Kid Rock is a musician.
Devil Without a Cause is the fourth studio album by Kid Rock , released on August 18 , 1998 . 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 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 . `` 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 . Kid Rock . His 1998 album Devil Without a Cause sold 14 million copies worldwide .