KID ROCK

Kid Rock

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 mostly went unnoticed before his 1998 record Devil Without a Cause, released with Atlantic Records, sold 11 million albums behind the hits, "Bawitdaba", "Cowboy", 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 released the follow-up in 2001, Cocky. After a slow start, his country-flavored hit "Picture" with Sheryl Crow resurrected the album and it went gold as a single and pushed the album's sales over 5 million. It was followed by 2003's self-titled release, which went platinum . In 2006 he released Live Trucker, a greatest hits live album that failed to go platinum.

He made his comeback in 2007. Kid Rock released Rock n Roll Jesus, which produced a hit in "All Summer Long". It was his first worldwide smash hit, charting No. 1 in eight countries across Europe and in Australia. Rock N Roll Jesus sold 5 million albums worldwide and was certified triple platinum in the U.S. He released Born Free on November 16, 2010. It reached platinum a year after its release . This gives Kid Rock his sixth Platinum album certification and gives him a career tally of 23 million albums sold.

His sales are not aided by iTunes, as he has boycotted sales of his music on the service. This also affects his singles' chart positions without digital downloads added in (for example, "All Summer Long" only peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100). The only Kid Rock album available on iTunes is "Grits Sandwiches For Breakfast" because Jive Records owns the rights to the album.

Birth name: Robert James Ritchie

Born: January 17, 1971 (age 41) Romeo, Michigan, U.S.

Genres: Rock, hip hop, rap rock, rap metal, heavy metal, hard rock, southern rock, country rock, blues rock

Occupations: Musician, singer-songwriter, actor, rapper

Instruments: vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, banjo, slide guitar, steel guitar, lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar, dobro, keyboards, piano, organ, mellotron, synthesizers, turntables, drums, percussion, talkbox

Years active: 1988–present

Labels: Atlantic, Jive, Top Dog

Associated acts: Uncle Kracker, Joe C., Champtown, Yelawolf, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Martina McBride, R. Kelly, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Too Short, Slash.

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Kid Rock Performance at Wrestelmaina 25

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BEASTIE BOYS

The Beastie Boys

The Beastie Boys are an American hip hop band from Manhattan/Brooklyn, New York City. For the majority of its career, the group has consisted of MCs Michael Diamond, known as Mike D (vocals, drums), Adam Horovitz, known as Ad-Rock (vocals, guitar), and Adam Yauch, known as MCA (vocals, bass, double bass), with contributing musician Mix Master Mike (turntablist).

Formed as a hardcore punk band in 1979 by Yauch and Diamond, with drummer Kate Schellenbach and guitarist John Berry, the band appeared on the compilation cassette New York Thrash, before recording their first EP Polly Wog Stew, in 1982. After achieving moderate local success with the 1983 experimental hip hop 12" Cooky Puss, the group transitioned to hip hop in 1984 and released a string of successful 12" singles. The Beastie Boys toured with Madonna in 1985 and a year later released their debut album Licensed to Ill. The group sold 22 million albums in the United States and 40 million albums worldwide, making them, according to Billboard, "the biggest-selling rap group" since 1991.

With seven platinum or better albums from 1986–2004, the Beastie Boys are one of the longest-lived hip hop acts worldwide, and they continue to enjoy commercial and critical success more than 25 years after Licensed to Ill. In 2009, the group released digitally remastered deluxe editions of their albums Paul's Boutique, Check Your Head, Ill Communication and Hello Nasty. Their eighth studio album, Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, was released in 2011, and received positive reviews. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2012, "just the third rap group to enter the Hall, after Run-D.M.C. (2009) and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (2007)."  The following month, MCA died of cancer of the parotid salivary gland.

Origin: Brooklyn, New York

Genres: Hip hop, rap rock, hardcore punk

Years active: 1979–present

Labels: Rat Cage, Def Jam, Capitol, Oscilloscope Labs, Grand Royal

Associated acts: Run DMC, Q-Tip, The Latch Brothers, The Roots, Nas, Cypress Hill, Biz Markie, Luscious Jackson.

Members: Mike D, Ad-Rock.

Past members: MCA, Kate Schellenbach, John Berry, DJ Double R, Doctor Dré, DJ Hurricane.

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Beastie Boys - Glasgow 1999 FULL

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Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique Full Album

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LINKIN PARK

Linkin Park

Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries. Its following studio album, Meteora, continued the band's success, topping the Billboard 200 album chart in 2003, and was followed by extensive touring and charity work around the world. In 2003, MTV2 named Linkin Park the sixth greatest band of the music video era and the third best of the new millennium behind Oasis and Coldplay. Billboard ranked Linkin Park #19 on the Best Artists of the Decade chart.

Having adapted the nu metal and rap metal genres to a radio-friendly yet densely layered style in Hybrid Theory and Meteora, the band explored other genres in their next studio album, Minutes to Midnight, which was released in 2007. The album topped the Billboard charts and had the third best debut week of any album that year. The band has collaborated with several other artists, most notably with rapper Jay-Z in their mashup EP Collision Course, and many others included on Reanimation. The band's most recent work, the concept album A Thousand Suns, was released on September 8, 2010. Linkin Park has sold over 50 million albums worldwide and has won two Grammy Awards.

Origin: Agoura Hills, California, USA

Genres: Alternative rock, rap rock, alternative metal, nu metal

Years active: 1996–present

Labels: Warner Bros., Machine Shop

Associated acts: Fort Minor, Dead by Sunrise, Jay-Z, White Pegacorn, Tasty Snax, Relative Degree, Grey Daze

Members: Chester Bennington, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Dave Farrell, Joe Hahn, Mike Shinoda

Past members: Mark Wakefield, Kyle Christener

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Linkin Park Live In Madrid 2010 - Full Concert

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Linkin Park - Minutes To Midnight [Full Album]

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