". The song has gone on to influence Toby Keith, Blake Shelton, Trace Adkins, Big & Rich, Uncle Kracker, Gretchen Wilson, Jason Aldean, Brantley Gilbert, Eric Church, Rehab, Moonshine Bandits and Colt Ford.

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