Editing Kid Rock (section)

===Signing with Atlantic Records, ''Devil Without a Cause'', and national success (1997–2000)===
Kid Rock's attorney, Tommy Valentino, increased his stature by helping him get articles written about Kid Rock and Twisted Brown Trucker in major publications, including [[Beastie Boys]]' ''[[Grand Royal]]'' magazine. However, though his management tried to interest local record labels in his music, they told his management team that they were not interested in signing a white rapper, to which Valentino told them, "He's not a white rapper. He's a rock star and everything in between."<ref name=freepearly/>

In 1997, Jason Flom, head of [[Lava Records]], attended one of Kid Rock's performances, and met with Kid Rock, who later gave him a demo containing the songs "Somebody's Gotta Feel This" and "I Got One for Ya", which led to Kid Rock signing with Atlantic Records.<ref name=freepearly/><ref name="Lava Record Deal">{{cite web|title=Interview Andy Karp Vice President of A&R at Lava/Atlantic in New York |publisher=AtlanticRecordsContact.com |url=http://www.atlanticrecordscontact.com/ |access-date=July 22, 2008 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705133859/http://www.atlanticrecordscontact.com/ |archive-date=July 5, 2008 }}</ref> As part of his recording deal, Kid Rock received $150,000 from the label.<ref name=cowboysindians/>

By this time Kid Rock had fully developed his stage persona, and musical style and wanted to make a "[[redneck]], shit-kicking [[rock and roll|rock 'n' roll]] rap" album, resulting in his fourth studio album, ''[[Devil Without a Cause]]'', recorded at the White Room in Detroit and mixed at the Mix Room in Los Angeles.<ref name=freepearly/>

Carried by singles such as "[[Bawitdaba]]" and "[[Cowboy (Kid Rock song)|Cowboy]]", the album was a commercial success as it would be certified Gold and Platinum several months after its release, and eventually sold over 14 million copies. In promotion of the record, Kid Rock would join [[Limp Bizkit]] on a national tour spanning 27 dates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/6dmipb/limp-bizkit-kid-rock-announce-joint-us-tour-dates|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525061804/https://www.mtv.com/news/6dmipb/limp-bizkit-kid-rock-announce-joint-us-tour-dates|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 25, 2023|title=Limp Bizkit & Kid Rock announce joint US Tour Dates|website=[[MTV]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/zhqigx/limp-bizkit-taps-kid-rock-for-summer-tour|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525061935/https://www.mtv.com/news/zhqigx/limp-bizkit-taps-kid-rock-for-summer-tour|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 25, 2023|title=Limp Bizkit Taps Kid Rock For Summer Tour|website=[[MTV]] }}</ref> He performed at [[Woodstock 1999]] and made an appearance on the [[1999 MTV Video Music Awards|1999]] [[MTV]] VMA, including a performance alongside [[Aerosmith]] and [[Run-DMC]].<ref name=Biography/><ref name=cowboysindians>{{cite web|url=http://www.cowboysindians.com/2015/07/kid-rock/|title=Kid Rock – C&I Magazine|date=July 1, 2015|access-date=September 19, 2016|archive-date=September 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920071313/http://www.cowboysindians.com/2015/07/kid-rock/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=freepearly/> In 1999, Kid Rock made his voice acting debut in an episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' in the episode "[[Kill the Alligator and Run]]" playing himself, alongside Joe C.

Despite having been active in the music industry for over 10 years by then, Kid Rock was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for Best New Artist of 2000.<ref name=Biography/> Kid Rock's career was sometimes marked by tragedy, as in the death of friend and collaborator Joe C.<ref name=Biography/><ref name=freepearly/>

In May 2000, Kid Rock released the compilation album ''[[The History of Rock]]'' behind the single "[[American Bad Ass]]". The song sampled [[Metallica]]'s 1991 song "[[Sad but True]]", peaking at No. 20 on the mainstream rock chart. Kid Rock would join Metallica on their [[Summer Sanitarium Tour|2000 Summer Sanitarium Tour]] along with [[Korn]] and [[System of a Down]]. Kid Rock and [[Jonathan Davis]] filled in on vocals for an injured [[James Hetfield]] in Atlanta on July 7, 2000. Kid Rock performed "American Bad Ass" along with the Metallica classics "Sad but True", "Nothing Else Matters", "Fuel" and "Enter Sandman" in addition to covers of "Turn the Page" and "Fortunate Son". ''The History of Rock'' was certified double platinum.