Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast

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All Music Guide - Johnny Loftus
When Devil Without a Cause exploded onto the scene in 1998, Kid Rock was suddenly everywhere, seemingly out of nowhere. But underneath that fedora was the mind of an individual whose white-trash Grandmaster Flash persona had been conceived of, constructed, and refined over almost ten years of dogged determination. As a teenager growing up in Romeo, MI, Rock immersed himself in hip-hop culture. He learned to breakdance, grew in a high-top fade, and began rapping in a style similar to the Beastie Boys' License to Ill. A series of demo recordings led to a gig opening for Boogie Down Productions; that led in turn to a recording contract with Jive Records. The result was ...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Johnny Loftus
When Devil Without a Cause exploded onto the scene in 1998, Kid Rock was suddenly everywhere, seemingly out of nowhere. But underneath that fedora was the mind of an individual whose white-trash Grandmaster Flash persona had been conceived of, constructed, and refined over almost ten years of dogged determination. As a teenager growing up in Romeo, MI, Rock immersed himself in hip-hop culture. He learned to breakdance, grew in a high-top fade, and began rapping in a style similar to the Beastie Boys' License to Ill. A series of demo recordings led to a gig opening for Boogie Down Productions; that led in turn to a recording contract with Jive Records. The result was 1990's Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast. While its similarity to License to Ill borders on tribute range, Grits Sandwiches nevertheless contains a few elements of the Bob Seger-loving, turntable-scratching dirt-ass pimp character who would later emerge as the American Bad Ass. "Genuine Article" is an early version of Rock's distinctive first-person boast-speak; the track even includes a raw guitar sample in its verses. The riff from the Doobie Brothers' "China Grove" lights up the chorus of the otherwise tepid "With a One Two," though at this point in Rock's career, the reference was more likely an attempt to emulate the Beastie Boys' freewheeling use of rock samples over traditional beats than any nod to his later genre-mixing dirt-track irony. For despite Kid's distinct, hard-edged flow and references to the building blocks that would later make his career, Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast is a mostly laughable recording that apes not only the Beasties, but LL Cool J's "Going Back to Cali" "Yo-Da-a-Lin in the Valley" and Rob Base "The Upside", two other hip-hop heavyweights of the era. Grits Sandwiches' best track is likely "Super Rhyme Maker," which references the Rock's high-top fade immortalized in cartoon form in the album's cover art, and rhymes "gave a hoot" with "knock the boots."
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 11/27/1990
  • Label: Jive
  • UPC: 012414140920
  • Catalog Number: 1409

Album Credits

Performance Credits
Kid Rock Primary Artist
Roz Davis Vocals
David Bright Keyboards
Doug E. Doug Talking
Patricia Halligan Guitar
Technical Credits
D-Nice Producer
Kid Rock Producer
Joe Mendelson Programming, Producer
Blackman Producer
D-Square Engineer
Al Eaton Engineer
Eric Gast Engineer
Tim Latham Engineer
Chuck Nice Producer
Anthony Saunders Engineer
Too Short Producer
Tom Vercillo Engineer
Barbera Aimes Engineer
Tom Coyne Mastering
Chris Floberg Engineer
Sherman Foote Engineer
Doug E. Doug Contributor
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    1ST ONES ALWAYS ROCK

    I have a couple of Kid Rock CDs and I believe Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast is not only the greatest but the funniest.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    only god knows why

    this song of kid rock's is the absolute best itbring's out the real human that everyone has in them. he takes what we all feel inside and brings it out for all to hear in that very sexy and talented voice!!!!!!!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Yeah!!!!

    This old album of his was dope. However it does show that he has sort of sold out. He no longer relies on his skills as a rhymer but his guitar riffs(which are exelent). I would like to see him do another strait hip hop song(Ode To Tha Old Skool from 'Devil Without A Cause' was a good example).

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Kid Rock in the early days should have been or could have been Kid Hop

    Not rock, but hip hop. It should've been Kid Hop, not Kid Rock. We all should be happy that Kid Rock has evolved. His band is Kid Rock and I salute their progress. Kid Rock has entertwined rock and hip hop with a beat that won't soon be forgotten, nor will it be ignored.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Mt. Clemens Rocks

    I think Kid Rocks 1st CD was a masterpeice. In an era of E.Z.E, Too Short, etc.. Kid Rock's Grits and Sandwiches was by far the best

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