Robert James "Bob" Ritchie, born January 17, 1971, known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, multi instrumentalist and rapper with five Grammy Awards nominations. Kid Rock released several studio albums that went mostly unnoticed before his 1998 record Devil Without a Cause, released with Atlantic Records, sold 11 million albums behind the hits "Bawitdaba", "Cowboy", "I Am the Bullgod" and "Only God Knows Why". In 2000, he released The History of Rock, a compilation of remixed and remastered versions of songs from previous albums as well as the hit single, "American Bad Ass". Kid Rock has a career tally of 23 million albums sold. His worldwide total is 27 million, with Devil Without A Cause selling 13 million copies. [1] He will release Rebel Soul on November 19, 2012. The lead single " Let's Ride " has been an instant hit at rock radio quickly climbing into the top 30.