Editing Kid Rock (section)

===''Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp'' and local breakthrough (1996)===
[[File:Kid Rock (3421137233).jpg|thumb|A display of pyrotechnics during one of Kid Rock's performances. His stage presence helped increase his local following in Detroit in the mid-1990s.]]
Kid Rock's stage presence became honed with the addition of a light show, pyrotechnics, dancers and a light-up backdrop bearing the name "Kid Rock", and 1996 saw the release of his most rock-oriented album to date, ''[[Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp]]''; the album's title came from Bob Eberling, who told a sleepless, alcoholic, drug-using Kid Rock, "Dude, you are the early-morning, stoned pimp."<ref name=freepearly/> According to Kid Rock, who distributed the album himself, ''Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp'' sold 14,000 copies.<ref name=cowboysindians/>

Kid Rock developed his stage persona, performing dressed in 1970s pimp clothing with a real, possibly loaded, gun down the front of his pants.<ref name=freepearly/>

Though Kid Rock became known for frequent partying, as well as his drug and alcohol use, he was primarily focused on increasing his success and fame, placing himself as a businessman first; the result of this drive led to increased success locally.<ref name=freepearly/>