What is Kid Rock?
{{for|his 2003 self-titled album|Kid Rock (album)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Kid Rock | image = Kid Rock at White House.jpg | caption = Ritchie at the [[White House]] in 2017 | birth_name = Robert James Ritchie | alias = Bobby Shazam | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|1|17}} | birth_place = [[Romeo, Michigan]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = {{flatlist| * Singer * songwriter * rapper }} | years_active = 1988–present | spouse = {{marriage|[[Pamela Anderson]]|2006|2007|end=div}} | relatives = [[Jill Ritchie]] (sister) | children = 1 | website = {{URL|kidrock.com}} | module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes | background = solo_singer | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Rock music|Rock]] * [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] * [[hard rock]] * [[country rap]] * [[rap metal]] * [[funk rock]] * [[blues-rock]] * [[Southern rock]] * [[country rock]] * [[Country music|country]] * [[rap rock]] * [[nu metal]] * [[rock and roll]] * [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] * [[alternative rock]] * [[alternative hip hop]] * [[Funk music|funk]] * [[Blues music|blues]] * [[heartland rock]] * [[funk metal]] }} | label = {{flatlist| * Top Dog * [[Broken Bow Records|Broken Bow]] * [[Warner Records|Warner Bros.]] * [[Lava Records|Lava]] * [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] * [[Jive Records|Jive]] }} | associated_acts = {{flatlist| * [[D-Nice]] * [[Joe C]] * [[Mike E. Clark]] * [[Sheryl Crow]] * [[Twisted Brown Trucker]] * [[Uncle Kracker]] * [[Yelawolf]] }} }} }} '''Robert James Ritchie''', better known as '''Kid Rock''', (born January 17, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, and rapper. He has made songs with parts of many different styles of music, including [[rock music|rock]], [[hip hop music|hip hop]], [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]], and [[country music|country]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.countryweekly.com/kid_rock_born