American Bad Ass, Kid Rock

BAD NEWS Kid hits rock bottom on his single

Music Review

American Bad Ass (2012)

EW's GRADE
C+

Details Lead Performance: Kid Rock

This hip-hop redneck became the rock & roll bad boy of his generation with '98's ''Devil Without a Cause,'' an inspired, bird flipping gauntlet of rap-metal perfectly suited for the ''Springer Break'' set. Too bad his first postplatinum salvo is such a chunk of sludge. While his signature shoutouts to the lowbrow joys of Stroh's, AC/DC, and porn are always welcome, the beefy Metallica samples make ''American Bad Ass'' collapse from its own weight.
Originally posted May 08, 2000

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